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[Vol. 14 No. 08] 01 - 31 January 2020
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE: Islam’s Interactive Inclusiveness
[Vol. 14 No. 07] 01 - 31 December 2019
VISTAS: The Growing Salience of Global Halal Food
[Vol. 14 No. 06] 01 - 30 November 2019
FLIXIR FOR THE SOUL: Tunisia: Luqman’s Advice to His Son
[Vol. 14 No. 05] 01 - 31 October 2019
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Tunisia: The Muslims of Romania
TREASURES OF ISLAMIC LEARNING: University of Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco: The World’s Oldest Surviving Centre of Islamic Learning
THRESHOLDS OF HOPE: The boss who rescued 300 Syrian refugees
[Vol. 14 No. 04] 01 - 30 September 2019
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Tunisia: Discontents of the Jasmine Revolution
MUSLIM SOCIETIES: Which Generation Owns Kazakstan’s Future?
Malaysia is fighting for its billion-dollar palm oil industry
[Vol. 14 No. 03] 01 - 31 August 2019
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE HAJJ
MUSLIM SOCIETIES: A Moroccan Oasis Struggles with Climate Change
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE: The British Victorians who became Muslims
PROFILE: Sir Shah Muhammad Sulaiman: Legacy of a polymath
[Vol. 14 No. 02] 01 - 31 July 2019
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE: The Legacy of Islamic Civilization in Africa
Mawlana Habib al-Rahman al-A'zami, A Colossus of Hadith Studies
Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb: The Views of Shaykh Habib al-Rahman al-Azami
PHOTO GALLERY: Turkey’s Largest Mosque Opened for Worshippers
OBITUARY: GIRISH KARNAD, Writer and Playwright with a Conscience
[Vol. 14 No. 01] 01 - 30 June 2019
Islamic Civilization's Contribution to Science and Medicine: Omar Khayyam
IN FOCUS: The Fallacy of “Islamist Terrorism”
IOS MINARET: Fasting in the Northern Hemisphere Pressing Need for Ijtihad
[Vol. 13 No. 16] 01 - 31 May 2019
MARVELS OF CREATION: The Spider’s Home
ELIXIR FOR THE SOUL: Jewels of Sufism
ELIXIR FOR THE SOUL: RAMADAN: A MONTH OF MULTIPLE BLESSINGS
VIEWPOINT: RAMADAN: Indonesia's Fragile Festival of Democracy
MUSLIM SOCIETIES: The Arab World's Silent Reproductive Revolution
[Vol. 13 No. 15] 01 - 30 April 2019
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE: Vasco da Gama’s Voyage to India and the Ibn Majid Connection
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Is Tunisia Ready for Gender Equality?
[Vol. 13 No. 14] 16 - 31 March 2019
THRESHOLDS OF HOPE: New Zealand: Combating Islamophobia and Healing the Wounds
MUSLIM MINORITIES: From Mahometan to Kiwi Muslim: history of NZ’s Muslim population
PERSPECTIVE: Monogamy and Polygamy in Islamic Perspective
VISTAS: Marriage and Family in Islam
[Vol. 13 No. 13] 01 - 15 March 2019
VISTAS: The Rights of God and the Rights of Humans: An Islamic Perspective on Human Rights
Uighur crackdown: 'I spent seven days of hell in Chinese camps'
Former lawmaker from far-right Dutch party PVV becomes Muslim after writing anti-Islam book
'Landslide vote' for wider Muslim self-rule in Philippines' south
Turkish modest fashion exhibition attracts hundreds of domestic and international companies, visitors
[Vol. 13 No. 12] 01 - 28 February 2019
VISTAS: Contemplation and Meditation in Islamic Perspective
MUSLIM MINORITIES: ‘Reeducating’ Xinjiang’s Muslims
[Vol. 13 No. 11] 01 - 31 January 2019
OBITUARY: Mawlana Muhammad Khwaja Sharif (1940-2018)
PERSPECTIVE: Palestinian women: An untold history of leadership and resistance
Iraqi leaders denounce Trump visit to US troops
[Vol. 13 No. 10] 01 - 31 December 2018
PERSPECTIVE: Multiple Benefits and Blessings of Islamic Prayers
THRESHOLDS OF HOPE: Malaysia: The woman who decides if men can take a second wife
IN FOCUS: How climate change could be causing miscarriages in Bangladesh
Singer Yusuf Islam calls for unity, self-development in Muslim world
PHOTO GALLERY: Iranian Saffron
[Vol. 13 No. 09] 01 - 30 November 2018
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Genocide of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims
THE MUSLIM WORLD TODAY: Yemen Slides into the Horrors of Famine
IN FOCUS: US 'war on terror' has killed over half a million people: study
[Vol. 13 No. 08] 01 - 31 October 2018
ETHNOLOGUE OF THE MUSLIM WORLD: An African Diasora in the Indian Subcontinent: The Habshis and Siddis of India and Pakistan
MUSLIM MINORITIES: China is trying to erase the Uighurs and their culture
IN FOCUS: Kolkata’s Muslim Rangrez community of colour dyers now stares at dark future
[Vol. 13 No. 07] 16 - 30 September 2018
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Mexico’s Indigenous Muslims
VISTAS: Islam and Europe
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE: Libya's ‘Desert Lion’ Omar Mukhtar lives on in memory 87 years after death
LEGACY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS: Spain's Cordoba Mosque should be under public ownership
IN FOCUS: France admits torture during Algeria's war of independence
[Vol. 13 No. 06] 01 - 15 September 2018
OBITUARY: V. S. Naipaul
MUSLIM MINORITIES: China Is Detaining Muslims in Vast Numbers. The Goal: ‘Transformation.’
[Vol. 13 No. 05] 01 - 31 August 2018
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Worsening Plight of China’s Uighur Muslims
OBITUARY: Fuat Sezgin
PHOTO GALLERY: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi
[Vol. 13 No. 04] 01 - 31 July 2018
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Erdogan Wins Turkey’s Historic Election
VITAS: Justice More Accessible
ISLAMOPHOBIA: Hindu group protests against Muslim teachers wearing abaya
[Vol. 13 No. 03] 16 - 30 June 2018
MUSLIM MINORITIES: MUSLIMS OF BULGARIA
IN FOCUS: UN votes to blame Israel for Gaza violence, condemns excessive force against Palestinians
PHOTO GALLERY: EID AL-FITR AROUND THE WORLD (2018)
I spoke to Palestinians who still hold the keys to homes they fled decades ago – many are still determined to return
[Vol. 13 No. 02] 01 - 15 June 2018
CRESCENTSPHERE: MALAYSIA
CRESCENTSPHERE: Ramadan in a Globalising World
PHOTO GALLERY: RAMADAN IN PICTURES (2018)
[Vol. 13 No. 01] 01 - 31 May 2018
MUSLIM MINORITIES: MUSLIMS IN SPAIN
FLIXIR FOR THE SOUL: Ramadan: a month of multiple blessings
PERSPECTIVE: Ilan Pappe: Palestinians don't need US for their statehood
INFOCUS: How long after this week's Gaza massacre are we going to continue pretending that the Palestinians are non-people?
