Said Nursi (1887-1960) is one of the most influential contemporary Islamic scholars who observed the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, colonisation of the Muslim World by Europe,and implementation of a very strict secular system in Turkey…. Source: Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Click here to read more.Read More

This paper examines the ground between historical reality and Western imagination  regarding  the  Balkans  by  focusing  on  Balkan  identity  as conflicted  between  East  and  West,  and  explores  the  extent  to  which Balkan scholarship as ‘Orientalised ’the region, where upon the Balkan nation-states began to disassociate themselves from the Balkan label to appear more ‘European.’ The...Read More

ustralian Muslims rarely join the Australian Defence Force.Thereisnoevidencethisstatisticischanging,nosignitislikely to change in the near future, and meanwhile the Australian Muslim population continues to grow faster than the general Australian population. Source: Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Click here to read more.Read More

Islamic incompatibility is a core discourse of fringe political parties, mostly from the right of the political spectrum, who have agitated against religious diversity and also against immigration of Muslims, especially from certain parts of the world. Smaller scale political alliances, against mosque developments, private Islamic schools or halal certification, also draw heavily on this...Read More