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Many countries today use technology as a part of the process of teaching. However, such technologies are not widely used in some Muslim countries for various reasons. Many people around the world assume that Islam in itself is the obstacle that prevents the application of techno…

'A treatise of algebra historical and practical' (London 1685) by John Wallis (1616-1703) was the first full length history of algebra. In four hundred pages Wallis explored the development of algebra from its appearances in Classical, Islamic and medieval cultures to the modern…

This dissertation explores the relationship between gender and Muslim community identity in late colonial India. It pursues two broad themes. The first of these is the way in which gender issues were used symbolically by Muslim religious and political leaders to give substance t…

Islamic banking system is one of the fastest growing segments of the international financial industry. This system has been receiving a growing attention nowadays especially after the global financial crisis which gave Islamic banks an opportunity to prove their resilience and c…

This study examines the compatibility of the Law of Criminal Procedure of 2001 in Saudi Arabia with the international human rights standards, and provides recommendations for criminal procedure reforms. The recent developments in the Saudi Arabian criminal justice system make it…

This study relates philosophy of science and philosophy of religion. It compares a system of western thought and its implications for contemporary Arab-Islamic philosophy. The basis for this approach lies in the concept of worldview as rooted in the process of systematization of…

A salient, as well as an intriguing feature of understanding the international behavior of Revolutionary Iran under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1979-1989) revolves around an incorporation of the cultural underpinnings and exigencies of the Islamic Revolution i…

Beginning with the premise that the meaning and value of Islamic art remains largely misunderstood by the American public, this study examines specific difficulties inherent in Islamic art as well as its formal study, which do not lend themselves accessible to the visual underst…

From its origins in Arabia, to its flowering in the greater Near East, Islam was heir to many different societies, each of which exhibited multiple levels of social stratification. While the elimination of all status divisions was not a goal of early Muslims, certain claims to s…