Ali Khamenei’s son is known less for speeches or religious authority than for his influence and the networks he’s built behind the scenes.
- Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
Mass protests are not new to Iran – they have a long and violent history.
For the first time, the experiences of Muslim Australians have been systematically documented and addressed. The government must now act decisively.
Ces trois textes religieux justifient tous les guerres défensives. Mais ils y fixent des limites strictes, et soulignent également l’importance de la paix.
These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.
Syria’s new leaders, the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, will face immediate challenges as they seek to consolidate power and form a new government.
Syria has fractured into three zones: Turkey-backed Sunni forces in the north, US-supported Kurdish forces in the northeast, and the Shiite-backed Assad government controlling the west and south.
Turquía necesitaba desesperadamente un cambio de gobierno y un soplo de aire fresco. Pero nada ha cambiado. Ahora es probable que la asfixia social, política y económica empeore.
Avec la reconduction du président sortant pour cinq années supplémentaires, l’asphyxie sociale, politique et économique risque de s’aggraver en Turquie.
Turkey desperately needed a change in government and a breath of fresh air. Now the social, political and economic suffocation is likely to get worse.
With no clear winner in last weekend’s election, Turks will again go to the polls in a run-off elections between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and challenger Kamal Kilicdaroglu.
The Erdogan government’s response to the devastating earthquakes in Turkey has been widely criticised. But how it might affect the forthcoming presidential election remains to be seen.
Ramadan, a holy month of fasting in Islam, begins this weekend, and asks Muslims to give thanks to God for the sustenance the Earth provides.
Through its theology of the environment and the power of its ethical stance, Islam and Muslims must play a central role in reversing climate change.
There are many different understandings of shariah law in the Muslim world – the Taliban’s is a particularly hard-line one that is unlikely to change radically.
A large voter turnout among Muslim Americans may be enough to turn some of the swing states to the Democratic candidate in the 2020 election.
After years of civil war, the Syrian people are now suffering from the coronavirus pandemic and a crashing economy. And there is no end in sight.
As it has for many other people, the lockdown restrictions to deal with the spread of coronavirus is having a signficiant impact on the way Msulims practise their faith.
The contested province of Idlib has become a focus of the conflict, which has become increasingly violent and dangerous.
592 online and offline Islamophobia incidents were recorded in the last four years. But this represents only the tip of the iceberg.
With so much politics at play, Turkey is likely to be in Syria for a long time to come – and the real winner from it all is likely to be the Assad government.
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, Turkey may be sinking deeper in the Syrian conflict.
Despite the calls for a boycott, millions of Muslims will make the pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the five pillars of Islamic practice.
Now that the US has pulled out Syria, is the war actually over?
The Syrian civil war may be coming to an end, but the suffering and uncertainty are far from over for its people.
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