[Vol. 12 No. 21] 16 - 30 April 2018
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Mastermind of Timbuktu’s Vandalism Indicted by ICC
INFOCUS: Sonia, sadly
PERSPECTIVE: Alone-ness of being Palestine
VIEWPOINT: If not now, when should Europe recognise Palestine?
Jeremy Corbyn condemns Western 'silence' over Israel's killing of at least 27 Palestinians on the Gaza border
[Vol. 12 No. 20] 01 - 15 April 2018
INFOCUS: QATAR: Discontents of Affluence
ISLAMIC ART: The Calligraphic World of Soraya Syed
MUSLIM MINORITIES: The hellish situation of the Rohingya in Bangladesh is like nothing on earth. Aung San Suu Kyi should be ashamed
[Vol. 12 No. 19] 01 - 31 March 2018
OBITUARY: Shaykh Muhammad Mustafa Al-‘Azami
MUSLIM MINORITIES: مســـلمو التبت
BOOK REVIEW: Islam and the State in Myanmar: Muslim–Buddhist Relations and the Politics of Belonging, Edited by Melissa Crouch
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Muslims of Tibet
[Vol. 12 No. 18] 16 - 28 February 2018
FLIXIR FOR THE SOUL: The Fear of God and Man’s Accountability to the Almighty
MUSLIM MINORITIES: سلسلة الـدعـوة في اليابان إعداد الأستاذ الدكتور صالح مهدي السامرائي
INFOCUS: Life after the army: Israel's conscientious objectors
PHOTO GALLERY: Yemen: Displaced in Sanaa’s Old City
[Vol. 12 No. 17] 01 - 15 February 2018
MUSLIM MINORITIES: MUSLIMS OF TIBET
THRESHOLDS OF HOPE: Far-right German politician converts to Islam
VIEWPOINT: Father Of Western Economics Took ‘Most Of His Best Ideas’ From Sharia Law
INFOCUS: Homeless in Gaza
[Vol. 12 No. 16] 16 - 31 January 2018
ISLAMIC WORLD: Large-Scale Protests Rock Tunisia
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: 11-year-old Muslim girl 'terrified' after man cuts her hijab
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE: Years Go By The past as present in modern-day Uzbekistan
PERSPECTIVE: This Land Is Our Land
[Vol. 12 No. 15] 01 - 15 January 2018
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Muslims in Georgia
INFOCUS: WORLDWIDE SURGE IN Halal Business
Alcohol and Cancer
[Vol. 12 No. 14] 16 - 31 December 2017
GLOBESCAN: Donald Trump’s Provocative Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital Draws Worldwide Indignation and Condemnation
MUSLIM WORLD TODAY: More than 8 million 'a step away' from famine in Yemen
[Vol. 12 No. 13] 01 - 15 December 2017
GLOBESCAN: Ratko Mladich, Butcher of Bosnia, Sentenced to Life in Prison
MUSLIM SOCIETIES: Bedouins in Oman: A foot in two worlds
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: US President Retweets Islamophobic Post
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Myanmar: Crimes against humanity terrorize and drive Rohingya out
[Vol. 12 No. 12] 01 - 30 November 2017
VISTAS: Revisiting the Calamitous Legacy of the Balfour Declaration
MUSLIM MINORITIES: The Muslims of South Korea
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: How has Islamophobia changed over the past 20 years?
[Vol. 12 No. 10-11] 01 - 31 October 2017
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: It's time for the world to stop ignoring Yemen
THRESHOLDS OF HOPE: Saudi Arabia's driving ban and the pioneering women who got it lifted
OBITUARY: Jack Shaheen
[Vol. 12 No. 08-09] 01 - 30 September 2017
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar: The World’s Largest Stateless People
IN FOCUS: 70 Years of India’s Partition: A Legacy of Division, Suffering and Mistrust
OBITUARY: Nancy Dupree: Renowned US historian dies in Afghanistan
[Vol. 12 No. 07] 16 - 31 August 2017
CRESCENTSPHERE: MALDIVES
The female face of Islamic law in Malaysia
PROFILE: ZANNAH MUSTAFA
THRESHOLDS OF HOPE: They're demolishing Muslim stereotypes, a tweet at a time
[Vol. 12 No. 06] 01 - 15 August 2017
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: The Growing Global Salience of Halal Food
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: Canada town votes against having a Muslim cemetery
[Vol. 12 No. 05] 16 - 31 July 2017
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: 50 Years of Israeli Occupation of Palestine
Trump’s crusade against Qatar isn’t about terrorism – it’s revenge for a failed business deal
[Vol. 12 No. 04] 01 - 15 July 2017
VISTAS: Islamic Economy and Islamic Finance in a Globalising World
PHOTO GALLERY: Eid Celebrations around the World (2017)
[Vol. 12 No. 02-03] 01 - 30 June 2017
CRESCENTSPHERE: Ramadan in a Globalising World
PHOTO GALLERY: Ramadan around the World (2017)
How the war changed Ramadan in Baghdad
ELIXIR FOR THE SOUL: Ramadan: A month of multiple blessings
Meet these non-Muslim Dubai expats who fast during Ramadan
Ramadan 2017: Fasting hours around the world
Dates –Wholesome Food for Ramadan
[Vol. 12 No. 01] 16 - 31 May 2017
THE ISLAMIC WORLRD: Egyptian Writes 700-Metre Scroll of Quran
CITIES IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Tourists flock to Iran's 'image of the world'
Meet the Iranian tycoon smashing gender stereotypes
[Vol. 11 No. 24] 01 - 15 May 2017
THE MUSLIM WORLRD TODAY: Erdogan wins Turkey’s Referendum
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Can the Muslim vote sway the French elections?
