The Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures (EWIC) is an interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and global project embracing women and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant...
March, 2017
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17 March
Book: Alternative Islamic Discourse and Religious Authority
This book further argues that the centre of gravity of many of these alternative Islamic discourses is shifting from the Arabic-speaking 'heartland' towards the geographical peripheries of the Muslim world and expatriate Muslims in...
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13 March
An Introduction to Methodology of Islamic Jurisprudence: A Shiite Approach+PDF
Uşūl al-Fiqh, the methodology of jurisprudence, which is usually – and inaccurately, if not incorrectly – translated “principles of jurisprudence,” is an Islamic science which is developed by Shiite scholars in...
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13 March
A Glossary of Shiite Methodology of Jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh)+PDF
When the first English version of Shiite uşūl al-fiqh in its both comprehensive and concise version was introduced by the book “An Introduction to Islamic Methodology of Jurisprudence (Uşūl al - Fiqh), necessity of preparing a glossary of...
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13 March
Salafism in Lebanon: From Apoliticism to Transnational Jihadism
The book “Salafism in Lebanon: From Apoliticism” underscores the dramatic implications Salafism has for regional and international security. It is an absolutely essential historical and contemporary analysis of...
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8 March
Religious Revivalism or Reformation: Islamic Law in Modern Times
In this article, initially, the writer presents a brief overview of the classical exposition of Islamic law, the various factors that shaped the formulation of the...
February, 2017
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27 February
Book: Kharaj in Islamic Law
The book, written by Ayatollah Sayyed Hussain Modarresi Tabatabaei, is an attempt to clarify all aspects of kharaj from the viewpoint of...
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26 February
Book: Divorce according to the Five Schools of Islamic Law
Divorce is discussed in this present book, volume 6 of 8, written by Muhammad Jawad Moqniyyah, which three main criteria for divorce are: adulthood, sanity and...
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25 February
Book: A New Perspective: Women in Islam
The book discusses and expounds various issues regarding the rights and laws that pertain to women in Islam, and unwraps some of the...
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23 February
Book: The Five Schools of Islamic Law
The author reports on every opinion of Islamic Laws from five Schools of Islamic thought i.e. Hanafi, Shafe'ie, Humbali, Maliki and Jafari, as...