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Islamic Civilization

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Islamic Civilization

Slavery and Emancipation in the Sharia: The Islamic Framework for Ethical Treatment of Slaves in the Minhāj fī shuʿab al-īmān of al-Ḥalīmī

Dr. Jonathan Brown

Islamic Civilization

A Plea to Saintly Women: The Life and Legacy of Nana Asma'u

Faatimah Knight

Islamic Civilization

Mawālī: How Freed Slaves and Non-Arabs Contributed to Islamic Scholarship

Dr. Emad Hamdeh

Papers

10 items
Islam and Anti-Blackness: Leaving Ignorance Behind

Islamic Civilization

Islam and Anti-Blackness: Leaving Ignorance Behind

Dr. Jonathan Brown
The Months Ordained by Allah: Reviving the Islamic Calendar

Islamic Civilization

The Months Ordained by Allah: Reviving the Islamic Calendar

Anonymous Guest Contributor
Reviving the Waqf Tradition: Moral Imagination and the Structural Causes of Poverty

Islamic Civilization

Reviving the Waqf Tradition: Moral Imagination and the Structural Causes of Poverty

Dr. Zara Khan
We’ve Been Here Before: Plague and Pestilence in Pre-Modern Islamic History

Islamic Civilization

We’ve Been Here Before: Plague and Pestilence in Pre-Modern Islamic History

Abdul Rahman Latif
Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions (Waqfs)

Islamic Civilization

Financing Kindness as a Society: The Rise & Fall of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions (Waqfs)

Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid
Who Wants the Caliphate?

Islamic Civilization

Who Wants the Caliphate?

Dr. Ovamir Anjum
Muslims’ Collective Amnesia of the Ottoman Past—and Why We Should Reclaim Our History

Islamic Civilization

Muslims’ Collective Amnesia of the Ottoman Past—and Why We Should Reclaim Our History

Dr. Yakoob Ahmed
“Be Brothers”—Case Studies of Muslim Receptions of Refugees in History

Islamic Civilization

“Be Brothers”—Case Studies of Muslim Receptions of Refugees in History

Abdul Rahman Latif
Tolerance, Minorities, and Ideological Perspectives

Islamic Civilization

Tolerance, Minorities, and Ideological Perspectives

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
The Structure of Scientific Productivity in Islamic Civilization: Orientalists’ Fables

Islamic Civilization

The Structure of Scientific Productivity in Islamic Civilization: Orientalists’ Fables

Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi
Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule

Islamic Civilization

Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek

Videos

15 videos
Indigenous Palestinians Recount Their History

Islamic Civilization

Indigenous Palestinians Recount Their History

Dania Tbakhi
Book Recommendations from Dr. Jonathan Brown

Islamic Civilization

Book Recommendations from Dr. Jonathan Brown

Dr. Jonathan Brown
Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule | Animation

Islamic Civilization

Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule | Animation

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Sayedaty Ep. 10: Hawa Aden Mohamed

Islamic Civilization

Sayedaty Ep. 10: Hawa Aden Mohamed

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Sayedaty Ep. 9: Zobaida bint Jaafar

Islamic Civilization

Sayedaty Ep. 9: Zobaida bint Jaafar

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Sayedaty Ep. 8: Arwa bint Ahmed

Islamic Civilization

Sayedaty Ep. 8: Arwa bint Ahmed

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Sayedaty Ep. 7: Amina of Zaria

Islamic Civilization

Sayedaty Ep. 7: Amina of Zaria

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Sayedaty Ep. 6: Sutayta Al-Mahāmali

Islamic Civilization

Sayedaty Ep. 6: Sutayta Al-Mahāmali

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Sayedaty Ep. 5: Nusayba bint Kaab

Islamic Civilization

Sayedaty Ep. 5: Nusayba bint Kaab

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Sayedaty Ep. 4: Rabiah Al-Adawiyya

Islamic Civilization

Sayedaty Ep. 4: Rabiah Al-Adawiyya

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Sayedaty Ep. 3: Nafisah bint al-Hasan

Islamic Civilization

Sayedaty Ep. 3: Nafisah bint al-Hasan

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Sayedaty Ep. 2: Zaynab al Ghazali al Jubayli

Islamic Civilization

Sayedaty Ep. 2: Zaynab al Ghazali al Jubayli

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Introducing Our Sayedaty Series by Tesneem AlKiek

Islamic Civilization

Introducing Our Sayedaty Series by Tesneem AlKiek

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Sayedaty Ep. 1: Aisha Bint Abu Bakr

Islamic Civilization

Sayedaty Ep. 1: Aisha Bint Abu Bakr

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek
Islam’s Take on Modernity and Progress

Islamic Civilization

Islam’s Take on Modernity and Progress

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Infographics

2 items
Tolerance or Injustice? Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule

Islamic Civilization

Tolerance or Injustice? Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule

Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule | Infographic

Islamic Civilization

Religious Minorities Under Muslim Rule | Infographic