The couple who want to rebuild their shattered city
[Vol. 11 No. 22-23] 01 - 30 April 2017
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Escalating Persecution of China’s Uighur Muslims
THE MUSLIM WORLRD TODAY: Muslim Babies Likely to Outnumber Others by 2035
ARAKAN ROHINGYA UNION
[Vol. 11 No. 21] 16 - 31 March 2017
GLOBESCAN: Global Muslim Population To Overtake Christian Population by 2070
THRESHOLDS OF HOPE: Muslim Women in science
[Vol. 11 No. 20] 01 - 15 March 2017
GLOBESCAN: Angela Merkel: Islam is Not the Source of Terrorism
THRESHOLDS OF HOPE: Abdus-Sattar Edhi, Pakistan’s Angel of Mercy
VISTAS: In new book, a side of Aurangzeb India is not familiar with
[Vol. 11 No. 19] 16 - 28 February 2017
ISLAM AND THE ENRICHMENT OF CIVILIZATION: Water Harnessing Systems During Muslim Rule in India
IN FOCUS: Canada under pressure to counter Trump's 'Muslim ban'
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Burma: Rohingya girls as young as 13 raped and sexually assaulted by security forces, warns Human Rights Watch
[Vol. 11 No. 18] 01 - 15 February 2017
VISTAS: Recent Trends and Advances in Islamic Economics and Islamic Finance
A silk Quran: This Azerbaijani artist spent 3 years hand-painting the holy text on rich black silk pages
GLOBESCAN: Donald Trump’s Xenophobic Vision and Its Disastrous Portents for the World
Halal snack pack: The kebab that defined Australia in 2016
[Vol. 11 No. 17] 16 - 31 January 2017
ISLAMIC ART: The Calligraphic World of Huseyin Oksuz
RESONANCES OF ISLAMIC LEGACY IN THE MODREN WORLD: A Gem in Hawaii
Tired of Halal Chicken? Try the Eyeshadow or Nail Polish
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY: An Islamic Perspective
SOCIOLOGY IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE: SELECTED READINGS, Edited, with an Introduction
[Vol. 11 No. 15-16] 16 December 2016 - 15 January 2017
SPECIAL FEATURE: ARAB HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016
GDP vs Human Development
Dynamics and Costs of Extremism and Conflict in the Arab World
NEWS FROM MUSLIM WORLD IN PICTURES: In pictures: Yemen's displaced women and girls
[Vol. 11 No. 14] 01-15 December 2016
Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
VIEW POINT: Jimmy Carter: America Must Recognize Palestine
OBITUARY: Dr. Zafar Ishaq Ansari
PHOTO GALLERY: Fashion and Hijab at New York Fashion Week
[Vol. 11 No. 13] 16-30 November 2016
ETHNOLOGUE OF THE MUSLIM WORLD: The Hazara of Afghanistan
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: Resurgence of Islamophobia in the US in the Wake of Trump Win
Anti-Muslim hate crimes set to reach post-9/11 levels following Donald Trump election win
RBI proposes ‘Islamic window’ in banks for gradual introduction of Sharia banking
Swiss court faults employer for firing woman over headscarf
[Vol. 11 No. 12] 01-15 November 2016
ISLAMIC ART: The Calligraphic world of Khalid Casado
VISTAS: The Arab World in the UN Human Development Reports
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Islam in contemporary China: an overview
[Vol. 11 No. 11] 16-31 October 2016
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Syria’s White Helmets
MUSLIM SOCIETIES: World’s Largest Matrilineal Society
MUSLIM MINORITIES: The Hui: China’s other Muslims
[Vol. 11 No. 10] 01-15 October 2016
MUSLIM MINORITIES: MUSLIMS IN CUBA
MUSLIM SOCIETIES: The Last Nomads of Iran
INFOCUS: The Way People Look at Us Has Changed’: Muslim Women on Life in Europe
[Vol. 11 No. 9] 16-30 September 2016
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: Rising Islamophobic Hysteria in the Netherlands
The moment hijabs dazzled the New York Fashion Week catwalk
PHOTO GALLERY: Eid al-Adha around the World
[Vol. 11 No. 8] 01-15 September 2016
PERSPECTIVE: National Identity, Laicite and Burkini Ban: France’s Dilemma
THRESHOLDS OF HOPE: Go-getters in the ghettos: The bright side of France's migrant suburbs
The Halal Guys Is a Business on a Roll, Growing from Food Cart to Restaurant Chain
OBITUARY: Shaykh Subhi al-Salih
[Vol. 11 No. 7] 16-31 August 2016
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Muslim Countries Agree On Common Calendar
CONVIVECIA: Refugees Encounter a Foreign Word: Welcome
INFOCUS: The ruining of Egypt
[Vol. 11 No. 6] 01-15 August 2016
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Turkey’s Failed Military Coup
INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING & DIALOGUE: Muslims pray with Catholics over French priest's murder
Tourism on the rebound in Iran
[Vol. 11 No. 5] 16-31 July 2016
GLOBESCAN: Chilcot Inquiry’s Devastating Verdict on Britain’s Role in Iraq Invasion
UNESCO declares Islam as the most peaceful religion of the world
[Vol. 11 No. 4] 01-15 July 2016
ISLAM AND THE ENRICHMENT OF CIVILIZATION: Muslims and the Global Transmission of Paper
THE MUSLIM WORLD TODAY: Ramadan North and South
PHOTO GALLERY: The Drummers of Ramadan
[Vol. 11 No. 3] 16-30 June 2016
GLOBESCAN: China Builds a Theme Park for Muslim Tourists
VISTAS: Fasting in the Northern Hemisphere
PHOTO GALLERY: RAMADAN AROUND THE WORLD (2016)
THE MUSLIM WORLD TODAY: How long will Muslims around the world fast this Ramadan?
[Vol. 11 No. 2] 01-15 June 2016
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE: Imperial Conspiracy and Deceit in the middle East
ELIXIR FOR THE SOUL: RAMADAN: A MONTH OF MULTIPLE BLESSINGS
MUSLIM MINORITIES: The Muslims of Nepal: Coming out of the shadows
[Vol. 11 No. 1] 16-31 May 2016
ETHNOLOGUE OF THE MUSLIM WORLD: Fulani Herdsmen of West and Central Africa
THE MUSLIM WORLD TODAY: Iraq’s Escalating Humanitarian Crisis
INFOCUS: PC Musthafa: The coolie’s son who owns a 100- crore company
[Vol. 10 No. 24] 01-15 May 2016
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Muslims in the United States
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: European Islamophobia Report 2015
[Vol. 10 No. 23] 16-30 April 2016
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Economic Slowdown in Qatar
PERSPECTIVE: The Arab winter
INFOCUS: Oil and the Gulf States
[Vol. 10 No. 22] 01-15 April 2016
OBITUARY: Taha Jabir Al-Alwani (1935-2016)
OBITUARY: الدكتور طه جابر العلواني كما عرفته
DICTIONARY OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT: Islamization of Knowledge
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE: How the Mughals used Sanskrit to become the rulers of India
PHOTO GALLERY: Iraqi children scavenge for a living
[Vol. 10 No. 21] 16-31 March 2016
MINARET OF ILLUMINATION: Mawlana Anwarullah Faruqi
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Women’s Mosques in China
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTOTY AND CULTURE: In Kerala’s Kozhikode, hunt for a Chinese legend
[Vol. 10 No. 20] 01-15 March 2016
VISTAS: Psychology and Psychotherapy in Islamic Perspective
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: The persistence of poverty in the Arab world
CRESCENTSPHERE: Jokowi’s Moment
INTERCUTURAL UNDERSTANDING & DAILOGUE: Berlin’s Museum Tours in Arabic Forge a Bridge to Refugees
[Vol. 10 No. 19] 16-29 February 2016
Ali Shariati
[Vol. 10 No. 18] 01-15 February 2016
RESONANCES OF ISLAMIC LEGACY IN THE MODREN WORLD: The Legacy of Islamic International Law
THE MUSLIM WORLD TODAY: Rising Costs of Conflict in Iraq
CRESCENTSPHERE: The Gambia: Africa's new Islamic republic
Inside the booming Muslim fashion industry
[Vol. 10 No. 17] 16-31 January 2016
REFLECTIONS: The Muslim Ummah’s Predicament Need for Collective Self-Introspection
THE ISLAMIC WORLD TODAY: The Arab winter
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Has Belgium created 'a system of apartheid'?
