The Central Pillars of Sunni Political Thought
This article argues that similar to the centrality of the concept of sovereignty in Western social, legal, and political…
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Discussion over Theological and Political Foundations of Caliphate in Islam
The institution of the Caliphate in Islam has an honourable place among Muslims therefore it has been discussed by many scholars…
Checks and Balances Mechanism in Islamic Constitutionalism: A Critical…
This article examines the issue of mechanism of controlling the power balance amongst three arms of the government (separation of…
The Entanglement of Religion, Politics and ‘Asabiyah in Modern Afghanistan
Religion and politics have always been entangled in Afghanistan. However, the relationship between ‘asabiyah (group feeling) and…
TheLife of Abū Manṣūr Al-Māturīdī and the Socio-Political and Theological…
Abū Manṣūr al-Māturīdi is one of the most influential theologians in the Muslim World. He emerged in the tenth century in Central…
Corporate Governance: An Islamic Institution Perspective
This takes the paper into a discussion of some of the most crucial aspects of corporate governance, including its objectives,…
Sayyid Mawdudi’s Contribution towards Islamic Revivalismin the…
This paper discussed the role and ideas of Sheikh Mawdudi in religion and politics in India and later Pakistan, Lahore. It is…
Book Review: Islam in the Balance: Ideational Threats in Arab Politics
This concise and important book deals with the dimensional change in internationalconflicts and security pertaining to the power…
Book Review: Martyrdom in Modern Islam: Piety, Power, and Politics
Meir Hatina, associate professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies anddirector of the Levtzion Center for Islamic studies at…
Book Review: The Middle East and Brazil: Perspectives on the New Global…
The title at hand is a valuable and timely edited volume that sheds light onthe economic, political, literary, social, cultural,…
Review Essay: What’s in a Movement? Competing Narratives on Transnational…
What makes the ideas of an Islamic scholar from the heartland of eastern Anatoliarelevant to more than 150 countries across the…
Revisiting Fanaticism in the Context of Wasaṭīyyah
Fanaticism is derived from the Latin word fanum, which refers to sacred placesof worship such as temples or other consecrated…
Book Review: The young Turks and the Ottoman Nationalities: Armenians,…
This volume, short and rich in primary source material, focuses on the relationshipbetween the Ottoman central government…
Book Review: Sayyid Qutb: The Life and Legacy of a Radical Islamic…
Sayyid Qutb’s influence upon radical Islamic movements during the secondhalf of the twentieth century is undeniable and has long…
Book Review: The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of…
With painstaking effort and much dedication invested in this groundbreakingwork, John Andrew Morrow will surely manage to attract…
Un-Islamic or Non-Muslim: The Identity of Violent Extremist Elements among…
This editorial analyzes the phenomenon of violent extremism and its identificationand association with Islam by analysts and…
Book Review: The language of Secular Islam: Urdu Nationalism and Colonial…
In her study of Urdu language politics in late colonial India, Kavita SaraswathiDatla traces the rise and eventual demise of an…
Book Review: Islam and the Theory of Statecraft
Everyone seems to be interested in Islamic political thought these days, nodoubt as a result of the rise and fall of…
Book Review: The Reckoning of Pluralism: Political Belonging and the…
At the time Tambar wrote The Reckoning of Pluralism, there was a briefopening in Turkish political life during which ethnic and…
Book Review: The Future of the Arab Spring: Civic Entrepreneurship in…
The Arab Spring, which began in December 2010, mobilized the Arab massesto depose once-uncontestable autocratic rulers. Many…