The principle of non-refoulement under Islamic law and international law: complementing international legal protection in Muslim contexts

June 20, 2021 10 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / History / Humanitarian Action / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict Ahmed Al-Dawoody & Tilman Rodenhäuser

As we mark World Refugee Day this year, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ...

Protecting the environment during armed conflict: IHL and Islamic law

June 3, 2021 12 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / History / Humanitarian Action / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict / War, law and the environment Ahmed Al-Dawoody & Sarah Gale

Protecting the environment during armed conflict is garnering renewed attention in light of the ongoing ...

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 ...