A new scholarship is available for an exciting research project that investigates the transformation of Shii Islam in the Middle East and Europe since the 1950s. “Creating an alternative umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-political Mobilisation in Transnational Shii Islam” is funded by a...
Read More »Call for Papers: Interactions between Twelver Shiites and Christians: History, Theology, Literature
International conference titled “Interactions between Twelver Shiites and Christians: History, Theology, Literature” will be held with the participation of Rudi Matthee (University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware) and Francis Richard (CNRS, Paris), in Paris...
Read More »Discrimination towards Muslims on the Rise in Switzerland
Hostility and discrimination towards Muslim people in Switzerland is on the rise, the Federal Commission against Racism (FCR) said on Monday during a conference at the...
Read More »8 Different Hijab Styles from around the World +Pics
For some it's all about religion and conviction, for others it's tradition, for a lot of women it's a choice.With Islamophobia, hate crimes, and burkini scandals taking over the world's headlines, Muslims - particularly hijabis - remain standing
Read More »The Emerging Halal Cosmetics and Personal Care Market
While numerous traditional markets all over the world are quickly getting saturated, the Muslim community is developing some fast-growing consumer products and segments globally. One of these most promising segments under development is the Halal Cosmetics industry. This segment is offering a...
Read More »Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi Criticizes Indifference of the Muslim World toward Rohingya Muslims
Is it not the duty of Muslim countries to voice their outrage at these crimes? Is it not time for the so-called Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which consists of nearly 60 Muslim countries, to hold an emergency special session in order to...
Read More »Ghadir Tradition, The Expressive Evidence for Guardianship
The Ghadir tradition is one of the conclusive evidences for the immediate guardianship and caliphate of ‘Ali (a.s.) after the Prophet (s.a.w.a.), and the researchers render a special importance to it. This text provides you a handful of documents and references in this respect which will amaze the reader of how much proofs and...
Read More »Islamophobia Holding back UK Muslims in Workplace
Muslim men and women are being held back in the workplace by widespread Islamophobia, racism and discrimination, according to a study which finds that Muslim adults are far less likely to...
Read More »Int’l Federation Permits Iranian Women to Water Ski with Hijab
The International Water ski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) has finally allowed Iranian women to attend Asian and international competitions while observing the Islamic dress-code (Hijab)...
Read More »Taqrib, not Takfir: The Way to Rediscover
the Conversation is “Intra-Religious Dialogue: How a Faith Tradition Can Rediscover Its Unity.” As you may agree, a key term here is ‘unity,’ which requires conceptual clarification; otherwise, we will commit the same fate of...
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