GCIII Commentary: an Islamic perspective on the treatment of prisoners of war January 26, 2021 7 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / History / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict Ahmed Al-Dawoody While ratification of the Geneva Conventions is a relatively recent phenomenon, warfare has always been ...
Who are you calling ‘vulnerable’? Muslim women and inclusive humanitarianism December 17, 2020 6 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict Ahmed Al-Dawoody & Saman Rejali In generalizing groups as homogeneously ‘vulnerable’, we risk closing our eyes to existing spheres of ...
COVID-19 and Islamic burial laws: safeguarding dignity of the dead April 30, 2020 16 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Islamic Law Ahmed Al-Dawoody & Oran Finegan As the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths continues to rise across all regions of the world, Ahmed Al-Dawoody, ICRC’s legal advisor on Islamic ...
Respect for the dead under Islamic law: Considerations for humanitarian forensics November 1, 2018 21 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict Ahmed Al-Dawoody During armed conflict, forensic specialists encounter huge challenges in ensuring the proper and dignified management ...
IHL and Islam: An overview March 14, 2017 21 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict / Primers Ahmed Al-Dawoody With armed conflicts taking place in so many parts of the Muslim world, the Islamic ...
