Biblia Arabica: An Update on the State of Research [PDF]
, 2018 The aim of this contribution is to review some of the major areas of current research on the Arabic Bible, along with the factors and trends contributing to them.
Miriam L. Hjälm +4 more
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The Principles for Ijtihâd in Response to the Contemporary Problems [PDF]
, 2018 This article focuses on the qualifications a mujtahid should meet in responding to current problems in the modern era. The author argues that the quality of hadith is influential in legal deduction of taklîfî rulings which might fall under the category ...
Fauzi, F. (Fauzi)
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Unprecedented yet gradual nature of first millennium CE intercontinental crop plant dispersal revealed in ancient Negev desert refuse. [PDF]
Elife, 2023 Fuks D +6 more
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Political Instrumentalisation of Islam, Persistent Autocracies, and Obscurantist Deadlock [PDF]
The empirical literature has established a strong link between the fact of being a Muslim-dominated country and indicators of political performance and democracy. This suggests the possible existence of a relation between religion, Islam in this instance,
Jean-Philippe Platteau
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Indian Glass in The Middle East? Medieval and Ottoman Glass Bangles from Central Jordan [PDF]
, 2009 Ecrit en collaboration avec Julian Henderson, professeur d'archéologie à l'université de NottinghamThis article is dealing with the question of cultural identity and economic organization of central Jordan through the study of material culture.
Boulogne, Stéphanie, Henderson, Julian
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Gay in the Sasanian period: some preliminary notes on its circular urban plan [PDF]
, 2018 This paper examines the Sasanian allegedly circular city of Gay, in the region of Isfahan. Material traces of the city have unfortunately been lost so we are forced to rely on Islamic literary sources alone.
Duva, Federica
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Islamic public administration tradition : historical, theoretical and practical dimensions [PDF]
, 2017 This article addresses the question of whether a distinctive Islamic public administration exists. Three arguments are made to demonstrate that it has a long and distinct history, although sharing commonalities with some Western traditions.
Samier, Eugenie
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Drought as a possible contributor to the Visigothic Kingdom crisis and Islamic expansion in the Iberian Peninsula. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Camuera J +7 more
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The Sharma horizon: sgraffiato wares and other glazed ceramics of the Indian Ocean trade (ca 980-1150). [PDF]
, 2005 International audienceSharma was one of the main ports of the Indian Ocean trade in the medieval period, a transit entrepôt connected with the networks of the Gulf merchants and dated ca 980-1150.
Rougeulle, Axelle
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Contributions of ancient Indian knowledge to modern medicine and cardiology. [PDF]
Indian Heart J, 2021 Vedam R, Pansare TA, Narula J.
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