International Conference on Islam and IHL in Qom, Iran 08/12/2016, Islamic Circles The following is a speech that was given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, at the International Conference on Islam and ...
Philippines: Deepening Dialogue on Humanitarian Law and Islamic Law 16/11/2016, Islamic Circles A seminar that aims to highlight the common ground between international humanitarian law (IHL) and its equivalent in Islamic tradition and jurisprudence is ...
“Rahmatan lil-’alamin” (A Mercy to All Creation): Islamic Voices in the Debate on Humanitarian Principles 14/09/2016, Humanitarian Affairs / Islamic Circles In a collaborative article by Abdulfatah Said Mohamed, Senior Adviser to the Cordoba Foundation in Geneva, and Ronald Ofteringer, from the ICRC, published ...
Faith Inspiration in a Secular World: An Islamic Perspective on Humanitarian Principles 14/09/2016, Humanitarian Affairs / Islamic Circles In an article published by the International Review of the Red Cross (2016, 897/898), Lucy V. Salek, author of “Working in Conflict: A Faith ...
Is Neutral Humanitarian Action Permissible Under Islamic Law? 14/09/2016, Islamic Circles In an article published by the International Review of the Red Cross (2016, 897/898) Professor Mohd Hisham Mohd Kamal, Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International ...
Gaza: Paving the Way for More Humanity in Times of War 18/03/2016, Islamic Circles At a time when humanitarian action is facing mounting challenges across the Middle East, international humanitarian law urgently needs to be better known, ...
Niger: Seminar on Islamic Law and Humanitarianism 25/11/2015, Islamic Circles A seminar on Islam, humanitarian action and protecting victims of armed conflict was bringing together 30 intellectuals and academics from Islamic and Arabic-speaking ...
Bangladesh: Respect for the Dead and Humanitarian Principles 30/03/2015, Islamic Circles On 28-29 March 2015, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Dhaka organized a seminar of more than 100 Islamic law ...
Yemen: Sheikh Husein bin Shu’aib Calls for Cooperation with ICRC 27/11/2014, Islamic Circles The series “My experience with the ICRC in Yemen” reflects a range of Muslim traditions, giving us the views of Islamic scholars in ...
Pakistan: Conference on Humanitarian Action in the Light of Sharia and International Humanitarian Law 22/10/2014, Islamic Circles A two-day international conference on challenges and perspectives of humanitarian action in the light of sharia and international humanitarian law opened today in ...
