Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This book offers a set of new comparative perspectives on the experiences of Shi’a Muslim minorities outside the so-called ‘Muslim heartland’....
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Art, Allegory and the Rise of Shiʻism in Iran, 1487-1565
Transforming our understanding of Persian art, this impressive interdisciplinary book decodes some of the world’s most exquisite medieval paintings. It reveals the hidden meaning behind ...
Read More »Grand Ayatollah Sistani Explains the Duties of Shiʻā in the time of Imam Mahdi’s (AJ) Occultation
In response to a question, the Grand Ayatollah Sistani provided advice for believers in the era of the occultation of Imam Mahdi (AJ).....
Read More »The Art of Resistance in Islam: The Performance of Politics among Shi’i Women in the Middle East and Beyond
Based on first-hand ethnographic insights into Shi'i religious groups in the Middle East and Europe, this book examines women's resistance to state as well as communal and...
Read More »Call for Applications: Three Postdoctoral Researchers – Islam & Vision
The European Research Council (ERC) project Visionis: Visuality in the Qur’an and Early Islam at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem directed by Dr. Hannelies Koloska is...
Read More »How Young Muslims and Christians Structure Human Rights: An Empirical Study in Germany
he main question of this research paper is how young Christians and Muslims in Germany structure different areas of human rights. International conventions claim that all human rights are....
Read More »Ijtihad, Fatwa, and Culture; Study Of Uṣūl al-Fiqh on Islamic Law Elasticity
Islam as a religion has a law discussion device that gives the scholars of Islamic law an independence to create and find exact solution for any facing...
Read More »Agents of the Hidden Imam: Forging Twelver Shiʿism, 850–950 CE
Edmund Hayes provides an innovative approach to exploring early Shiʿism, moving beyond doctrinal history to provide an analysis of the socio-political processes leading to the canonisation of the Occultation of the...
Read More »Korean Scholar Calls for Better Integration of Korea’s Muslims
Yi Soo-jeong's new book "Broader Perspective for Strangers" tells a story about her 2018-2019 journey of searching for mosques and Islamic centers in Korea, Muslim communities' experiences of intolerance and...
Read More »Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: an International Perspective
Describing practical applications, models and case studies, this book provides an insight into the management of religious tourism, covering both ancient sacred sites and...
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