Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This text is more than a story of one man or country, as it attempts to treat with understanding the central themes of Muslim society and the political structures of the region...
April, 2019
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2 April
Book Fatwa in Indonesia by Pradana Boy
This book takes a close look at three Fatwaa-making agencies—Majelis Ulama Indonesia, Lajnah Bahth al-Masail Nahdlatul Ulama, and Majelis Tarjih Muhammadiyah—all of which are highly influential in shaping religious thought and the lives of Muslims in Indonesia...
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2 April
Article: Human Cloning through the Eyes of Muslim Scholars
This article gives a comprehensive analysis of these conferences, the relation between science and religion as reflected in the discussions there, and the further influence of these discussions on Muslims living in...
March, 2019
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28 March
Institutionalizing Sectarianism: The Lebanese Ja’fari Court and Shi’i Society under the French Mandate
The formal recognition of the Jaʿfari madhhab in Lebanon in January 1926 and the subsequent development of a state-led court system by the...
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28 March
“Fantastic Charities”: The Transformation of Waqf Practice in Colonial Zanzibar
The present study examines the impact of British colonial rule on traditional waqf practice in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. The writer shall argue that British policy towards waqf in Zanzibar was shaped by a combination of...
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26 March
Book: Guardians of Faith in Modern Times: Ulama in the Middle East
This volume is sure to become a valuable tool to both historians and social scientists working on Islamic law and on the social, political and...
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25 March
Video: Women in New Zealand Continue Wearing Hijab in Support of Muslim Community
Many of the woman in attendance continued making and wearing headscarves in solidarity with their Muslim neighbors...
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25 March
Discourse on Hudud in Malaysia: Addressing the Missing Dimension
Implementation of Islamic criminal law particularly of the hudud at present time, beyond its politics, raises numerous juridical problems of substantive law, procedure and...
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25 March
Gender and Legal Authority: An Examination of Early Juristic Opposition to Women’s Hadīth Transmission
This article analyzes two cases of early juristic opposition to the legal authority of hadīth narrated by women...
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24 March
Article: Negotiating Muslim–Christian Relations in Kenya through Waqfs, 1900–2010
The article draws mainly on the perspective of the Muslim minority in Kenya and argues that state control of waqfs in Kenya did not only interfere with normative practices but also partly laid the ground for the present-day economic and political marginalization and exclusion of...