This study investigated how shari'a regulations diffused across different jurisdictions in Indonesia. The focus of this study was on the process of the diffusion, looking at three different aspects of diffusion: factors, actors, and mechanisms. It addressed these questions: What…
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This research looks at the connection between the Islamic purity system (taharah ), Islamic rituals, and women in Muslim societies. The goal of this thesis is a critical analysis of the taharah system concerning female bodies and as applied in the performance of Islamic rituals.…
A growing community of Latino Muslims in the United States expands already dynamic categories of what it means to be a Latino and what it means to be a Muslim at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Through various avenues, including the Internet, Latinos have come into co…
This dissertation examines uncertainties about the supernatural among members of the urban middle class in Tehran, Iran. In particular, I attend to the ways in which the category of the supernatural (mavara ) has become, for some people, an object of potential scientific ('elmi …
Given the challenges facing Islamic banking and finance, Islamic banking is developing at a remarkable pace. In the past three decades, the number of Islamic financial institutions has grown from one in 1975 to over 300 today in more than 75 countries. However, there are relativ…
Though common sense and political rhetoric suggest that identity claims play an important role in determining action, psychology and sociology research both suggest that beliefs do not have a direct impact on action. This dissertation explores the impact of the religious identit…
Senior Islamic authorities (`ulama ) have reached different levels of consensus when contesting their response to major international events in the 21st century, largely agreeing on the appropriate response in some cases while remaining strongly divided in others. This variation…
This dissertation examines the processes through which Beirut, a town on the periphery of the Early Islamic Empire (7th -9 th century C.E.), was integrated into a nascent Islamic landscape. Chapter 1 describes the role of Umayyad naval policies in the creation of communal and ad…
In this study, I examine the existing literature and carry out a qualitative exploration in order to formulate a better understanding of the dynamics that influence the lives of 2nd generation Italian Muslims. Although monumental social and political challenges remain in confron…
This research explores understandings of what it means to "be Canadian" for Canadian-born Muslim women who practice hijab, an outward expression of personal identity practiced by some Muslim women and visible by the covering of the head and modest clothing. The women's identity …
In this dissertation, I analyze the role the horse and horse culture played in early modern South Asia through the lens of the genre of horse treatises (farasnama ) produced in the Subcontinent in Persian. My analysis of the farasnama ties in directly with the new analyses of th…
The Pashtun population that straddles the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan has endured a history of conflict that continues to this day and has affected politics and governance in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Amid complex tribal relations, the Pashtuns abide by a very strict…
As the number of Islamic institutions increases in America, the need for greater understanding of the Muslim community, and the challenges faced by this minority, increases as well. This project seeks to provide such knowledge by exploring one of these rapidly growing institutio…
This case study describes the educational, social, and cultural experiences of three Arab Muslim high school students in the ESL program of a southeastern state of U.S. During the fall of 2009, the researcher spent an average of two days a week with the participants and their fa…
The experiences of immigrant mothers have been brought to light by different researchers, but insufficient attention has been paid to Muslim mothers' experiences of raising children. Phenomenological methodology was utilized to investigate Muslim mothers' experiences of raising …
The spread of digital technology has expanded how people engage with religious information. Religious activities are no longer restricted to physical spaces as the Internet allows users to customize their religious experiences. This study, grounded in the uses and gratifications…
We commonly assume that religion is simply part of a person's identity, a preference, or a choice. This is a result of the modern liberal rejection of all but empirical knowledge and the corresponding public rejection of metaphysics. This makes it impossible to make philosophica…
Since September 11, 2001, the United States and our Western allies have become greatly concerned by the threat posed by "homegrown terrorists" and the individuals responsible for their radicalization. These extremists no longer need to travel abroad to join a terrorist group and…
Within the context of contemporary politics, Christian, Muslim and Liberal traditions have been, in many instances, at odds with each other regarding how humankind's social political future should be ordered. Such a conflicting condition has been aggravated by the global circula…