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This study surveys rulings on the subject of migration issued by Imami Shi'ite legal scholars from the formative 10th - 14th centuries to...
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The article “Selecting a Spiritual Authority: The Maraj al-Taqlid among First- and Second-Wave Iraqi Shi͑a Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan” seeks to...
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Sheikh Nimr had always been at the forefront of seeking peaceful and non-violent reform in Saudi Arabia, using legitimate means such as...
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A memorial service is planned to be held in Berlin, Germany, for Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was...
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