The fact that a woman’s inheritance is half that of a man’s has enticed many to delve into the rationale behind this rule. In the answers that have reached us...
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The book “The Islamic Law on Land Tax and Rent: the Peasants' Loss of Property Rights as Interpreted in the Hanafite Legal Literature of the Mamluk and Ottoman Periods” focuses in particular on the interrelated areas of...
Read More »Full Professorship for “Comparative Theology from an Islamic Perspective” (W3)
The Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology invites applications for a full professorship for “Comparative Theology from an Islamic Perspective” (W3) starting 1st October 2019 and initially limited to a 5-year...
Read More »Bitcoin from the Perspective of the Shiite Clerics’ Fatwas
This article seeks to explore the Fatwas of Shiite faqihs (well-qualified religious authorities/experts on Islamic Jurisprudence) regarding digital currency such as Bitcoin so that Shiite believers know how to treat such a new phenomenon...
Read More »First Islamic bank to Open in Tajikistan
The first Islamic bank in Tajikistan to be opened in April 2019, a source in the financial market of Tajikistan said...
Read More »World Halal Summit Kicks off in Turkey
This year the World Halal Summit Istanbul (WHSI) and the 6th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Halal Expo, for which Anadolu Agency is the global communications partner, is expected to...
Read More »25th World Islamic Banking Conference to Be Held in Bahrain
The theme for the 25th WIBC – “Islamic Finance & Sustainable Economic Growth in the Age of Disruption” is in line with the conference’s steady vision to serve as a compass for the global Islamic finance and banking industry, with the...
Read More »Amanah Halal Research Centre Organizes 2nd Global Halal Forum 2018
Amanah Halal Research Centre, a Germany and Pakistan based organization, organized the 2nd Global Halal Forum in collaboration with University of Catania, Gruppo Ibleo, Gruppo Consulting and...
Read More »Book: Islamic Law and International Commercial Arbitration
This book examines the intersection between contemporary International Commercial Arbitration and Shariʿa law in order to determine possible tensions that may arise between the...
Read More »Book: Copyright & patent law: a Shia demonstrative jurisprudence approach
Copyright & patent law: a Shia demonstrative jurisprudence approach By Mohmmad Javad Fazel, Translated by Ali AlHakim This book is composed of the arguments that have been presented by the author about copyrights and patent law, while teaching at the Hawzah of Qum. It might seem axiomatic and an extremely clear matter that does not need …
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