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Caliph and Caliphate
James E. Sowerwine
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Caliph and Caliphate Introduction The term “caliph” (khalifah in Arabic) is generally regarded to mean “successor of the prophet Muhammad,” w...
Caucasus
Michael B. Bishku
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Caucasus Introduction The Caucasus refers to both a mountain range that physically divides Europe and Asia and a larger region consisting o...
Central Asia, Islam in
Devin DeWeese
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Islam in Central Asia Introduction In modern terms, Central Asia comprises the five post-Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkme...
Chechnya: History, Society, Conflict
Emil Aslan Souleimanov
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2017-06-27
Chechnya: History, Society, ConflictIntroductionIn the North Caucasus, located on Europe’s easternmost edge and stretching from the Black Sea to the C...
Christianity, Islam and
Daniel A. Madigan, Diego R. Sarrio
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Islam and Christianity Introduction Islam and Christianity have been related since the former emerged as what Muslims would see as a divinely i...
Cinema, Turkish
Murat Akser
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2017-02-28
Turkish CinemaIntroductionTurkish Cinema studies goes back to 1968 with the publication of Nijat Ozon’s filmography. Before that, there has been film ...
Civil Society
Clement M. Henry, Jolie M. F. Wood
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Civil Society Introduction The most general definition of “civil society” that is widely accepted in the early 21st century describes it as ...
Clash of Civilizations
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Clash of Civilizations Introduction From a contemporary perspective, the phrase “clash of civilizations” was popularized by the British-Americ...
David Santillana
Dan E. Stigall
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2020-01-15
David SantillanaIntroductionDavid Santillana was a cosmopolitan jurist and expert on Islamic law who was born in Ottoman Tunisia in 1855. He had a lon...
Daʿwa
Matthew J. Kuiper
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2018-06-27
DaʿwaIntroductionThe Arabic term daʿwa can be translated as calling, inviting, or summoning. Historically, Muslims have used the term daʿwa, along wit...
Death, Dying, and the Afterlife
Amir Hussain
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Death, Dying, and the AfterlifeIntroductionThe Islamic understanding of death represents a dramatic shift from pre-Islamic Arabia. In the pre-Islamic ...
Democracy and Islam
Abdelwahab El-Affendi
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Democracy and Islam Introduction Just as there are numerous versions of democracy (which is why it is called a “contested concept”), the de...
Deoband Madrasa
SherAli Tareen
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-04-14
The Deoband Madrasa Introduction The Deoband Madrasa is one of the most influential reform movements in modern Islam. It was established in the...
Disabilities, Islam and
Kristina Richardson
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2015-03-10
Islam and DisabilitiesIntroductionResearchers of Islam and Islamic cultures and societies have approached the topic of the body from various theoretic...
Dome of the Rock
Suleiman A. Mourad
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Dome of the Rock Introduction The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra) is an octagonal structure on an elevated platform in the middle of the Te...
Dress and Fashion
Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
Dress and Fashion Introduction The subject of dress is concerned with what people do with their bodies and what they wear in order to provide in...
Druze
Hussam Timani
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2011-05-25
DruzeIntroductionThe emergence of the Druze faith occurred in 1017 ce when the Fatimid ruler al-Hakim bi Amrillah (r. 996–1021 ce) instructed missiona...
Education
Francis Robinson
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Education Introduction Knowledge is central to Muslim societies. Through time there has been no more important activity than seeking knowle...
Ethics
Andrew March
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Ethics Introduction Broadly speaking, the concept of “ethics” refers to any normative evaluation of acts. While some make a conceptual distin...
Europe, Islam in
Ahmet Yukleyen
Subject: Islamic Studies »
Date Added: 2009-12-14
Islam in Europe Introduction Since the 1950s, Muslim minorities have emerged in Europe as a result of decolonization, labor migration, and ...
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