Ali, Shaheen Sardar. (2009) Resurrecting Siyar through Fatwas? (Re) constructing 'Islamic international law' in a post-(Iraq) invasion world. Journal of Conflict and Security Law, Vol.14 (No.1). pp. 115-144. ISSN 1467-7954

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Abstract

This article seeks to explore the impact of the Iraq war on Siyar or ‘Islamic international law’ from a range of Muslim perspectives by raising some critical questions and addressing these through the lens of a selection of Fatwas solicited by Muslims from a range of countries and continents, on the Iraq war and its implications for popular understandings of Siyar and Jihad. This article suggests that the Iraq war presents an opportunity to revisit and potentially revive historical Siyar pronouncements of a dichotomous world, i.e. dar-al-harb and dar-al-Islam. I argue that in so doing, this discourse has invigorated the notions of a universal Ummah within the normative framework of Siyar hitherto marginalized by ascendancy of the nation state, international organizations and contemporary Muslim state practice. Finally, I argue that a wider Internet access to Muslim communities in the global South has facilitated a modified institution of ifta to reflect popular understandings of Siyar and Jihad and influence its reformulation in the backdrop of the Iraq war.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia K Law > KBP Islamic law
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	International law (Islamic law), Fatwas, Iraq War, 2003-
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Conflict and Security Law
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	1467-7954
Official Date:	2009
Volume:	Vol.14
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 115-144
Identification Number:	10.1093/jcsl/krp011
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/37650

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