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTOTY AND CULTURE: The amazing survival of the Baltic Muslims
[Vol. 10 No. 16] 01 - 15 January 2016
THE MINARET DICTIONARY OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT: State in Islamic Legal and Political Discourse
THE MUSLIM WORLD TODAY: Women Win elections in Saudi Arabia
VISTAS: The Refugees & the New War
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTOTY AND CULTURE: Silk Road jewel reveals more of its treasures
[Vol. 10 No. 15] 16 - 31 December 2015
Fragments of one of the World’s Oldest Quran Manuscripts Discovered in Birmingham
VIEW POINT: Finally, the EU stages an Israel intervention
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: Russia Sees a Threat in Its Converts to Islam
IN FOCUS: Ex-US Intelligence Chief on Islamic State's Rise: 'We Were Too Dumb'
PERSPECTIVE: 'Inequality' is behind the rise of ISIS, says author Thomas Piketty
[Vol. 10 No. 14] 01 - 15 December 2015
VISTAS: DEVELOPMENT Rethinking A Seductive Idea
UK academics sever ties with Israeli universities
IN FOCUS: I’m Frightened’: After Attacks in Paris, New York Muslims Cope With a Backlash
[Vol. 10 No. 13] 16 - 30 November 2015
CRESCENTSPHERE: Tajikistan
ENTHOLOGUE OF THE MUSLIM WORLD: Tajik
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: Strong evidence of genocide in Myanmar
IN FOCUS: A Rebuke to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi
PERSPECTIVE: Tariq Ramadan on Refugees, Far-right, Extremism and Muslim Identity
[Vol. 10 No. 12] 01 - 15 November 2015
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Muslims in India
GLOBESCAN: Opening Soon: Germans Race to Capture the Iranian Market
Ramayana, with a Mughal brush
[Vol. 10 No. 11] 16 - 31 October 2015
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Nobel Peace Prize for Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet
What H&M's Hijab-Wearing Model means for Muslim women
IN FOCUS: A Dud Return to Democracy
[Vol. 10 No. 10] 01 - 15 October 2015
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Muslims in Russia
Arakan Rohingya Union Summary Report to OIC on Dituation in Arakan State, Burma/Myanmar
PHOTO GALLERY: In Step with the Times, and in a Headscarf
OBITUARY: Dr. Jamal Barzinji
[Vol. 10 No. 9] 16 - 30 September 2015
MINARETS OF ILLUMINATION: Shaykh Mustafa Al-Zarqa
INFOCUS: Aung San Suu Kyi's party excludes Muslim candidates
[Vol. 10 No. 8] 01 - 15 September 2015
THE CALLIGRAPHIC WORLD: Nuria Garcia Masip
JEWELS OF CHARACTER: By Tariq Ramadan
VISTAS: Islamic Declaration on Climate Change
[Vol. 10 No. 7] 16 - 31 August 2015
RESONANCES OF ISLAMIC LEGACY IN THE MODREN WORLD: Coffee in Europe, India and the Americas
PROFILE: Entrepreneur of the year: a Bedouin turned businessman
[Vol. 10 No. 05-06] 16 July - 15 August 2015
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Women’s Participation in Urban Renewal in Bangladesh
PHOTO GALLERY: Eid al-Fitr Celebrations around the World (2015)
IN FOCUS: Srebrenica: Bosnia’s Auschwitz
IN FOCUS: Srebrenica Revisited
[Vol. 10 No. 03-04] 16 June - 15 July 2015
VISTAS: Fasting in the Northern Hemisphere
REFLECTIONS: Ramadan: A Month of Multiple Blessings
PHOTO GALLERY: Ramadan in Pictures (2015)
مرحب ا يًا شًهر رًمضان
صوم رمضان
THE MINARET: Enters Its 10th Year
[Vol. 10 No. 02] 01-15 June 2015
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Islam is Britain’s Fastest-Growing Religion
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: The darker side of Buddhism
IN FOCUS: Aung San Suu Kyi: Where are you?
[Vol. 10 No. 01] 16-31 May 2015
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Combating Poverty in the Muslim World
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: Four arrested in Germany over 'plot against Muslims'
[Vol. 9 No. 24] 01-15 May 2015
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Development and the Muslim World
INFOCUS: 'Islam at war' vs 'War within Islam'
[Vol. 9 No. 23] 16-30 April 2015
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Muslim Minorities around the World
VISTAS: An American Non-Muslim Hijabi Shares her Story
[Vol. 9 No. 22] 01-15 April 2015
ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS: Tablighi Jamaat
VISTAS: Ibn Khaldun: The Founder of Sociology
VIEWPOINT: Don't let the US try and solve Arab world problems
[Vol. 9 No. 21] 16-31 March 2015
CRESCENTSPHERE: Demographic Profile of the Muslim World
MUSLIM DIASPORAS: Could the Muslim vote sway the UK's general election?
[Vol. 9 No. 20] 01-15 March 2015
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Environmental Degradation and Climate Change in the Muslim World
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CULTURE: Little Known Tale of Generous Turkish Aid to the Irish during the Great Hunger
VIEW POINT: Muslim Democrats of the World, Unite!
