Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This article will argue that divisions within the American Shiʿi community are often exacerbated by the establishment of ethnic institutions that act as cultural buffers...
April, 2019
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7 April
Video: Take Your Hijab Off Or Quit Boxing
When Amaiya Zafar first started boxing, she was prohibited from competing in her first tournament because she was wearing long sleeves, leggings, and a hijab underneath her uniform. Zafar didn’t take disappointment lying down. Instead, she fought to...
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5 April
Early Doctrines on Waqf Revisited: The Evolution of Islamic Endowment Law in the 2nd Century AH
This study examines the early development of waqf doctrine, based on sources from the 2nd century AH, the writer argues that the institution of waqf emerged from a fusion of two earlier institutions....
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5 April
Muslim Family Law in Sub-Saharan Africa: Colonial Legacies and Post-Colonial Challenges
The Study is divided into two main sections, one on “colonizing Muslim law,” with contributions on South Africa, Kenya, Sudan, Niger, French Soudan [Mali], and Senegal; and a second on the post-colonial state and constitutionalism, covering Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and...
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3 April
The Vanished Imam: Musa Al-Sadr and the Shia of Lebanon
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...
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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...