…women and children.[iii] A new construal of the non-aggression clause therefore now emerges in al-Tabari’s exegesis – that of the immunity of non-combatants. The famed companion Ibn ‘Abbas is quoted…
…the context of commerce and colonization, mostly through Sufistic and economic interactions. For so long, Southeast Asian Muslim communities were considered to be at the margins of Islamic learning and…
…honed her understanding of Islamic Art to bring into the classroom, her own practice was informed by these new techniques and approaches. “Before her exploration of geometric forms, Smith’s work…
The study of what has ostensibly come to be known as “sectarianism” owes its epistemological underpinnings to power-laden discourses implicit within Orientalism. While the concept’s dubious origins come as little…
…their listening and performing of hip-hop music to win the hearts of their fellow Muslim community members.” For example, while the youth’s parents and mosque leaders associated music with “haram…
…the religious believer, this type of argument was not new to me but was never compelling. For example, I had already by then encountered claims that one of the causes…
…Imams of Yemen, as it is commonly understood, the leader of the Muslim community must be a descendent of the Prophet. Al-Wada’i was a tribesmen, a member of the southern…
…research by both established and emerging scholars, the Maydan Book Displays will surely be of interest to graduate students and advanced undergraduates who are searching for compelling sources to enrich…
…by both established and emerging scholars, the Maydan Book Displays will surely be of interest to graduate students and advanced undergraduates who are searching for compelling sources to enrich their…
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