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Even if we ignore all its other achievements — and there are many — the very survival of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 40 years after the victory of the Islamic Revolution is a...
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Iraq's prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has condemned US President Donald Trump’s so-called deal of the century on the...
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In this book the writer draws on the history and theological underpinnings of Shi'i Islam to argue that in today's Iran, politi and religion are neither rigid nor in...
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According to Islamic teachings, martyrdom requires some elements including belief in God and His Prophet, conscious choice and being killed for the sake of...
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This book offers an intellectual history of one of the leading Shi’i thinkers and religious leaders of the 20th-century in...
Read More »The Core Concepts of the ‘Four Principles’ of Bioethics as Found in Islamic Tradition
In this study the writer aims to explore the roots of the 'Four Principles' in Islamic tradition and culture, and show that this particular set of principles are not something new but only...
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For the first time, Muhammad is one of the top 10 most popular baby names for boys in the United States, according to data from the...
Read More »Call for Papers: Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective
The Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective unit of the Society of Biblical Litrerature invites proposals for both individual papers and pre-arranged panels at the...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message to University Students in Europe
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei issued a message to participants attending the 54nd conference of the Islamic Union Association for...
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