Mazda Publishers – Investigations Explication the States of Existants

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Bi-Annual Anti-Shiism Report – Shia Rights Watch

The first half of 2017 has been a turbulent time for Shia Muslims all over the world. Anti-Shiism, or the active targeting of Shia Muslim to limit their visibility and expression, was prevalent in across the globe. Shia Muslims, including their sub groups, make up approximately 50% of the total Muslim population.

Calls to stop Saudi executions, UK MPs call for Rajab’s release VOB.ORG

International pressure is mounting on the Saudi regime to stop the execution of 14 innocent citizens from the Eastern Province. They are accused of taking part in anti-regime protests in 2011. Maya Foa, director of Reprieve, the human rights campaign group, called for Britain and America to step in.

The Persian-Portuguese Encounter in Hormuz: Orientalism Reconsidered

In 2015, the quincentennial commemoration of the Portuguese arrival on the island of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf (1515-1622) revealed the underlying presupposition among Iranians that the Portuguese presence on the island was the harbinger of a long-term pattern of western imperialism.

Persica Vaticana. Roma e Persia tra codici e testi

Angelo Michele Piemontese
Editore: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Collana: Studi e testi
Anno edizione: 2017
Pagine: Brossura
EAN: 9788821009822

3 presentations on Shiism were among the papers presented at BRISMES in Edinburgh:

Radicalism, Reform and Migration: The Transformations of Shaykh Nimr Baqir al-
Nimr – Robert Riggs, University of Bridgeport

The Madrasa Habibiya at Firdus – Alireza Anisi, Iranian Research Institute for Cultural
Heritage and Tourism

The Limits of “Orthodoxy”?: Notes on the Anti-Abu Muslim Polemic of Early 11th/17th
Iran – Andrew Newman, IMES, University of Edinburgh

For the full programme, click here.

Saudi demolition of historic Shiite homes stokes violence

Saudi Arabia is demolishing centuries-old homes in a Shiite town, leveling a historic district that officials say has become a hideout for local militants. The destruction has sparked shootouts in the streets between Saudi security forces and Shiite gunmen and stoked sectarian tensions that resonate around the region.

CISS Research Series Paper 2: A History of Shiʿism in Bahrain: 630 – 1524

Here you can read all the latest news on Shi’a Muslim studies and Muslim research from the Centre for Islamic Shi’a Studies (CISS).

Islamist radicalism in the provinces of Iran 1906-9: a stage in the development of Islamism

Islamist radicalism emerged in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906-9. This article examines the early stages of its emergence with particular reference to the provinces of Iran. It looks at the subject thematically and traces the development of an Islamist notion of the state, characterized by Islamic law, and the shaping of new views on nationalism, absolutism and the economy.

Shia Muslims Population

According to Pew Research Institute, A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 1.6 billion Muslims of all ages living in the world today, representing 23% of…