"Crying and setting up commemoration ceremonies is not enough. Hussein does not need them”; one of the strongest words of Imam Musa Sadr regarding Ashura. But what to do when crying is not enough?...
Read More »The Role of the Women of Ashura
In all the events that occurred before, during, and after the Day of Ashura, the role of the women was especially remarkable as they were exemplars in demonstrating how to resist against oppression. There were wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters in the camp of Imam Husayn who displayed love and...
Read More »Book: Copyright in Islamic Law
The Book "Copyright in Islamic Law" is the first work in English to discuss systematically the ideas of intellectual property and copyright from an Islamic perspective...
Read More »Saudi Scholars and Clerics Allowed to Preach Hatred against Shia: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Saudi Arabia has permitted government-appointed scholars and clerics to incite hatred and discrimination against the country’s religious minorities, including Shia...
Read More »Karbala Tragedy in the View of Christian Scholar
In a TV speech, Irish Christian scholar Chris Hewer talks about the lessons all human beings can get from the events of Karbala and Imam Hussein (AS) uprising against the tyranny of Yazid...
Read More »Photos of Late Shia Scholars in Imam Hussain’s (p.b.u.h) Mourning
Photos of Late Shia Scholars in Imam Hussain's (p.b.u.h) Mourning...
Read More »Algeria Turns to Islamic Banking to Resolve its Financial Crisis
On Thursday, Algeria’s Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahia, announced that Islamic banking and financial services are to be approved in two public government banks before the end of this year and will be approved in four...
Read More »Istanbul Conference Discusses Dangerous of Salafism
A three-day conference on Salafism began in Istanbul Friday, where leading academics and experts debated the merits and demerits of the conservative movement in the...
Read More »What do Non-Muslims say about Imam Hussain (as)?
Imam Hussain (as) was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them both, who was martyred by the evil forces of despotism. This is a collection of short quotations about him from a wide variety of...
Read More »Book: Ibāḍī Jurisprudence: Origins, Developments and Cases
Ibadi jurisprudence looks back on more than 1000 years of tradition and productive development. Nevertheless, in terms of scholarly research, a long time this particular school of Islamic law has remained a...
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