All the major terrorist outfits that use Islam to justify their violence in fact take cues from Wahhabism. Even though Saudi Arabia is taking some measures to curb extremism, Wahhabism is still being supported by...
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19th International Conference on Islam and Democracy is the premier interdisciplinary platform for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Islam and...
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This year, the theme of the conference is ‘Strengthening Islamic Branding, Identity and Reputation’ with three keynote speakers that will highlight the theme. In addition, there are five pre-conference workshops that...
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This volume presents carefully selected research by reputed scholars on diverse topics dealing with the economic life of Muslims. The book provides a perspective not only on key aspects of the moral economy but also on the behaviour and expectations of...
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Easily the most authoritative study of the subject, this collection of essays on halal, an ostensibly ritual designation and practice, allows us to see how it becomes the crucial category by which Muslim subjects and markets around the world are both created and...
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Arskal Salim’s Contemporary Islamic Law in Indonesia offers a rich and interesting ethnographic study that looks into a number of relevant questions not only in Aceh, but also in other parts of the archipelago and religiously plural societies more...
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The number of Islamophobic crimes in the UK has increased dramatically following the recent terror attacks in London, police figures show...
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Security sources have denied rumours concerning the health status of detained leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky...
Read More »PhD Thesis: Expediency in Shiite Jurisprudence by Yahya Jahangiri
Expediency is one of the titles which have important statuses in the Islamic jurisprudence and its association with religious decrees is clarified while determining its concept and it specifies the authorities of...
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Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei while addressing a ceremony held to mark the 28th passing anniversary of the Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, noted that Imam Khomeini’s ideas, including freedom, social and economic justice, and encouraging the nation to get rid of US domination were among major factors, which attracted the Iranian youth to...
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