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Working The System: The Role Of Islam In Student Negotiations Of A Midwestern Charter School, Elizabeth J. Baer

Religious Studies Honors Projects

“What should the role of Islam be in American public life?” Rather than answer this question through broad, theoretical discourse, I turn to a case study of Somali Muslims in a Midwestern charter school. Through this case study, I analyze how individual Muslims, tied to communities and Allah in diverse ways, actively negotiate how to incorporate their religious practices into public space. I argue that by examining specific strategies used by individuals in an actual school setting, as opposed to making generalizing assumptions, one can better understand that Islam already plays a variety of constantly changing roles in American public …

Rise And Development Of Societal Obligation (Fardh Kifiiya) In Islamic Legal Philosophy, Nahla El-Haraki

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Influence Of Trade On Sabil Decoration, Maryam Abd Al-Aziz Farrag

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Seeing The Unseen, Hebatallah Youssef

Archived Theses and Dissertations

Man as a being has always been concerned with seeing the unseen; each individual who ventures upon this search has a different trajectory. This research studies the path which seems to unite different travelers who seek the vision of the unseen, through analyzing Plato's allegory of the cave, which is an excerpt from The Republic, Heidegger's interpretation of the allegory which is from his book The Essence of Truth, and some of the works of Ibn 'Arabi which shed light on the Sufi path. It is my hope that the similarities that emerge from this analysis will help enunciate the …

Alexander In The Himalayas: Competing Imperial Legacies In Medieval Islamic History And Literature, Anna Akasoy

Publications and Research

In 1888, Rudyard Kipling published a collection of stories in a volume with the title The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales. The collection includes the short story The Man Who Would be King, in which Kipling's alter ego, a British journalist in India, makes the acquaintance of a pair of adventurers, Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan, who demand his help as a fellow Mason. The two shady characters have set out to take advantage of divisions among the natives and are determined to install themselves as kings in Kafiristan, a remote region inhabited by pagans in the north of the …

Las Cuestiones Sicilianas De Ibn Sab‘Īn: El Texto, Sus Fuentes Y Su Contexto Histórico, Anna Ayşe Akasoy

Publications and Research

The Sicilian Questions are the earliest pre-served text of the philosopher and Sufi Ibn Sab‘īn of Murcia (c. 614/1217-668/1270). Even though the prologue of the text claims that it is a response to questions sent by Frederick II to the Arab world, it seems more likely that it was an introductory manual for Arab students of philosophy, dealing with four specific and controversial problems as away of presenting general concepts of Aristotelian philosophy. This article analyses the structure and way of argumentation in the Sicilian Questions. Particular attention is being paid to the relationship between mysticism and philosophy and …

Ibn 'Arabi's Primacy Of Consciousness: Finding In Being Found By The Real, Reham Elnory

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Sayyid Qutb And Literary Exegesis: An Analysis Of Sayyid Qutb's Exegetical Methodology In In The Shade Of The Quran, John Clifford Halliwell

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"Strangers In A Strange Land": Assessing The Experience Of Latter-Day Saint Expatriate Families, James A. Toronto

BYU Studies

The word expatriate is derived from Latin ex, meaning out, and patria, meaning fatherland. In a broad sense, an expatriate is defined as anyone living outside his or her native land. Prominent scriptural expatriates include Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses, Lehi and his family, the Apostle Paul, and Moroni. In a sense, all of us are spiritual expatriates with plans and hopes of ultimately returning to our home of origin.

The Intoxication Of The Spirit: Ahmed Ibn 'Ajibah's Commentary On 'Umar Ibn Al-Farid's Wine Song, Nuri Friedlander

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Orientalisms In The Interpretation Of Islamic Philosophy, Muhammad Ali Khalidi

Publications and Research

The recent death of Edward Said has reignited the debate as to whether his landmark work Orientalism still has something to teach us about the study of Arab-Islamic civilization. In this article, I will argue that Saidʼs central thesis in Orientalism has a direct explanatory role to play in our understanding of the work produced in at least one area of scholarship about the Arab and Islamic worlds, namely Arab-Islamic philosophy from the classical or medieval period. Moreover, I will claim that it continues to play this role not only for scholarship produced in the West by Western scholars but …

Israel, Islam And The Church

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

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The Ceremonial-Urban Dynamic Of Cairo From The Fatimid To The Early Mamluk Period, Heba H Mostafa

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Islamic Revival And National Identity In Post Soviet Kazakhstan, Alima Bissenova

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Inscriptions Of Bahri Mamluk Sultans, Heba Abd-El-Aziz El-Toudy

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Building In Egypt Between Craft And Industry, Ola Salah Said

