Sociology of Rights: “I Am Therefore I Have Rights”: Human Rights in Islam between Universalistic and Communalistic Perspectives

”I am therefore I have rights,” argues this paper. Mere existence qualifies a human…
Islam; Human Rights; Culture; Globalization
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The Art and Architecture of Islamic Cairo

Since Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt in 1798, the western traveler has been obsessed wit…
islam, Islamic culture, architecture
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Islamic Finance Law, Economics, and Practice

This book provides an overview of the practice of Islamic finance and the historical roo…
Islam; Islamic economics
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Islamic Economics

In Islamic economics, historical examination can tell us that the Islamic system per se…
Islam; Islamic economics
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Conversion to Islam in the Balkans

Conversion to Islam (or Islamization) was a social process of utmost importance to Islam…
islam, Islamic History
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Medieval islamic Civilization

The study of Islam as a religion and the languages of the Middle East, especially Arabic…
islam, Islamic History
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Papyrology and The History of Early Islamic Egypt

Islam; Islamic History
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The Isma'ılıs

The Isma'ilis represent the second largest Shia Muslim community after the Twelvers (Ith…
islam, Islamic History
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Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law

Rudolph Peters’ book is about crimes and their punishments as laid down in Islamic law…
Islam; Islamic Law
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Islamic Liberation Theology

Are we today witness to a renewed confrontation between ‘‘Islam and the West’’ o…
Islam; Islamic Philosophy
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Transitions in the ‘‘Progress’’ of Civilization: Theorizing History, Practice, and Tradition

Those who think that ‘‘progressive’’ Islam is a ready-made ideology or an offthe…
islam
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Democracy In Islam

Whether Islam can give rise to human rights and democracy is a deep concern for Western…
Islam; Political Islam
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The Future of Political Islam

What is political Islam? How does it act in the world? What challenges does it pose to t…
islam, Political Islam
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Islamic LeviathanIslam and the Making of State Power

Over the course of the past two decades Islamism has exercised a growing influence on po…
islam, Political Islam
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Contesting the Saudi State

The terms Wahhabi or Salafi are seen as interchangeable and frequently misunderstood by…
Islam; Political Islam
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