HLS 2688: DIGITAL ISLAMIC LAW LAB (DILL) :: TECHNOLOGIES FOR DIGITAL ISLAMIC LAW: BUILDING A DATABASE

Instructor: Intisar Rabb

 

Feb 12 | 5.00-7.00p

  Co-Conveners: Sharon Tai, Deputy Editor, Program in Islamic Law (PIL) & Mariam Sheibani, Visiting Fellow, Program in Islamic Law (PIL), Harvard Law School

Advised by Harvard Law School faculty and MIT data scientists, this monthly lab provides an opportunity for participants to develop 3 new digital tools for the community of Islamic law scholars, to be published on the SHARIAsource portal. Open to CS students, law and graduate students with an interest in Islamic law, and anyone interested in combining digital humanities with research in Islamic law. Monthly meetings will provide time to workshop, test, and improve projects that participants will work on in the month prior to meeting for collective discussion and throughout the semester.

1 course credit available to students, by application. For location and details on pipeline projects or credit, email shariasource@law.harvard.edu.