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CARING FOR CATS IN CAIRO: Urban Grammars of Compassion
Abstract At first sight, Cairo is a cruel and harsh city, marked by extreme inequality and offering few resources for the poor. Like other metropolises, Cairo can easily numb its residents to the suffering of others. But it is also a city in which quiet, barely noticeable acts of compassion occur every day.
Amira Mittermaier
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RELIGIOUS AFTERLIVES OF A REVOLUTION
ABSTRACT When do revolutions end? How do revolutions live on in embodied affects, relationships, and horizons of aspiration? This article describes the remaking of religion among upper‐middle‐class Egyptians who participated in the 2011 uprising.
AMIRA MITTERMAIER
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Abstract One of the most important developments in modern Islamic missionary activism was the establishment in 1972 of the Libya‐based World Islamic Call Society (WICS, originally the Islamic Call Society) which acted as a leading think tank advocating Muslim unity and Pan‐Arabism throughout the Qaddafi era.
Mykhaylo Yakubovych
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Debate between hadith scholar and Islamic jurisprudence has occurred since the time of the founding of fiqh madhhab that was dominated by Imam Abû Hanîfah in Kufah (as a representation of ra’y), and Imam Malik in Medina (as a representation of hadith ...
Adi Abdullah Muslim
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The definition and meaning of the term “ahl as-sunnah wa al-jama'a”
The term “Ahl As-Sunnah” has two meanings, general and particular. In its general meaning this term designates Muslims who are not Shī'ites and all sects that are attributed to Islam except for Shī'ites. On this basis Muslims in the world are divided into Sunnites and Shī'ites. In its particular meaning this term designates Sunna followers i.e.
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The past and future of the study of Islamic esotericism
Abstract The study of Islamic esotericism, particularly the concept of al‐bāṭiniyya, remains fragmented. While often studied under various labels like “mysticism” and “occultism,” it is widely equated to Sufism. Scholars still hesitate to use the term al‐bāṭiniyya due to its historical pejorative connotations, linking it to extremist adherence to ...
Liana Saif
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Benarkah Kita Murji’ah? Catatan atas Artikel Prof. Dr. Fauzan Saleh
This is a special note on the article written by Fauzan Saleh entitled Kita Masih Murji’ah: Mencari Akar Teologi Pemahaman Umat Islam Indonesia published in Tsaqafah Volume 7, No. 2, October 2009. The author notes that the article could plunge Muslims to
Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi
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In Islamic character education, tolerance is one of the values that must be grown as a person's primary virtue or exemplary character. This study aims to determine (1) the concept of tolerance character formation, (2) the process of applying tolerance ...
Wasik Wasik +3 more
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Abstract This article analyzes the extent of involvement of religious political leaders and their apparent, rather reluctant, acceptance by the Pakistani public seen in recent times. The study also analyzes the role of religious leaders in giving way to right‐wing extremism or Islamic militarism and how this challenges the writ of the state.
Kashif Hussain
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Abstract What is the work of time on a marriage, and how does it transform people as they struggle to change and leave traces on others? Through reflections of middle‐class women in Pakistan who married men who did not share their religious aspirations, I focus on how difference is negotiated and conceived in these marriages, and on the unexpected ...
Ammara Maqsood
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