Commenting on his new book, “The Friday Prayer & The Two Celebrations Made Simple,” Imam Amin Nathari said, this is the first book in a series, making the practice of Islam simple for new converts to the religion and for older Believers still trying to acclimate themselves to the intricacies of their faith...
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Bahraini regime officials have sentenced a Shia clergyman to one year in prison over his support for prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, who has been stripped of citizenship by the Al Khalifah regime and is suffering from deteriorating health...
Read More »Book: Early Islamic Law in Basra in the 2nd/8th Century
The manuscript of the has repeatedly attracted particular interest among modern scholars, as it raises questions concerning the early development of the Ibāḍī Basran community and the emergence of...
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Muslim and Christian scholars, thinkers and cultural and political figures attended the conference, titled “Together against Terrorism”, to discuss how the Egyptian society should stand against terrorism...
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The Greek Parliament on Tuesday made the practice of Islamic shariah law in family disputes optional for the country's Muslim minority, changing a century-old legacy....
Read More »Article: Shiʿi Preaching in West Africa
While there has been much emphasis on new types of media for the dissemination of Islamic ideas, this article focuses on the conventional Friday khuṭba. Lebanese Shaykh al-Zayn was trained in Najaf, Iraq and was sent by Musa al-Sadr to serve the...
Read More »Call for Papers: Journal of Muslims in Europe
The Journal of Muslims in Europe called for articles dealing with contemporary issues of Islam and Muslims in Europe from all disciplines and across the whole region, as well as historical studies of relevance to the...
Read More »Call for Papers: Religious Marriages in the Mediterranean
A two-day conference is organized by the University of Malta through the Department of Civil Law and the Mediterranean Institute research group on Belief, Identity and Exchange in conjunction with the ERC-funded research project on...
Read More »Constructing a Worldview: Al-Barqī’s Role in the Making of Early Shī‘ī Faith
Based on the earliest Shīʽī sources extant, this book seeks to portray the worldview of the Shīʽa prior to the crystallization of their beliefs and doctrines...
Read More »Islamic Dress Code Should Be Accommodated in Irish Schools
A Muslim campaign group says school uniforms should accommodate Islamic dress codes by allowing girls to wear full-length skirts, long-sleeved shirts and headscarves...
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