This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi’a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East....
November, 2023
October, 2023
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30 October
Peace and War in the Qur’an and Juridical Literature: A Comparative Perspective
A number of important verses in the Qur'an reflect diversity and encourage Islamic believers to seek peaceful coexistence with those of other faiths, especially those designated as "people of the Book," specifically Christians, Jews and...
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25 October
Book: The Economic System of Islam
We could analyses the Islamic economic system in both theoretical and practical levels. A theoretical concern is to illustrate the particular plan of Islam for solving economic problems and building a prosperous economy. The practical aspect of the economic system of Islam is related to the performance of this system and its ability in...
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18 October
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history....
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12 October
The Shīʿīs in Palestine: From the Medieval Golden Age until the Present
This book includes a study of Shīʿī shrines in Palestine, as well as showing the importance of these Muslim sites and holy towns in Palestine in the Shīʿī religion....
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8 October
Neo-traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality and Politics
This book shows the importance of neo-traditionalism in the changing conceptions of religious orthodoxy, religious authority and spirituality for young Muslims in the West....
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4 October
The Kaʿba Orientations: Readings in Islam’s Ancient House
This book explores the Kaʿba as it has been conceptualised, represented and used by Muslims from the earliest period of Islam onwards....
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2 October
Moral Governance of the Prophet Muhammad (S)
This paper studies the meaning of morality and the various facets of the Prophet’s socio-political life from a moral perspective. To understand the moral nature of this governance, this series offers a description of the method of forming an Islamic nation and achieving power, form, structure, as well as the limits of power, the...
September, 2023
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28 September
Unity of the Islamic Schools of Thought according to Imam Musa al-Sadr
This article explores the thought and activities of Imam al-Sadr pertaining to the issue of unity and the important role he occupied as one of the leading figures within the Islamic unity movement....
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26 September
Shiʻi Piety and Dynastic Legitimacy: Mashhad under the Early Safavid Shahs
This paper examines the period, under the aegis of the early Safavid shahs, when Mashhad was established as the preeminent Shiʻi pilgrimage center in Iran...