No pre-modern civilisation embraced more cultures than that of Islam ... [this fact] demonstrates the divine purpose that this Ishmaelite covenant is to bring a monotheism that uplifts, rather than devastates, cultures...
Read More »Thailand Court Allows Schoolgirls to Wear Hijab
The Songkhla Provincial Administrative Court of Thailand has ordered that female Muslim students be allowed to wear a hijab at Anuban Pattani School in..
Read More »8th International Intensive Course on Shia Studies to be Held in Iran
Organized by the University of Religions and Denominations, the Shi’a Intensive Course endeavors to enhance scholarly attention to Shi’a Islam and offer an original and insightful understanding of its history, doctrines, and...
Read More »Int’l Conference Will Be Held in Zimbabwe to Celebrate the International Day for Women
This will be a one-day conference held in partnership with the Cultural Centre of the Iranian embassy, as part of the celebrations for the 2019 International Day for Women on March the 8th and Iranian Day for Women on...
Read More »Custom as a Legal Principle of Legislation for Shi’i Law +PDF
This paper will argue that the principle of a lacuna in Shi’i law can empower jurists to go beyond the traditional parameters of the shari’a. The principle allows for an expansion of Islamic law since jurists can...
Read More »Sunni Nations Are Ourselves: Ayatollah Sistani
“In one of the recent meetings of Grand Ayatollah with a crowd of Popular Mobilization Forces, one member said we have peaceful coexistence with our Sunni brothers. In reply, Ayatollah al-Sistani underlined that do use the term Sunni brothers but say they are...
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 …
Read More »Conference on Law, Islam and Anthropology to be Held in Germany
The conference ‘Law, Islam and Anthropology’, jointly convened by the Department ‘Law and Anthropology’ of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, RIMO and GAIR, brings together the disciplines of law, anthropology and...
Read More »The president of the university was sacked after describing a TV host as apostate
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb sacked the president of the university, Ahmed Hosny, on Friday after he described TV host Islam Al-Beheiry as an “apostate”. Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb sacked the president of the university, Ahmed Hosny, on Friday after he described TV host Islam Al-Beheiry as …
Read More »Arbaeen marchers attacked in Nigeria, dozens killed
Scores injured and killed amid fatal attack at Nigeria’s Arbaeen march At least 42 people have been killed in a fresh raid by Nigerian security forces on members of the country’s Muslim community. Report in local Nigerian media on Saturday said scores of people had also been injured after Nigerian …
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