Members of the Islamic Movement In Nigeria (IMN) yesterday visited some Churches in Kaduna as part of Christmas celebration and advocated for peaceful coexistence among all and sundry in the country...
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The Iraqi Shia Marja' al-Taqlid advised women to raise their children according to Quranic teachings, life of Prophet Muhammad (as) as well as Ahlubayt’s (as) teachings...
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This volume broaches the subject of neutrality and the law with the specific experience and expectations of Muslims in the UK. Having discussed the various theoretical critiques of law as objective and universal, it proceeds to draw on Muslim voices from across the UK in order to propose the grounds …
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Professor Saied Reza Ameli’s scholarly book on “American Exceptionalism, Eurocentrism and Otherisation of Muslim” is an important examination of contemporary debates related to questions of Western oppression and liberation movements...
Read More »Islamic Law and Sexuality Conference
This two day workshop aims to investigate questions of Islamic law and sexuality, broadly conceived, including but not limited to such subjects as il/legitimate sex, communal perceptions of sexuality, marriage, sexual violence, gender, concubinage and...
Read More »Project: Understanding Shari’a – Custom, Gender, the State and Violence
This two year project addresses how Muslim legal scholars have used the idea of a perfect past to try and change the imperfect present...
Read More »Bahrainis Rally in Solidarity with Saudi Shias
According to the Manama Post, Buri, al-Malikiya, and al-Murkh are among the areas in Bahrain that have been the scene of demonstrations against the Al Saud regime’s crimes against Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia’s Qatif and...
Read More »Muftis, Fatwas & Muslims in the UK – A Study of Islamic Legal Advice
The project, Muftis, Fatwas, and Muslims in the UK – A Study of Islamic Legal Advice, will examine the people who make religious judgements in Britain and the context in which their advice is sought, given and interpreted...
Read More »Introduction: The Leiden University Shiʿi Studies Part
While many European universities, Leiden included, have a proud tradition of research into Islamic studies, a topical and thematic focus on Shiʿi Islam in all its dispensation remains a desideratum...
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