Search Results - Shia Islamism

Milk Kinship and the Maternal Body in Shi’a Islam by Rahbari, Ladan

“…In Islamic law, kinship is defined by consanguineal and affinal relationships. Birth and Islamic marriage are important events that define religious…”
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Shi'a principles and Iran's strategic culture towards ballistic missile deployment by Eslami, Mohammad, Vysotskaya Guedes Vieira, Alena

“… This article argues that to understand Iran's behaviour we must recognize the role of Shi'a Islam…”
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Making Muslim babies: IVF and gamete donation in Sunni versus Shi'a Islam by Inhorn, Marcia C

“…Medical anthropological research on science, biotechnology, and religion has focused on the "local moral worlds" of men and women as they make difficult…”
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Captive to the Demonology of the Iranian Mobs: U.S. Foreign Policy and Perceptions of Shi’a Islam During the Iranian Revolution, 1978-79 by BIGLARI, MATTIN

“… about Shi’a Islam during the time of the Iranian revolution, 1978–9. I show how lower ranking officials in diplomatic and intelligence circles came to the common conception…”
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Female Leadership in Shia Islam: Women on the Way from Mujtahid to Marja by Tahiiev, Akif

“…Marja’ al-taqlid are Shia religious scholars of the highest level, something which takes decades to achieve…”
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A Shi’a Islam Approach to Wisdom in Management: A Deep Understanding Opening to Dialogue and Dialectic by Rahmati, Mohammad Hossein, Intezari, Ali, McKenna, Bernard

“…This paper considers how a Shi’a Islamic perspective of wisdom can inform contemporary business ethics theory…”
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Understanding Human Dignity in Shi’i Islam: Debates, Challenges, and Solutions for Contemporary Issues by Asghari, SeyedAmirHossein

“…This study delves into the nuanced understanding of human dignity as expressed and upheld within the framework of Shi’i Islam…”
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Challenges of Using Artificial Intelligence in the Process of Shi’i Ijtihad by Latifi, Hasan

“…This article aims to explore the potential challenges that may arise when employing generative AI models in the process of Shi’i ijtihad. By drawing upon…”
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Shia Islam clampdown in Nigeria: A recipe for insurgency? by Uche, Chidiebube Jasper

“…This article examines the crackdown on Shia Muslims in Nigeria. It analyses the transition from Sunni to Shia Islam…”
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Religious Interpretations of Near-Death Experiences Based on the Teachings of Shia Islam by Mojtaba Etemadinia, Alinaghi Ghasemiannejad Jahromi

“… conform to the prevailing spirit of Islamic eschatology derived from Shia hadiths. However, there are some conflicts and inconsistencies…”
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The Human in the perspective of Freud and its comparison with the Shiite Islam perspective: human in Freud perspective and shia islam by Amir Qorbanpoor Lafmejani

“… However, From Shi'a point of view, man is the supreme creature of God and is a creature that has two lives. Human beings have free will, so there is a responsibility. Shi'a believes that man is not morally neutral and generally have a common moral sense and are aware of the ethical principles and the ultimate goal of life and Creation is to reach the nearness to God…”
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Nigeria's Shi'a Islamic Movement and Evolving Islamist Threat Landscape: Old, New and Future Generators of Radicalization by Gray, Simon, Adeakin, Ibikunle

“…The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) emerged in the early 1980s as the first Shi'a Islamist organization in Nigeria…”
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The Routinisation of Authority: A Comparative Perspective on Marginalisation, Socio-economic Factors and Perceptions on Authority in Contemporary Shiʿa Islam by Gärde, Johan

“… on Shiʿa Islam, is used to analyse twenty-one national surveys in ten countries with a sample size of 33,922, including approximately 14,000 Shiʿite respondents…”
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Islam nuanced: transcending Shi’a clerical authority among Iranian Americans in rural Kentucky by Saidi Moqadam, Erfan

“… how these individuals conceive of Islam differently from the monolithic Islam promoted by both Islamic clerics and the post-9/11 dominant discourse that has racialized Muslims…”
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Theocracy in Shia Islam and Judaism: Studies in Legal Theology by Tzfadya, Ezra David

“…The dissertation, “Theocracy in Judaism and Shia Islam: Studies in Legal Theology…”
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Prospects for Higher Shia Religious Education in Post-Soviet Countries by Tahiiev, Akif

“…, and Shi’ites, in turn, are a minority in all post-Soviet countries except Azerbaijan. The Shia communities of the post-Soviet region are little studied in general…”
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The Iranian Revolution and Shia Islam: W by Demirci, Süleyman

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Change from within: Shia Seminarians' Responses to Contemporary Religious and Social Challenges by Akbar, Ali

“… Shiʿi establishment, have paved the way for new interpretations of Islam in general and Shiʿism in particular. To do so, the article focuses on three specific themes…”
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After Subjectivity: A Study of Knowledge, Ethics and Art in Shia Islam by Blanch, Samuel David

“…The Shia Muslim sits on the carpet in a darkened room bent over a pamphlet, carefully following the lines of a Ramadan supplication…”
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Ancient Feminine Archetypes in Shi‘i Islam by Inloes, Amina

“…This paper explores archetypes of femininity associated with Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ in Twelver Shi‘i hagiography through consideration of a broad range of…”
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