Results 131 to 140 of about 70,841 (267)

THE INCLUSIVE DYNAMICS OF ISLAMIC UNIVERSALISM: FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF SAYYID QUTB\u27S CRITICAL PHILOSOPHY [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article pursues a topological reading of Milestones, one of the most influential books in the history of Islamism. Written by Muslim thinker Sayyid Qutb, the general interest in this crucial text has largely remained restricted to the fields of ...
Mura, Andrea
core   +1 more source

School spaces of dissensus: Protecting sexualities education in anti‐gender, anti‐Muslim and de‐democratising times

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 107-123, March 2026.
Abstract This paper examines the intensified conflict over sexualities education curricula brought about by anti‐(trans)gender and anti‐Muslim policy and political discourse transnationally. Backlash against inclusive sexualities education has taken shape across several policy territories, driven in part by de‐democratising right‐wing populist ...
James Sutton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preserving the semantic structure of Islamic key terms and concepts: Izutsu, al-Attas, and al-Raghib al-Isfahani [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This article compares the elucidation of the semantic structure and fixity of a number of key terms and concepts of the Qur'an by two contemporary scholars, Toshihiko Izutsu (1914-1993) and Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (1931--), with that of al-Raghib ...
Arif, Syamsuddin
core  

‘Three Circles’: Winston Churchill's Approach to International Relations

open access: yesHistory, Volume 111, Issue 395, Page 155-167, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article introduces a special issue that explores Winston Churchill's relationship with different countries. As its starting point, this piece takes Churchill's world view that Britain derived her status from its position at the focal point of three intersecting circles: Europe, the British Empire and the wider English‐speaking world ...
ALLEN PACKWOOD   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards an Islamic Theology of Nonviolence: A Critical Appraisal of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan\u27s View of Jihad (Part II) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In the second and last part of his article (see September issue, 671·80) Dr Omar explains the true meaning of Jihad in the ancient Islamic sources, which does not stand for violent warfare but for the struggle that every Muslim , indeed every person ...
Omar, Irfan A.
core   +2 more sources

Anthropology of the Hometown

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 220-223, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Anthropological methods and theory have historically marginalized hometown research while they have privileged the study of the “Other.” This essay discusses the prevalent challenges and misconceptions surrounding research conducted in one's hometown, while advancing its legitimacy as an anthropological field site.
Dada Docot
wiley   +1 more source

Trading Zones Between Thick and Thin: Anthropological Description as Scaffold or Mosaic

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 159-170, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Referring to the work of historian of science Peter Galison, I argue that anthropology requires thin description as an essential counterpart for thick description. Thin accounts provide the scaffolding within which thick descriptions sit. Galison uses the idea of a “trading zone” connecting different communities who, despite their differences (
David Zeitlyn
wiley   +1 more source

The training and development of Muslim faith leaders: current practice and future possibilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
"There were three broad aims [of the review]: 1. To research and evaluate the current training provisions for imams and scholars provided by seminaries and other imam-training institutions in the UK; to explore the strengths and weaknesses of current ...
Chowdhary, Ashfaque   +3 more
core  

Pure‐istan: Gender and Genocide in Pakistan

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ongoing genocidal violence against the Baloch nation. It highlights how the Pakistani state has weaponized Islamic doctrine to construct a vision of a homogenized, “purer, more Islamic state” that excludes and others those deemed incompatible with its vision of purity. This logic of purification is deeply gendered.
Bramsh Khan
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy