02
Sep
2009
Islamism in Popular Western Discourse
An American intellectual analyses how the West sees Islam and Islamism. (more…)
02
Jul
2009
The Islamic Law of International Relations: Origins and Early Development
Islam and Islamic civilization have taken significant initiatives to internationalize human relationship on theoretical plane on the one [...]
01
Jul
2009
Theocentrism and Pluralism: Are They Poles Apart?
Theocentrism does not exclude pluralism and “theocentric view of pluralism” presents a solid moral basis for tolerance of other [...]
17
Apr
2008
REIs: Perceptions about Contemporary Issues and Developments
In recent times, various international and regional developments have put the religious educational institutions (REIs) of Pakistan in the [...]
14
Jan
2008
Islam in the West
Many scholars classify the Islamic World into six cultural zones: the Arab world; sub-Saharan Africa; the Turkish zone, including [...]
09
Jan
2008
Economic Role of Women The Islamic Approach
With the introduction of the concept of Gender and Development (GAD) in the 1990s, economic development and empowerment of [...]
07
Jan
2008
Religion, State and Society
Deliberations in a session with young diplomats from India, exploring the role of Islam in affairs of the state, [...]
06
Jan
2008
The Law of War and Concept of Jihad in Islam
In Islam, the conditions for use of force are clearly laid down and Muslims can resort to it only [...]
05
Jan
2008
Socio-Economic Justice and the Muslim World
Societies in the Muslim world are supposed to be homogenously developed and with equitable distribution of wealth and opportunities. [...]
20
Jul
2007
International Financial Stability: The Role of Islamic Finance
This article reviews these crisis and reasons behind them. It also argues that the weaknesses of the prevailing interest-based [...]