[Vol. 9 No. 19] 16-28 February 2015
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Status and Role of Women in the Muslim World
MUSLIM MINORITIES: The Muslims of Early America
[Vol. 9 No. 18] 01-15 February 2015
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Hijab, Haute Couture and Globalisation
VIEWPOINT: Allow Arabs to get on with their lives
[Vol. 9 No. 17] 16-31 January 2015
INFOCUS: The Savage Attack on Charlie Hebdo Should Prompt a Rethinking of the Contested Issue of Freedom of Expression
PERSPECTIVE: Freedom of speech had nothing to do with the Paris massacre
[Vol. 9 No. 16] 01-15 January 2015
THE MUSLIM WORLD TODAY: European Parliament Votes to Support Palestinian State
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: Rising Islamophobia in Germany, Australia and Southeast Asia
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Islam in Taiwan: Lost in Tradition
[Vol. 9 No. 15] 16-31 December 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: First Mosque to be built in Cuba
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Muslims in Japan
VISTAS: Why you shouldn’t fret over Islamic Banking
[Vol. 9 No. 13-14] 16 November - 15 December 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Women’s Agency and Empowerment in Bangladesh
IN FOCUS: What I saw in Gaza
PERSPECTIVE: Fighting Female Genital Mutilation
VIEWPOINT: How Tunisia Will Succeed
[Vol. 9 No. 12] 01-15 November 2014
VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART AND CULTURE: Aga Khan Museum in Toronto
OBITUARY: Ali Mazrui (1933-2014)
[Vol. 9 No. 10-11] 01-31 October 2014
MUSLIM MINORITIES: MUSLIMS IN CHINA A Pictorial Profile
PHOTOT GALLERY: Eid al-Adha Around the World (2014)
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Sectarian Violence in Myanmar Threatens Livelihood of Muslims
[Vol. 9 No. 09] 15-30 September 2014
OBITUARY: Maria Rosa Menocal
PERSPECTIVE: Why India’s Muslims are so moderate
[Vol. 9 No. 08] 01-15 September 2014
CRESCENTSPHERE: Resurgence of Sufism in Afghanistan
IN FOCUS: Israel and the Looming Spectre of Delegitimisation
[Vol. 9 No. 07] 16-31 August 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Erdogan Wins Turkey’s Presidential Election
PHOTO GALLERY: Protests in South Africa against Israel’s Brutal Military Assault on Gaza
[Vol. 9 No. 06] 01-15 August 2014
IN FOCUS: Growing Use of Digital Technology in the Muslim World
PHOTO GALLERY: World-Wide Protests against Israeli Onslaught on Gaza
[Vol. 9 No. 05] 16-31 July 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Ramadan in Sweden, with no Dusk or Dawn
RAMADAN AROUND THE WORLD
[Vol. 9 No. 04] 01-15 July 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Slavery in Pakistan
LEAVES from Islamic History and Culture: Ramadan: A centuries-old American tradition
RAMADAN: A MONTH OF MULTIPLE BLESSINGS
[Vol. 9 No. 03] 16-30 June 2014
RESONANCES OF ISLAMIC LEGACY IN THE MODERN WORLD: Spain’s Whistled Language: A Moroccan Legacy
CRESCENTSPHERE : Afghanistan
IN FOCUS : Pakistan's Tragic Battle with Polio
[Vol. 9 No. 02] 01-15 June 2014
PROFILE: Fuat Sezgin
TREASURES OF ISLAMIC LEARNING: The Brave Sage of Timbuktu
[Vol. 9 No. 01] 16-31 May 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Boko Haram: A Disgrace to Islam
IN FOCUS: A Uighur Father's Brave Fight
[Vol. 8 No. 24] 01-15 May 2014
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Crimean Tatars
VISTAS: The Day of Arafah: So That You May Know One Another
English Version
Arabic Version
[Vol. 8 No. 23] 16-30 April 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Ethnicity and Identity in the Muslim World
Dr. Abusaleh Shariff Speaks at Global Donors Forum
[Vol. 8 No. 22] 01-15 April 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Erasing Spain’s Islamic Legacy
CITITIES IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Historic Marrakech bids to become an artistic hotspot
[Vol. 8 No. 21] 16-31 March 2014
PROFILE: Hasan Celebi Turkey’s Master Calligrapher
PERSPECTIVE: Is Afghanistan really impossible to conquer?
[Vol. 8 No. 20] 01-15 March 2014
PROFILE: Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
INFOCUS: The young Muslim entrepreneur who is hungry for success
LEAVES from Islamic History and Culture: Ingush elders recall the horror of deportation
[Vol. 8 No. 19] 16-28 February 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Tunisia Approves New Constitution
VIEWPOINT: The Third Intifada
[Vol. 8 No. 18] 01-15 February 2014
VISTAS: Canadian Multiculturalism on Trial
PHOTO GALLERY: Civil war and devastation in Syria
[Vol. 8 No. 17] 16-31 January 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: State and Nationalism in the Muslim World
VISTAS: The Arab Spring Three Years On
VIEWPOINT: US in Iraq: They broke it but didn't fix it
[Vol. 8 No. 16] 01-15 January 2014
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Has the Arab Spring Withered Away?
INFOCUS: Egypt’s Counterrevolution
DICTIONARY OF ILSMIC THOUGHT: Islamic State
[Vol. 8 No. 14-15] 01-31 December 2013
(Special Issue on Abul Qasim Al-Zahrawi)
The Renaissance and the Scientific Legacy of Islam
The Patna Manuscript of Al-Zahrawi’s Al-Tasrif
Sociology of Islamic Science: A Preliminary Exploration
Abul Qasim Al-Zahrawi in Europe
[Vol. 8 No. 13] 16-30 November 2013
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Turkey Lifts Headscarf Ban on Lawmakers
CONVIVENCIA: A French Town Bridges the Gap Between Muslims and Non-Muslims
[Vol. 8 No. 12] 01-15 November 2013
VISTAS: Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb : The Views of Shaykh Habib al-Rahman al-Azami
The MUSLIM WORLD TODAY: Swallowed by coal: UK profits from Indonesia's destructive mining industry
[Vol. 8 No. 10-11] 01-31 October 2013
VISTAS: The Muslim World’s Abundant and Rich Resources: Potential, Prospects and Impediments
[Vol. 8 No. 9] 16-30 September 2013
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: CIA admits role in 1953 Iran coup
INFOCUS: Dutch apologise 66 years after atrocities
[Vol. 8 No. 8] 01-15 September 2013
Restructuring Sociology in an Islamic Framework
[Vol. 8 No. 7] 16-31 August 2013
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: Buddhist Terror in Myanmar
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Egyptian Army’s Brutal Assault on Democracy and Civil Rights
Photo Gallery: Eid Celebrations around the World
[Vol. 8 No. 6] 01-15 August 2013
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: The Coup and the Subversion of Democracy in Egypt
In Focus: The crackdown in Egypt Democracy and Hypocrisyp
Photo Gallery: Ramadan around the World
[Vol. 8 No. 5] 16-31 July 2013
The Economist’s Special Report on the Arab Spring: A Critical Review
Special Feature: Ramadan: A Month of Multiple Blessings
In Focus: US Complicity in Egypt’s Coup
[Vol. 8 No. 4] 1-15 July 2013
The Hindutva Juggernaut and Indian Muslims
[Vol. 8 No. 3] 16-30 June 2013
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Was Australia Really Discovered by Europeans?
PERSPECTIVE: The Road to Renewal
[Vol. 8 No. 2] 01-15 June 2013
المسلمون فى اليونان
Welcome to the New Minaret
INFOCUSThe Guantánamo Stain
VISTAS OF ILLUMINATION: Selected Essays from The Minaret
PERSPECTIVE: Across the secular divide
[Vol. 8 No. 1] 16-31 May 2013
SPECIAL FEATURE: Turkey: Reinventing National Identity
CONVIVENCIA
Gilmpses of Hormonious Coexistence
: She stood like a wall against fanatics
[Vol. 7 No. 24] 01-15 May 2013
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Afghanistan’s Unending Travails
VIEW POINT: Behind the use of drones is a complacent belief that murdering Muslims is always justifiable
[Vol. 7 No. 23] 16-30 April 2013
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Muslims in Greece
VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART AND CULTURE: New Islamic Art Wing at the Louvre Museum
[Vol. 7 No. 22] 01-15 April 2013
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Demonisation and Persecution of Sri Lanka’s Muslims
Ten Years after the Iraq Invasion A Legacy of Deception and Devastation: Ten Years After
[Vol. 7 No. 21] 16-31 March 2013
VISTAS: Modernity, Islamic Civilization and the Muslim World-- Part III
[Vol. 7 No. 20] 01-15 March 2013
VISTAS: Modernity, Islamic Civilization and the Muslim World -- Part II
PERSPECTIVE: India’s Muslims, Growing and Neglected
[Vol. 7 No. 19] 16-28 February 2013
VISTAS: Modernity, Islamic Civilization and the Muslim World -- Part I
PERSPECTIVE: Are female converts to Islam part of a new wave of feminism?
