Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
This paper examines the new diasporic jurisprudence that has emerged within Shi'i juridical circles. Shi'i jurists (maraji‘) have responded to the needs of Shi‘i communities that live as minorities in the West by...
February, 2019
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12 February
Divorce Reform in Egypt and Morocco: Men and Women Navigating Rights and Duties
This essay focuses on recent divorce reforms in Egypt (2000) and Morocco (2004), with equal attention to the positions of men and women who end their marriages...
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6 February
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....
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5 February
Book: Women in Shiʿism: Ancient Stories, Modern Ideologies
This book takes a more nuanced approach to that question by exploring how women are portrayed in hadith on ancient sacred narrative – the stories of the prophets. ...
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5 February
Video: Sheikh al-Zakzaky’s Speech on Imam Khomeini & Islamic Revolution
The Imam Khomeini actually came at the better time in History, just as Prophet (P.B.U.h) was reported to have said that I came in the best time of History....
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3 February
Photos: Sheikh Isa Qassim Visits Imam Riḍa’s Holy Shrine
On Sunday, the top cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, traveled from Najaf, Iraq to Mashhad, where he visited the holy shrine of Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Riḍa (peace be upon him), the...
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3 February
Sound: Martyr al-Sadr Speaking about Islamic Revolution of Iran
Late Ayatollah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr speaking about Iran’s Islamic Revolution and Imam Khomeini (r.a)....
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2 February
Book: Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam
Bringing together the perspectives of ethnomusicology, Islamic studies, art history, and architecture, this edited collection investigates how sound production in built environments is central to Muslim religious and...
January, 2019
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30 January
Photos: 1st International Conference on Imam Reza (as) and Interfaith Dialogue
The first International Conference on Imam Reza (as) and Interfaith Dialogue was held at Holy Shrine of Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Reza in Mashhad, Iran...
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29 January
The Practice of Khulʿ in Germany: Pragmatism versus Conservativism
In this article, the writer examines how Muslim women who are religiously-married in Germany might initiate no-fault divorce in the absence of a German registered civil marriage...