Respect for the dead under Islamic law: considerations for humanitarian forensics June 19, 2025 21 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict / Religion Ahmed Al-Dawoody In contemporary humanitarian crises, handling the dead presents significant practical and ethical challenges. With a ...
COVID-19 and Islamic burial laws: safeguarding dignity of the dead April 30, 2020 16 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Islamic Law / Religion 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 ...