[Vol. 7 No. 18] 01-15 February 2013
ISLAMIC MOVEMENT: The Muslim Brotherhood
IN FOCUS: Why Palestine Should Take Israel to Court in The Hague
[Vol. 7 No. 17] 16-31 January 2013
ISLAMIC MOVEMENT: Fethullah Gulen and the Gulen Movement
VISTAS: Blue Whale
[Vol. 7 No. 16] 01-15 January 2013
VISTAS: Unity and Diversity in Muslim Societies: The Pew Forum’s Survey (2012)
CONVIVENCIA
Gilmpses of Hormonious Coexistence
: Germans Learn Turkish to Promote Understanding
[Vol. 7 No. 15] 16-31 December 2012
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar – Victims of Xenophobia, Demonisation and Hatred
REFLECTIONS: Reconstructing Thought and Society in accordance with Islamic Values and Principles is the Key to the Regeneration of the Muslim Ummah
[Vol. 7 No. 14] 01-15 December 2012
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Tunisia’s Tortuous Transition to Democracy
Perspective: ENOUGH
VIEWPOINT: Close Guantánamo Prison
[Vol. 7 No. 13] 16-30 November 2012
MUSLIM WORLD TODAY: Israel Launches Fresh Air strikes on Gaza
PERSPECTIVE: Egypt’s New Leader Spells Out Terms for U.S.-Arab Ties
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: Unravelling V. S. Naipaul’s Islamophobic Imagination
INFOCUS: El-Helbawi: Brotherhood leadership is wavering and indecisive
VIEWPOINT: Working With the Muslim Brotherhood
[Vol. 7 No. 11-12] 16 October - 15 November 2012
SPECIAL FEATURE: ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY in Contemporary Perspective
[Vol. 7 No. 10] 01-15 October 2012
VISTAS: Global Prominence of Sharia-Compliant Products and Services
Perspective: The Arab Spring Still Blooms
[Vol. 7 No. 09] 16 September - 30 September 2012
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Increasing Global Visibility of Halal Products and Services
Infocus: The Face of Indefinite Detention
[Vol. 7 No. 07-08] 16 August - 15 September 2012
Special Feature: The Oldest Complete Quran Manuscript
[Vol. 7 No. 06] 01-15 August 2012
Perspective: World’s First Islamic Human Rights Commission
VIEW POINT: Iraq war will Haunt the West
[Vol. 7 No. 05] 16-31 July 2012
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Mali’s Misguided Iconoclasts
VIEW POINT: The Freedom of the Hijab
[Vol. 7 No. 04] 01-15 July 2012
Egypt’s Tortuous Transition to Democracy
The Betrayal of Egypt’s Revolution
[Vol. 7 No. 03] 16-30 June 2012
MUSLIM MINORITIES: Myanmar’s Despised Muslim Minority
VISTAS: Amnesty International on Curbs on the Islamic Veil
[Vol. 7 No. 02] 01-15 June 2012
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Stand-Off in Egypt’s Presidential Election
Infocus: Not All Israeli Citizens Are Equal
[Vol. 7 No. 01] 16-31 May 2012
GLOBESCAN: Netanyahu Slammed for Belligerent Iran Stance
Infocus: Afghanistan: Woman Power
[Vol. 6 No. 21] 01-15 May 2012
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Reclaiming Waqf Properties in India
Infocus: Stupid And Mean And Brutal
[Vol. 6 No. 20] 16-30 April 2012
VISTAS: A Poem That Tears Apart the West’s Hypocrisy
Perspective: Success in a Land Known for Disasters
[Vol. 6 No. 19] 01-15 April 2012
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: France: A Lone Terrorist, Politics and Islamophobia
In Focus: America’s Islamic Blind Spots
[Vol. 6 No. 18] 16-31 March 2012
Leaves from Islamic History and Culture: The Ottoman Empire and Europe
In Focus: Quran burning: Mistake, crime, and metaphor
[Vol. 6 No. 17] 01-15 March 2012
SPECIAL FEATURE: The Arab Spring, Islam and Democracy
[Vol. 6 No. 16] 16-29 February 2012
LEGACY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS: Western Civilization’s Islamic Legacy
[Vol. 6 No. 15] 01-15 February 2012
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: A Rare Quran Manuscript at British Library
Leaves from Islamic History and Culture: The 'Iranian Schindler' who saved Jews from the Nazis
[Vol. 6 No. 14] 16-31 January 2012
Guantanamo Bay: America’s Shame
[Vol. 6 No. 13] 01-15 January 2012
Revisiting the Legacy and Grandeur of Islamic Culture and Art
[Vol. 6 No. 12] 16-31 December 2011
VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART AND CULTURE: Treasures of Islamic Art at New York’s Metropolitan Museum
IN FOCUS: This is Israel? Not the one I love
VIEW POINT: Come Home to Israel
[Vol. 6 No. 11] 01-15 December 2011
MUSLIM DIASPORAS: 50 Years of the Turkish Diaspora in Germany
IN FOCUS: Sanctions are only a small part of the history that makes Iranians hate the UK
[Vol. 6 No. 10] 16-30 November 2011
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: First-ever Free Elections in Tunisia
IN FOCUS: Obama’s Palestinian Veto: Let’s Be Honest
PERSPECTIVE: Mideast Power and Confusion
[Vol. 6 No. 09] 16 October-15 November 2011
ISLAMOPHOBIA MONITOR: The Surge of Islamophobia in the West
IN FOCUS: Is Israel Its Own Worst Enemy?
[Vol. 6 No. 08] 16 September-15 October 2011
A DECADE OF TERROR, VIOLENCE AND HATRED Critical Reflections on 9/11: 9/11-- Was There an Alternative?
VISTAS: Can Liberalism Tolerate Islam?
[Vol. 6 No. 07] 01-15 September 2011
VISTAS: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights and Inter-Cultural Sensitivity
IN FOCUS: How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stones
[Vol. 6 No. 06] 16-31 August 2011
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Fresh Violence in Xinjiang
SPECIAL FEATURE: Fasting as a Means of Holistic Healing and Well-being
PERSPECTIVE: Once untouchable, the old despot and his sons faced the wrath of the nation they had terrorised
[Vol. 6 No. 05] 01-15 August 2011
LEAVES FROM ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE: The Role of Sufis in Anti-Colonial Resistance
IN FOCUS: Jewish settlers are terrorising Palestinians, says Israeli general
CONVIVENCIA Gilmpses of Hormonious Coexistence: The Jewish school where half the pupils are Muslim
[Vol. 6 No. 04] 16-31 July 2011
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Morocco and the Arab Spring
IN FOCUS: Obama: His Words and His Deeds
[Vol. 6 No. 03] 01-15 July 2011
SPECIAL ISSUE: A Resurgent Turkey
[Vol. 6 No. 02] 16-30 June 2011
GLOBESCAN: The Capture of ‘the Butcher of Bosnia’
INFOCUS: Why the US applauds Israeli defiance
VIEWPOINT: Who cares in the Middle East what Obama says?
