CISS Research Series Paper 3: Abd al-Karim Haeri Yazdi: Founder of the Modern Hawza of Qom

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Ata Anzali is an assistant professor of religion at Middlebury College. After undergoing extensive training in traditional Islamic disciplines in Shi’i seminaries of Iran, he moved to the United States and received his Ph.D. in religion from Rice University in 2012.

The Second Workshop – Edinburgh, 19-21 May, 2017

THE ROLE AND DEPICTION OF IRANIAN/PERSIANATE SUBALTERNS FROM THE 13TH CENTURY TO THE MODERN PERIOD A multi-year research project funded by the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS). The second of four workshops – on subalterns across the entire Persianate world in the Safavid and Afsharid periods (1501-1747) – was held at the University of Edinburgh, UK, on 19-21 May, 2017.

Before the Printed Word: Texts, Scribes and Transmission | The Institute of Ismaili Studies

Ismaili historiography has often lamented the destruction of renowned libraries developed under the Fatimids in Egypt (10th-12th centuries) and the Nizaris of Alamut times (11th-13th centuries). In many ways, this loss represented the eclipse of an important chapter in Muslim history that had witnessed the flourishing of learning and intellectual exchange across different societies.

At least 50 die in twin attacks in Iraq

At least 50 people have been killed in two attacks in southern Iraq, health officials say. In the first attack, a suicide bomber detonated his vest and gunmen opened fire inside a roadside restaurant near Nasiriya, the capital of Dhiqar province, security sources said. Soon afterwards, a car bomb exploded at a nearby checkpoint.

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Senses of Scripture, Treasures of Tradition

Biographical note Readership Table of contents About the Authors Introduction Miriam L. Hjälm Part 1: The Bible in Context Alexander Treiger From Theodore Abū Qurra to Abed Azrié: The Arabic Bible in Context Cornelia Horn Apocrypha on Jesus’ Life in the Early Islamic Milieu: From Syriac into Arabic Peter Tarras The Spirit Before the Letter: Theodore Abū Qurra’s Use of Biblical Quotations in the Context of Early Christian Arabic Apologetics David Sklare Ninth-Century Judeo-Arabic Texts of Biblical Questions and Answers Geoffrey K.

السعودية تصدر تعليمات لكتابها وأجهزة اعلامها بعدم توجيه أي انتقادات او هجمات على ايران وأبناء المذهب الشيعي.. والوفد الدبلوماسي السعودي سيزور طهران خلال أيام لإعادة “ترميم” السفارة السعودية تمهيدا لافتتاحها في غضون اشهر معدودة

دبي ـ خاص بـ”راي اليوم”: علمت “راي اليوم” من مصادر سعودية عالية المستوى ان الديوان الملكي السعودي في الرياض، عبر مستشاره الإعلامي، وجه امس تعليمات صارمة

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Potentials of Religious and Cultural Centers in Europe to Promote Positive Interaction Impacts of Islam and Muslims on Europe Contributions of Muslim Emigrants in European Countries Potentials of Islamic Teachings for the Establishment of Peace and Security in Europe Morality and Spirituality in Islam and its Role in Positive Interaction

The Evolution of Khojā identity in South Asia – A literature review | Parpia | Interdisziplinäre Zeitschrift für Südasienforschung

The Evolution of Khojā identity in South Asia – A literature review

Playing both sides against the middle: Saudi engages with Iraqi Shiites

Saudi Arabia, with the Islamic State on the ropes in Iraq, is forging ties to Iraqi Shiite leaders and offering to help fund reconstruction of Mosul and other predominantly Sunni Muslim cities that were devastated in the military campaign against the jihadist group.