Indian Madrasa: On the Verge of Tomorrow
…issues that could be either complex or commonplace, and he explained them in a very traditional vein. The Sheikh’s outlook professed an inclusive ideology of Sufism. While commenting indirectly on…
Islam in Northwest China: An Overview of a Sino-Islamic Group, the Xidaotang
…community members were expelled from the compound for good, and were forced to integrate into the production teams of the People’s communes, namely the largest collective units in rural area….
[IMTF] Decolonizing Economics: On Knowledge, Power, and Polyvalent Economic Thought in Islam
…is the author of Ethical Teachings of Abลซ แธคฤmid al-Ghazฤlฤซ: Economics of Happiness (London/New York: Anthem Press, 2021) and The Making of Islamic Economics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2022),…
October 9-15
…laws. Read More Windsor Residents Roll Up Sleeves, Paint Over Anti-Islamic Graffiti CBC News To combat hatred and division in their communities, Jon Liedtke and Ahmed Khalifa have taken to…
Islam in Media Roundup | 16 – 22 September 2019
…Community members are trying to discuss addiction openly, normalize treatment and provide culturally competent counseling. Read More World Uyghur Congress slams Pakistan PM Imran Khan for his ‘silence’ on Uyghur…
22 October โ 28 October โ Islam in Media Roundup
…organisations team up to streamline rule-making Reuters Islamic finance organizations in Bahrain and Malaysia created interest-free payments based on sharia law in an attempt to attract new issuers of Islamic…
al-Bฤซrลซnฤซ 2.0: The Future of Muslim Studies of the Hindu Tradition
…primarily philosophical in nature, and is aptly titled “The Big Questions.” The second section of the text, however, is primarily concerned with a series of practical recommendations. For example, giving…
[Book Review] Akbar Zaidi, “Making a Muslim: Reading Publics and Contesting Identities in Nineteenth-Century North India” | Reviewed By Farah Adeed
…formation and the politics of separatism in colonial north India. Zaidi’s key argument questions the existence of a homogenous Muslim community in the 1860s and 1870s. The chief argument is…
Enchantment, Orientalism, and Modern Mysticism
…loss of enchantment, a move away from the old world inhabited by demons, angels, and magical creatures—toward a new reality guided by science, technology, and freedom of choice. One of…
The Rise and Fall of Sudanese Islamists
…practice. Subsequently, new legal and social policies were implemented. For example, the regime introduced the hudud punishments alongside Islamic laws. The regime also introduced new curricula at all education levels,…