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Providing a thorough analysis of sayyids and sharifs from the ninth century to the present day, and from the Iberian Peninsula to the Indonesian Archipelago, this book will be of...
Read More »The Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations
The creation of the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations at Boston University reflects the university’s long-standing commitment to the advancement of scholarship of the Muslim world...
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Muslims in the Turkish city of Istanbul have gathered in front of the world-famous Hagia Sophia mosque demanding prayer rights inside the building ...
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Muslim scholars have written extensively on the political and social theories of Islam but there isn’t enough material on the principles of economics.
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