[Vol. 6 No. 01] 16 May - 15 June 2011
VISTAS: Knowledge, Development and Peace: Need for Rethinking in the Unfolding Global Scenario
INFOCUS: The Arab Spring: The Revolution’s Missing Peace
[Vol. 5 No. 23-24] 16 April - 15 May 2011
The IOS at 25: Looking Back, Looking Forward
INFOCUS: Oil and the US-led Invasion of Iraq: The Untold Story
[Vol. 5 No. 22] 01 - 15 April 2011
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: US-led air strikes against Libya
PERSPECTIVE: Adding Islam to a Latino Identity
[Vol. 5 No. 21] 16 - 31 March 2011
VISTAS: Sociology of Islamic Law
IN FOCUS: Curveball: How US was duped by Iraqi fantasist looking to topple Saddam
PERSPECTIVE: Flailing After Muslims
[Vol. 5 No. 20] 01 - 15 March 2011
PROFILE: Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi
VIEWPOINT: The project for a new Arab century
PERSPECTIVE: Berlusconi’s Arab Dancer
[Vol. 5 No. 19] 16 - 28 February 2011
REFLECTIONS: Harnessing Globalisation’s Resources
VIEWPOINT: The West Loses Its Favorite Tyrant
IN FOCUS: Freedom
PHOTO GALLERY: Egypt: The Making of a Revolution
[Vol. 5 No. 18] 01 - 15 February 2011
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: Stirrings of Democracy in Tunisia
VIEWPOINT: Egyptian government on last legs, says ElBaradei
PERSPECTIVE: How much longer can Mubarak cling on?
[Vol. 5 No. 17] 16 - 31 January 2011
IN FOCUS: The Islamification of Britain: record numbers embrace Muslim faith
VIEWPOINT: Acknowledging political Islam
PERSPECTIVE: The rebirth of Arab activism
[Vol. 5 No. 16] 01 - 15 January 2011
VISTAS: Jihad in Perspective
REFLECTIONS: Searching for the Common Ground
[Vol. 5 No. 15] 16 - 31 December 2010
PROFILE: Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani
IN FOCUS: Israel Claims Victory in US Midterm Elections
VIEWPOINT: Arab democracy
VISTAS: Price Rise and Its Control: An Islamic Perspective
PERSPECTIVE: Shariah at the Kumback Café
[Vol. 5 No. 14] 01 - 15 December 2010
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: News-Features-Analysis
IN FOCUS: Scorecard: Obama since Cairo
VIEWPOINT: Obama’s Torture Problem
[Vol. 5 No. 13] 16 - 30 November 2010
The Minaret Dictionary of Islamic Thought: Why I love Islam
In Focus: The Hajj Pilgrimage: Glimpses of a Sacred Journey
VISTAS: The Relevance of Prophet Muhammad’s Life and Teachings in an Insecure, Fragile World
Photo Gallery: Snapshots of Hajj 2010
[Vol. 5 No. 12] 01 - 15 November 2010
The Minaret Dictionary of Islamic Thought: Dhimmi
In Focus: The Wikileaks Expose of the Brutality of Iraq Invasion
VISTAS: The Relevance of Prophet Muhammad’s Life and Teachings in an Insecure, Fragile World
[Vol. 5 No. 11] 16 - 31 October 2010
Profile: Timothy Winter
In Focus: American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?
Photo Gallery: An Ancient Orthodox Monastery in Turkey Comes Alive
[Vol. 5 No. 10] 01 - 15 October 2010
Special Feature: The Allahabad High Court’s Verdict on Ayodhya: A Travesty of Justice and the Rule of Law
In Focus: Members of U.S. platoon in Afghanistan accused of killing civilians for sport
Reflections: The Art and Culture of Giving
Vistas: Is This America?
[Vol. 5 No. 9] 16 - 30 September 2010
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: News-Features-Analysis
In Focus: The two faces of modern America
Viewpoint: Stop the War Talk
Perspective: Building on Faith
[Vol. 5 No. 8] 01 - 15 September 2010
Islamic Civilization's Contribution: Islamic Legacy of Modern Surgery
In Focus: Mosque near Ground Zero and the Surge of Islamophobia
Viewpoint: Robert Fisk: US troops say goodbye to Iraq
[Vol. 5 No. 7] 16 August - 31 August 2010
GLOBESCAN: The Contribution of Islamic Civilization to Globalisation
In Focus: Veiled Arguments
The Minaret Photo Gallery
[Vol. 5 No. 5 & 6] 16 July -15 August 2010
In Focus: Revisiting the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre
Dictionary of Islamic Thought
View Point: Something is culturally wrong in Switzerland
The Minaret Photo Gallery
[Vol. 5 No. 4] 1-15 July 2010
Istanbul: European Capital of Culture (2010)
Sikhs and Hindus Rebuild Mosques in Punjab Villages
White House Needs to Rethink Weak US Response to Israeli Attack
[Vol. 5 No. 3] 16-30 June 2010
Israel’s Growing International Isolation Chosen, but Not Special
Abul Qasim Al-Zahrawi's Pioneering Contribution to Surgery
[Vol. 5 No. 2] 1-15 June 2010
View Point: Europe's Identity Crisis
Profile: Dr Mahbub ul Haq (1934-1998)
Photo Gallery
Welcome to the New Minaret
[Vol. 5 No. 1] 16-31 May 2010
THE ISLAMIC WORLD: News-Features-Analysis
VISTAS: The Future of Palestine: Righteous Jews vs. the New Afrikaners
[Vol. 4 No. 24] 01-15 May 2010
VISTAS: Financial Inclusion: A Comparative Study of Conventional and Islamic Approaches
Israel & Palestine: Can They Start Over?
[Vol. 4 No. 23] 15-30 April 2010
In Focus: The Woes of Celibacy
VISTAS: Hard Mideast Truths
[Vol. 4 No. 22] 01-15 April 2010
Masterpieces of Islamic Art from the Aga Khan Museum to be exhibited in Berlin
Muslim Elite and the Challenges of the 21st Century
[Vol. 4 No. 20 & 21] 01-31 March 2010
REFLECTIONS: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: British Muslims are running out of friends
SNAPSHOTS OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE: The Ottoman architect who linked East and West
VISTAS: Islam and the Challenges of Pluralism
[Vol. 4 No. 19] 16-28 February 2010
GLOBESCAN: The Contribution of Islamic Civilization to Globalisation
PERSPECTIVE: Israel: One law for all?
[Vol. 4 No. 18] 01-15 February 2010
VISTAS: Equality of Opportunity and the Indian Context
PERSPECTIVE: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: How the British empire is striking back
INFOCUS: Tirade against the Veil in France
[Vol. 4 No. 17] 16-31 January 2010
VISTAS: Combating Racism and Islamophobia in Europe
PERSPECTIVE: Fears of an Islamic revolt in Europe begin to fade
[Vol. 4 No. 16] 01-15 January 2010
GLOBESCAN:
comments on current events, trends, issues
[Vol. 4 No. 15] 16-31 December 2009
Ban on Minarets in Switzerland
‘You’ll see how big we are’: journey into America
[Vol. 4 No. 14] 01-15 December 2009
The Hajj: Snapshots of a Global Pilgrimage
Interest-free Economy in the Context of Global Economic Crisis
Iraq Inquiry bombshell: Secret letter to reveal new Blair war lies
[Vol. 4 No. 13] 16-30 November 2009
HOMO ISLAMICUS Human Nature in Islamic Perspective
Afghanistan: Time to leave
[Vol. 4 No. 11-12] 01-15 November 2009
The Islamic World: News-Features-Analysis
Revisiting the Genocide in Srebrenica
[Vol. 4 No. 10] 01 - 15 October 2009
Ibn Khaldun: Revisiting the Ideas of a Fiscal Economist
Has America reached the turning point in Afghanistan?
