Medieval Arab notions of physical difference can feel singularly arresting for modern audiences. Did you know that blue eyes, baldness, bad breath and boils were all considered bodily 'blights', as were cross eyes, lameness and deafness? What assumptions about bodies influenced …
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A deep historical study of the efforts of scientists in their areas of specializations will illustrate how they became significant contributors to knowledge in the modern era. This monograph will address ancient Islamic heritage in terms that show how the heritage of Islamic civ…
This book sheds light on how the Shiite-dominated government's sectarian policy deepened the divide between Iraq's major communities (Shiites, Sunni Arabs and the Kurds) and led the country on the path of unending sectarian violence. It explains how government's failure to addre…
Evil Eye, Jinn Possession, and Mental Health Issues raises awareness of the cultural considerations, religion and spirituality involved in the assessment of Muslim patients with mental health problems. The belief that Jinn spirits can cause mental illness in humans through affli…
The main aim of this study is to analyse and evaluate the changing identity of the built environment in Tripoli. In search of a definition for identity, the research found that identity is a combination of similarity and difference, creating a sense of uniqueness with which indi…
This study takes as its starting point the generally accepted fact that there exists a gap between architectural education and architectural practice in Saudi Arabia. It seeks to answert he following researchq uestions: What is the magnitude of the gap? How does the gap manifest…
This study examines the continuing efforts to integrate secular and religious sciences in Islamic secondary religious schools in Malaysia. It explored the differences that exist among the three stakeholders: the Ministry of Education, the scholars of education, and the teachers …
This study seeks to answer two central questions: (1) Why are modern Muslim scholars using the 'Constitution' of Medina to establish the origins of democracy in Islam? And (2) Do these scholars merit being called "apologists for Islam," the label critics commonly give to anyone …
This dissertation is a social and intellectual history of Islamic revivalist movements in nineteenth-century Southeast Asia. I focus on one particularly active center of Islamic learning at Patani, on the Malay-Thai Peninsula, and how its people forged transnational scholarly ne…
Research in the area of culture and mental illness suggests that cultural and religious beliefs can influence attitudes toward mental illness. Little research exists on Muslims' conceptions of mental illness and the potential influence of their religious and cultural norms on in…
An important aspect of the study of religion is the close examination of scripture. This dissertation asserts that rhetorical criticism reveals the complementary nature of two passages of scripture, from two otherwise divergent traditions, that share what today might be consider…
Although al-Zamakhshari's Qur'an commentary, al-Kashshaf , is one of the best-known works from mediaeval Islamic scholarship, a close examination of the secondary literature reveals that very little is known about this work. Likewise, while a number of Western and Middle Eastern…
Most scholars of early Qur'an manuscripts have focused on studying calligraphy and have chosen not to attempt a detailed study of the decoration often present throughout the manuscripts. Much of the scholarship centers on dating and localizing early Qur'an manuscripts; there are…
This dissertation traces the ninth century origin and later historical development of a popular strand of the Islamic Ascension tradition ascribed to a companion of Muhammad named Ibn 'Abbas. It illustrates how scenes from the Primitive Version of the pseudo-Ibn 'Abbas Ascension…