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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...

“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...

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 …

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...

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 …

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 …

The Arba’een Pilgrimage is the world’s largest public gathering that is held every year in Karbala, Iraq. This Ziyarah (pilgrimage) is held at the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual for the commemoration of the Prophet Mohammad’s grandson Husayn ibn Ali’s martyrdom in 680. Arba’een …

The Muslim Students Association of Colombia University has launched a video campaign, using the hashtag #LetUsPray, advocating for improved prayer spaces at both Barnard and Columbia, citing concerns about cleanliness and...

This book presents a new reading and understanding as writer critically assesses the history, development, and impact of Islamic jurisprudence in the Muslim world...

HRH Prince Hassan, chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies (RIIFS), on Sunday opened the third international conference on religious freedom and...