Visiting Scholar: Fakhruddin Quanit

Dr. Fakhruddin Qanit is an independent researcher based in Afghanistan. His research interests include Afghan customary norms, Hanafi jurisprudence, Islamic law, legal pluralism, and the relationship between customary practices and formal legal systems. His current research examines customary norms as a parallel normative system in Afghan society, critically analyzing their relationship with Hanafi jurisprudence, Sharia, and official law through an integrated jurisprudential and socio-legal approach.
Area(s) of expertise: Hanafi Jurisprudence; Islamic Law; Legal Pluralism; Legal Anthropology; Afghan Customary Norms