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Muhammad bin Hamad Al Thani Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization announces a student writing competition entitled: Muslim Intellectual Life in...
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The history of Shīʻism in Bahrain has long been a neglected area of academic attention; partly due to a lack of easily accessible sources...
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In this paper, the writer discusses the intellectual genealogy of Ayatollah Muhammad Kazim al-Yazdī, and locates his education and the legacy he inherited from his masters in...
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