The International Qur’anic Studies Association has opened its call for papers for its Annual Meeting to be held in San Antonio, TX and virtually from...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Interesting Memory on Meeting a Christian Author
The following is an excerpt from the speech delivered on June 12, 1995 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, in a meeting with Sulayman Kattani, a...
Read More »An Interview with Professor Knut S.Vikor on Interfaith Dialogue
Dialogue parties must inform society about what they learn of commonalities and the nature of differences between the religions, so that society moves away from fear and misunderstanding to an increased knowledge that...
Read More »Does Islam Marginalize Women?
The following Op-Ed article attempts to investigate the possibility of having an active socio-political role for women in the Islamic point of view with special attention to the character of Lady Zaynab (pbuh) before, during, and...
Read More »From Medina to Sham: Lady Zaynab’s Commitment to Wilayah
This article seeks to elucidate Lady Zaynab’s commitment to wilayah from Medina to Karbala, and then Sham (Damascus) by her obedience to - and protection and defense of...
Read More »Why Hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) Been Mentioned in the Holy Quran?
One should be aware that although the imam’s names,) especially Imam Ali’s(, haven’t been mentioned in the Quran, nevertheless, their names,) especially Imam Ali’s (can be found in the...
Read More »Brief History of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, Amir al-Mu’minin (as)
Ali was born within the Ka'bah with his eyes closed and his body in humble prostration before the Almighty. Fatimah stayed in the Ka'bah for three days and as the...
Read More »A Shiite Clerical View of Other Religions and the Lebanese Nation-State: Muḥammad Jawād Maghniyah (1904-1979)
This paper presents the discourse about the religious Other of an influential cleric of the twentieth century, Muḥammad Jawād Maghniyah....
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message to Union of Islamic Students Association in Europe
Leader of Islamic Revolution of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei praised the significant role that the young generation play in the critical and important issues of....
Read More »Call for Papers: Free Speech, Scholarly Critique, and the Limits of Expression in Islam
Considering ongoing tensions and the perception that critique of religion is not tolerated in Islam, the 9th Annual Contemporary Fiqhī Issues Workshop, hosted by...
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