The Yemeni Congregation for Reform (al-Islâh): The Difficult Process of Building a Project for Change [PDF]
The Yemeni Congregation for Reform (al-Tajammu‘ al-yamanî lil-islâh), commonly known as al-Islâh, was established on September 13, 1990, a few months after the unification of North and South Yemen and the legalization of a multi-party system.
Bonnefoy, Laurent, Poirier, Marine
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Notes on the Ibadi religious architecture: A comparative study of the mosques in Mzab, Djerba, and Oman / Naima Benkari [PDF]
The Ibadis, like other Muslim communities, developed a rich theological literature much of which was reflected in their lifestyle – and in their architecture.
Benkari, Naima
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Slave trade and slavery on the Swahili coast (1500-1750) [PDF]
This paper offers a reappraisal of the slave trade networks linked to the Swahili Coast before the mid-eighteenth century.
Vernet, Thomas
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Rituals of Royalty and the Elaboration of Ceremony in Oman: View from the Edge [PDF]
Ceremonial and elaborate protocols are commonly associated with kingship, authority and power and imbued with a sense of an ancient past. Yet traditions, particularly as pertaining to European practices, are often made up, choreographed and then formally
Dawn Chatty (QEH)
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The Boy as a Prayer Leader [PDF]
This research studies the issue of the boy as an imam ( prayer leader). It discusses whether a boy that has not reached puberty can lead prayers, even though he is well aware of prayer activities. It also discusses whether adults should accept to be led
Haitham Fahd Al-Roumi
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Ayatollah Khomeini’s Thought on Islamic Government [PDF]
Ayatollah Khomeini Islamic government theory appeared in contrary with almost all governmental theories in the history of Shi‟a school of thought. His insist over necessity of establishment of Islamic government, the role he recognized for the jurists
Goudarzi, Masoumeh Rad
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Spirituality and prayer in Shiite Islam [PDF]
In the first place, it should be understood what is meant by the terms in the title. Therefore, we shall take a brief look at the concepts “Shi’a”, “spirituality” and “prayer”.
Shaker, Muhammad K.
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Islam as an Ideal Modern Social System (a Study of Ali Shariati\u27s Thought) [PDF]
This article reexamines Ali Shariati\u27s thought in formatting Islamic social order. The discussion is important in lighting discourses on Islamic society which is now being evaporated but has new challenges in new circumstances and time of the Muslim ...
Rahman, M. T. (M)
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Semantic Categorization of Naming Responses Based on Prearticulatory Electrical Brain Activity. [PDF]
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From 'Alī to Dante's «Alì» : a Western Medieval Understanding of «Shī'a» [PDF]
This paper focuses on the figure of Alì, found along with Maometto and sowers of scandal and schism in Dante's Divina Commedia (Inferno 28). While early commentators on the poem variously identify Alì as a companion or disciple of Maometto's, or his ...
Di Cesare, Michelina
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