Islam

How did Iran remain distinctively Iranian in the centuries which followed the Arab Conquest?

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Shi`i Ismaili Muslims are unique in following for centuries a living, hereditary Imam (spiritual leader), whom they believe to be directly descended from the Prophet Muhammad.

Turkey has witnessed remarkable sociocultural change under the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), particularly regarding its religious communities.

In a world of increasingly mixed identities, what does it mean to belong?

What is the Gulen Movement and why is Turkey's President Erdogan so convinced that the organisation and its charismatic leader were behind the failed military coup of 15th July 2016?

Over the years, the belief system around self sacrifice has become key to understanding the Middle East and its political relationships with the West although much of the literature and conversation has been restricted to modern concepts of jihadism.

In response to recent media controversy and public debate about legal pluralism and multiculturalism, Manea argues against what she identifies as the growing tendency for people to be treated as 'homogenous groups' in Western academic discourse, rather than as individuals with authentic voices.

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On 22 February 2006, the main dome of the al-Askariyya shrine in Samarra was blown up.

"e;I can never forget the excitement in my mind after seeing 'Pather Panchali'"e;, noted Akira Kurosawa.

Interest in Shi'i Islam is running at unprecedented levels.

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This book offers the first detailed, in-depth account of how and why some Arab foreign fighters subsequently became involved in Islamist terrorism.

Jalaloddin Rumi's Masnavi-ye Ma'navi, or 'Spiritual Couplets', composed in the 13th Century, is a monumental work of poetry in the Sufi tradition of Islamic mysticism.

Following the terrorist attacks on London and Madrid, radical Islam is presumed to be an increasingly potent force in Europe.

Can Sudan, one of Africa's most diverse countries, function as an Islamic state?

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The teachings, style and impact of the Qur'an have always been matters of controversy, among both Muslims and non-Muslims.

One of the most common religious practices among medieval Eastern Christian communities was their devotion to venerating crosses and crucifixes.

Here, Thierry Zarcone and Angela Hobart offer a vigorous and authoritative exploration of the link between Islam and shamanism in contemporary Muslim culture, examining how the old practice of shamanism was combined with elements of Sufism in order to adapt to wider Islamic society.

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Belgium was the second country in the world to introduce same-sex marriage.

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The Mongol Empire was the mightiest land empire the world has ever seen.

Following the terrorist attacks on London and Madrid, radical Islam is presumed to be an increasingly potent force in Europe.

Few images are as evocative as the silhouette of the Arab dhow as, under full sail, it tacks to windward on glittering waters of Red Sea before moving across the face of the rising or setting sun.

Personal status laws remain a highly politicized area of debate in the Middle East, as the arena in which the contentious issues of women's rights, religion and minority groups meet.

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How did Iran remain distinctively Iranian in the centuries which followed the Arab Conquest?

Sharia has been a source of misunderstanding and misconception in both the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds.

Shi`i Ismaili Muslims are unique in following for centuries a living, hereditary Imam (spiritual leader), whom they believe to be directly descended from the Prophet Muhammad.

The Mongol invasions in the first half of the thirteenth century led to profound and shattering changes to the historical trajectory of Islamic West Asia.

Turkey has witnessed remarkable sociocultural change under the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), particularly regarding its religious communities.

For centuries, the Islamic world has been represented as the 'other' within European identity constructions - an 'other' perceived to be increasingly at odds with European forms of modernity and culture.

Arab debates about the critical relationship between religion and modernity began in the early nineteenth century.

The Mongol Empire was the mightiest land empire the world has ever seen.

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Belgium was the second country in the world to introduce same-sex marriage.

The early twenty-first century has been defined by a rise in Islamist radicalisation and a concurrent rise in far right extremism.

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The teachings, style and impact of the Qur'an have always been matters of controversy, among both Muslims and non-Muslims.

One of the most common religious practices among medieval Eastern Christian communities was their devotion to venerating crosses and crucifixes.

Here, Thierry Zarcone and Angela Hobart offer a vigorous and authoritative exploration of the link between Islam and shamanism in contemporary Muslim culture, examining how the old practice of shamanism was combined with elements of Sufism in order to adapt to wider Islamic society.

The attacks in Paris in January and November 2015 heralded the beginning of a new wave of terrorism - one rooted in the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq.

Concerns about the place of Islam in Palestinian politics are familiar to those studying the history of the modern Middle East.

In a world of increasingly mixed identities, what does it mean to belong?

What is 'Arab' about Arab subcultures?

What is the Gulen Movement and why is Turkey's President Erdogan so convinced that the organisation and its charismatic leader were behind the failed military coup of 15th July 2016?