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03/03/2024
https://www.cnn.com/videos/style/2024/03/01/dohas-museum-of-islamic-art-spc-intl.cnn
--M.T. Samuel
The legacy of Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art | CNN The Museum of Islamic Art was the last cultural building designed by the late architect I.M. Pei. CNN looks at the impact the museum has had on Qatar.
03/03/2024
https://daily.jstor.org/a-mughal-mosque-in-kenya/
--M.T. Samuel
A Mughal Mosque in Kenya - JSTOR Daily Built for Punjabi migrants brought to Africa by the British and modeled on Mughal architecture, the Jamia Masjid in Nairobi serves Kenya’s Muslim minority.
02/18/2024
https://www.marginaliareviewofbooks.com/post/philosophical-sufism-in-translation
--M.T. Samuel
Philosophical Sufism in Translation Cyrus Ali Zargar reviews Ayn al-Quḍāt al-Hamadhānī As someone who studies classical Sufism, I want to share the wonder that strikes me when encountering primary sources. Yet Islamic studies still seems to be catching up with its analogues in other religious traditions. Many of the best texts re...
02/18/2024
https://aeon.co/essays/sufi-transitions-between-mullahs-and-sufis-in-afghanistan
--M.T. Samuel
Sufi transitions: between mullahs and Sufis in Afghanistan | Aeon Essays Once a centre of Afghan culture, Sufism seems to have disappeared in the maelstrom of war and upheaval. But still it survives
02/18/2024
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2017/11/24/world/middleeast/sufi-muslim-explainer.html
--M.T. Samuel
Who Are Sufi Muslims and Why Do Some Extremists Hate Them? A terrorist attack in Egypt has focused attention on the mystical school of Islam, which emphasizes the inward search for divinity.
02/09/2024
https://www.vogue.in/content/what-does-fashion-owe-its-muslim-karigars
--M.T. Samuel
What does fashion owe its Muslim karigars? Unpacking the politics behind the Indian fashion industry's biggest—but unsung— shareholders
02/09/2024
Malaysia’s apex court quashes state’s expansion of sharia law Landmark case tested the separation of powers between common and religious laws under the country’s unique dual legal system.
02/09/2024
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/small-indian-state-passes-landmark-civil-code-opposed-by-muslims-2024-02-07/
--M.T. Samuel
Small Indian state passes landmark civil code opposed by Muslims Lawmakers in a small Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday approved landmark legislation to unify personal laws across religions, a move opposed by many minority Muslims.
01/28/2024
France’s biggest Muslim school went from accolades to defunding – showing a key paradox in how the country treats Islam Some of the measures the French government has taken to fight radicalization can do the opposite, three social scientists argue.
01/28/2024
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/25/saudi-arabia-to-allow-first-alcohol-sales-in-72-years-dividing-opinion
--M.T. Samuel
Saudi Arabia to allow first alcohol sales in 72 years, dividing opinion Shop will be open only to non-Muslim diplomats – but some fear it is first step to wider availability of alcohol in teetotal kingdom
01/28/2024
https://daily.jstor.org/dreams-in-islam/
--M.T. Samuel
Dreams in Islam - JSTOR Daily Even before the founding of Islam, Arabia was home to professional dream interpreters.