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What are the ruling and conditions for marrying a non-Muslim woman? Does a non-Muslim virgin girl need permission from her parents to...
Read More »What Are the Ruling and Conditions for Marrying a Non-Muslim Woman?
Why Is the Blood Money of a Woman Half of that of a Man?
According to jurisprudential and historical studies, blood money is an economical matter. It has been legislated in order to compensate for the loss incurred by the injured. From another point of...
Read More »A Comparison of Women’s Position in the Tasnim Exegesis of the Qur’an
The Tasnim exegesis of the Qur‘an has recognized rights such as the right to development, theological rights, the right to motherhood and wifehood, economic rights, political rights, social rights, family rights and...
Read More »Nafaqah (Financial Support) and its Philosophy
According to Islam providing for the expenses of the family, including the expenses of his spouse, is a husband’s duty...
Read More »Do any Limits in Number Apply to Temporary Marriage?
Nevertheless, some say that there are no limits when it comes to temporary marriage and that one can have as many “temporary wives” as he desires and have even forged hadiths from the...
Read More »Role of Women in the Government of Imam al-Mahdi
The reappearance of Imam al-Mahdi (ع), like the original appearance of Islam itself, will instigate revolutionary changes in the world. In particular, his movement will challenge the...
Read More »Does Islam Marginalize Women?
The following Op-Ed article attempts to investigate the possibility of having an active socio-political role for women in the Islamic point of view with special attention to the character of Lady Zaynab (pbuh) before, during, and...
Read More »Conversion to Twelver Shi‘ism among American and Canadian Women
Little research has been done on Western women who convert to Shi‘i Islam. To fill this gap, this study was conducted on American and Canadian women who have converted to...
Read More »Difference in Inheritance of Women and Men in Islamic Jurisprudence
The fact that a woman’s inheritance is half that of a man’s has enticed many to delve into the rationale behind this rule. In the answers that have reached us from the leaders of religion, the following point has been...
Read More »The Iranian Revolution and Women’s Tight to Political Participation
Throughout human history, the issue of women’s political participation has always been a recurrent theme that has undergone fluctuating status. It took many years and at times decades for even great revolutions to actualize and fulfill the political participation of women. The present Op-Ed article attempts to investigate the issue …
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