Faced with an army mutiny and violent demonstrations against his rule, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was forced to flee Iran. Following Shah escape, Imam Khomeini extended his...
Read More »Call for Papers: The Regulation of Purity (Ṭahāra) and Impurity (Najāsāt) in Islam
The 8th Annual Contemporary Fiqhī Issues Workshop, at the Al-Mahdi Institute, seeks to provide a forum for considering the regulations of im/purity (ṭahāra and najāsā) in Islam, in light of ...
Read More »Call for Papers: Sovereignty, Legitimacy and Authority in Twelver Shia Islam
This conference invites papers on the topic of clergy-state relations in Twelver Shia Islam, from the post-ghayba period (ca. 941 CE) to...
Read More »A History of Shi’ism in Bahrain: 630-1524
The history of Shīʻism in Bahrain has long been a neglected area of academic attention; partly due to a lack of easily accessible sources...
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In this paper, the writer discusses the intellectual genealogy of Ayatollah Muhammad Kazim al-Yazdī, and locates his education and the legacy he inherited from his masters in...
Read More »Specific Traditions as Islamic Foundations for Freedom of Speech with Special Reference to Books and Press
Human intellectual development and the maturity of his intellect require his freedom in thought, expression and behavior. However, this freedom is limited since unconditional freedom is nothing but chaos and...
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani Urges Iraqi Forces to Identify Aggressors, Infiltrators
Iraq's prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani has called on security forces to protect peaceful demonstrators in protest squares across the...
Read More »Nigerian Court Resumes Trial of Sheikh Zakzaky
A Kaduna High Court yesterday fixed February 24 and February 25, 2020 for the trial of leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and...
Read More »An Interview with the Mother, Wife of Martyr Mohsen Hojaji in Honour of the Martyrs’ Mothers
In honour of Umm al-Banin, Jumada al-Thani 13th has been designated as the “day for honouring the mothers and wives of...
Read More »The Principle of Ibaha as an Islamic Foundation for Freedom of Speech
In Islam "the principle of ibaha" (i.e. the principle that everything is allowed unless you know otherwise) has been confirmed and in Islamic texts and sirah (way of life) of the...
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