Information and communication technology (ICT) has undoubtedly become the central drive for the evolution of a modern society. The Muslim world, like the rest of the world participates in the evolution. Such changes in lifestyles bring raise a number of ethical issues. Contemporary Muslims have learnt how to use IT to obtain Islamic materials. Such...Read More

Islamic archaeology emerged as an independent field of inquiry about one hundred years ago.’ It developed relatively late compared with other branches of archaeology, but has since gained considerable momentum. Click here to read more.Read More

The question of what is an ‘Islamic’ way of life demands a thoughtful response in light of the growing material affluence of the middle class in many Muslim societies. The Qur’ān projects a detailed portrait of the Muslim individual and how to live a good life exemplifying Islamic precepts. In the view of the author,...Read More

Egyptian law has maintained the Islamic system of interreligious law in which the Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities are governed by their own courts and their own laws. In the course of the twentieth century, however, these separate courts were abolished and the application of non-Muslim laws was restricted to matters of marriage and divorce,...Read More