Sociability & Relations

This ambitious project explores the social and religious impact of Online Islamic Environments (OIEs) on Europe’s diverse Muslim communities.The project is funded by the Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe and involves research teams working across...

In recent years, Islamophobia has seen a disturbing global rise. Blaming Muslim minorities for economic, political, and social problems is an increasingly common rhetorical strategy for politicians in countries worldwide...

Ayatollah Sayyid ʿAlī Qāḍī Ṭabāṭabā’ī, a towering figure in Islamic mysticism, often emphasised the power of niyyah (intention) in determining the success of a believer’s deeds. One of the stories from his life beautifully illustrates this principle...

The Arabian Humanities Journal plans to publish a special issue titled "The Pilgrimage to Mecca as a Social Experience" and has invited all researchers to submit their works. The aim is to analyze the extent to which every hajj narrative is part of a given socio-political horizon and...

May 21st marks the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, a vital occasion established by UNESCO to honor the rich tapestry of global cultures and to underscore the indispensable role of intercultural dialogue in building bridges toward peace and sustainable progress....

In January 2020, Iran’s religious representative in India, Hojjat ol-Eslam Mahdi Mahdavipour, called for efforts to attract more Indian pilgrims to the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, Iran, noting that out of 250 million Indian Muslims, only around 150,000 came as pilgrims yearly.....

Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Jawadi Amoli met with Iraq’s top Shia authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, on Monday in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf and discussed their scholarly works as well as relations between the two countries....

The women of Gaza are victims of injustice, but they are not broken, not forgotten, and not powerless. In the heart of darkness, they are the lanterns of light. Though their eyes hold tears, these are not tears of surrender. These tears are rooted in love for life, in faith in God, and in a will to build the future....

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei has urged the Muslim world not to allow the issue of Palestine to sink into oblivion, emphasizing the need to confront the Israeli regime's ongoing genocide in the blockaded Gaza Strip...

Imam Rida’s strong love for the holy book, Qur’an, made him benefit from it first in his personal life. Neither time nor place, neither the day nor the night adversely affected this practice....