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Islamic Design Influences On Spanish Architecture In The Twentieth Century, M Tarek Amin El-Akkad

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Exoteric Vicegerency (Khilafat Al-Zahir) In The Thought Of Shaykh Muhyi 'L-Din Ibn Al-Arabi, Maha Abdel Megid Maamoun

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Islam: An Introduction And Bibliography, James A. Toronto, Cynthia Finlayson

BYU Studies

Long before the events of September 11, 2001, BYU Studies began working on this special issue focusing on Islam. The authors and editors who worked on this issue have tried to capture the spirit of a religion that provides guidance to the lives of millions of people worldwide. The ever expanding influence of Islam extends to the prominent and often controversial role that Islam plays in contemporary politics. In addition, Muslim theology, scripture, art, science, and communal values have made significant contributions to world civilization. And in quiet yet significant ways, dialogue and contact between Latter-day Saints and Muslims have …

Jerusalem's Role As A Holy City For Muslims, Chad F. Emmett

BYU Studies

When Pope John Paul II made his historic March 2000 pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he did so with the hopes of building bridges and fostering peace. While in Jerusalem, he scheduled a meeting with Jewish, Christian, and Muslim leaders to symbolize his ongoing desire for religious reconciliation. The meeting turned out to be less than conciliatory, especially in regard to Jerusalem. When Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau of Israel's Ashkenazic community praised the pope for his "'recognition of Jerusalem as its united, eternal capital'," some audience members shouted out that the pope had not recognized Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem. …

The Celestial Element, Loai Omran

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Bahri Mamluk Wooden Ceilings, Jasmin Wardani

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Monumental Quranic Inscriptions On Cairene Religious Monuments, Dina Mahmoud Hamdi Montasser

Archived Theses and Dissertations

Since Quranic inscriptions dominate the epigraphic decoration of Cairene Islamic religious monuments, the target of this thesis has been to investigate the Quranic inscriptions of some selected religious monuments of each main era of the Islamic history of Cairo: Fatimid, Mamluk and Ottoman. The questions examined are the following: what was the frequency of utilizing Quranic inscriptions compared to other types of inscriptions? What are the common architectural locations of Quranic quotations compared to other types of inscriptions? Regardless of the form of the script, whether naskhi or kufic, what were the common stylistic visual forms of inscriptions on religious …

Penguasaan Kata Ganti Nama Bahasa Arab Di Kalangan Pelajar-Pelajar Di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama, Tuan Rashid Tuan Mat

Student Works (2000-2009)

Setiap bahasa mempunyai keistimewaan dan kelebihan serta peminatnya yang tersendiri. Bahasa Arab juga mempunyai keistimewaan ini. Ia adalah bahasa rasmi agama kepada Islam yang menjadi anutan ramai penduduk dunia. Uahasa Arab menjadi bahasa yang dibanggakan olch setiap orang yang mengaku dirinya Islam. Bahasa ini sentiasa digunakan oleh mereka sejak zaman permulaan Islam hingga ke hari ini, dan lnsya Allah ia akan kekal menjad i kebanggaan orang-orang Islam hingga ke akltir zaman. Salah satu keistimewaan bahasa Arab yang tiada pada bahasa lain ialah bahasa ini tidak mengalami banyak perubahan dan sentiasa difahami walau pun ia telah melalui tempoh masa yang lebih …

Naqshbandiyya In Damascus: Strategies To Establish And Strengthen The Order In A Changing Society, Leif Stenberg

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

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The Manzara: Its Form And Function In Fatimid Egypt, Jehan Ismail Reda

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Spiritan West Africa Memorial: 1842-1996, Henry J. Koren Cssp

Spiritan Memorial

Contents

Preface (p.7-10)

Acronyms Used for Countries And Non-autonomous Areas (p.11)

Abbreviations Used for Major Spiritan Communities (p.12)

Other Symbols and Abbreviations (p.14)

Bibliographical Abbreviations (p.14)

Note about the First Line of Each Biographical Sketch (p.15-16)

Section One: The Period from 1842 to 1930 (p.17-188)

Section Two: The Period from 1931 to 1969 (p.189-292)

Section Three:· the Period from 1970 to 1996 (p.293-388)

Alphabetical List of Names with Entry Number, Year of Arrival or Start of Ministry in West Africa and Place of Birth: (p.389-402)

The Revealed Word And The Struggle For Authority: Interpretation And Use Of Islamic Terminology Among Algerian Islamists, Leif Stenberg

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

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Isnad In Arabic Literary Works, William J Kopycki

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Practical Apologetic Of Muhammad Abduh With A View Toward His Approach To Christianity, Michael F Kuhn

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