Lessons of history: Spirit of defiance lives on in a land no outsider has tamed
[Vol. 4 No. 09] 16 - 30 September 2009
Crescentscape: Mosques in Europe
Reflections: Happiness and Lowered Expectations
[Vol. 4 No. 08] 01 - 15 September 2009
The Environment: Challenges and Vision
Special Feature: Fasting as a Means of Holistic Healing and Well-being
[Vol. 4 No. 07] 16 - 31 August 2009
Special Feature: A Mirror for the Arab World
VISTAS: Xinjiang’s Development and the Travail of Uighur Muslims
[Vol. 4 No. 06] 01 - 15 August 2009
Globe Scan: Chinese Crackdown on Uighur Muslims
[Vol. 4 No. 05] 16 - 31 July 2009
VISTAS: Unmasking France’s Veiled Islamophobia
Perspective: Baker’s Ghost in Cairo
[Vol. 4 No. 04] 01 - 15 July 2009
VISTAS: Recreating Andalusia’s Glory
Marvels of Creation
[Vol. 4 No. 03] 16 - 30 June 2009
The Islamic World: News | Features | Analysis
Perspective: President Obama’s Speech in Cairo
[Vol. 4 No. 02] 01 - 15 June 2009
Globe Scan:
comments on current events, trends, issues
Perspective: Should all boys be circumcised?
[Vol. 4 No. 01] 16 - 31 May 2009
Indian Society at the Threshold of the 21st Century: Challenges and Prospects
Perspective: Reclaiming America’s Soul
[Vol. 3 No. 24] 01 - 15 May 2009
Virtual Museum of Islamic Art and Culture
Perspective: Israel, Iran and Fear
[Vol. 3 No. 23] 16 - 30 April 2009
Terrorism and Human Rights
Snapshot of Islamic Heritage: Ibn al-Haytham: The first true scientist
[Vol. 3 No. 22] 01 - 15 April 2009
VISTAS: Infaq and the notion of merit sector
Perspective: A word of caution to Obama
[Vol. 3 No. 21] 16 - 31 March 2009
VISTAS: Managing diversity: A comparative perspective on India and Germany
Perspective: Must Jews always see themselves as victims?
[Vol. 3 No. 20] 01 - 15 March 2009
Insightscape
Perspective: A depressing saga of secrets, lies and medieval horrors
[Vol. 3 No. 19] 16 - 28 February 2009
Globe Scan:
comments on current events, trends, issues
Perspective: The US and Gaza; Obama’s Challenge
[Vol. 3 No. 18] 01 - 15 February 2009
The Islamic World
News | Features | Analysis
Perspective: Why do they hate the West so much, we will ask
[Vol. 3 No. 17] 16 - 31 January 2009
Globe Scan
comments on current events, trends, issues
Perspective: How Israel gets away with murder
[Vol. 3 No. 16] 01 - 15 January 2009
VISTAS: Reviews, Discussion, Debates
Jawami al Kalim: Selections from Hadith
[Vol. 3 No. 15] 16 - 31 December 2008
Globescan: The Iraq war- A flagrant violation of international law and human rights
Jewels of Character
[Vol. 3 No. 14] 01 - 15 December 2008
The Islamic World
News | Features | Analysis
Crescentscape
[Vol. 3 No. 13] 16 - 30 November 2008
Snapshot of Islamic Heritage: Medieval Islamic ewer sold for over £ 3 million
Leaves from Islamic History and Culture: Exemplars of virtue and piety
[Vol. 3 No. 12] 01 - 15 November 2008
CRISCENTSCAPE: Kazakhstan
Inter-Faith Dailogue in a Globalising World
[Vol. 3 No. 11] 16 - 31 October 2008
Muslim students with headscarves in France's Catholic schools
[Vol. 3 No. 10] 01 - 15 October 2008
Globe
Scan comments on current events, trends, issues
Economics of Islamic Banking in India
[Vol. 3 No. 9] 16 - 30 September 2008
Vistas: Imperial America: End of a disastrous dream?
Perspective: Islam; The Next American Religion?
[Vol. 3 No. 8] 01 - 15 September 2008
Leaves from Islamic History and Culture: Jews in Islamic lands
Special Feature: Fasting as a Means of Holistic Healing and Well-being
[Vol. 3 No. 7] 16 - 31 August 2008
VISTAS: A Breath of Fresh Air
Theory and Practice of Islamic Banking in the Light of Indian Banking Law
[Vol. 3 No. 6] 01 - 15 August 2008
Perspective: A Culture of Demonization and Exclusion
The islamic World: Afghanistan; Escalating chaos and misery
[Vol. 3 No. 5] 16 - 31 July 2008
Perspective: Accommodating Shariah principles in European legal systems
Witnessing Islamophobia a la Harun Al-Rashid
[Vol. 3 No. 4] 01 - 15 July 2008
Muslim Diasporas [Muslims in Germany]
Jawami Al-Kalim
[Vol. 3 No. 3] 16 - 30 June 2008
Globe Scan
comments on current events, trends, issues
Profile: Yusuf Islam
[Vol. 3 No. 2] 01 - 15 June 2008
The Islamic World [News - Features - Analysis]
The Hajj Pilgrimage as a Motivator for Peace and Tolerance
[Vol. 3 No. 1] 16 - 31 May 2008
A National Diversity Charter for India
Why Shariah?
[Vol. 2 No. 25] 01 - 15 May 2008
The Contribution of Early Muslim Scholars to Economics
[Vol. 2 No. 24] 16 - 30 April 2008
The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe
[Vol. 2 No. 23] 01 - 15 April 2008
The Relevance of Prophet Muhammad's Life and Teachings in a Fragile, Fragmented World
[Vol. 2 No. 22] 16 - 31 March 2008
The Status of Non-Muslims in the Islamic State
[Vol. 2 No. 21] 01 - 15 March 2008
Globe Scan
comments on current events, trends, issues
[Vol. 2 No. 20] 16 - 29 February 2008
Al Jazeera: A media colossus in the making
[Vol. 2 No. 19] 01 - 15 February 2008
Minarets of Illumination - Imam Abu Hanifa
Virtual Museum of Islamic Arts and Culture
[Vol. 2 No. 18] 16 - 31 January 2008
Review-Essay
Confluence of Civilizations
[Vol. 2 No. 17] 01 - 15 January 2008
Globe Scan
comments on current events, trends, issues
Marvels of Creation
[Vol. 2 No. 16] 16 - 31 December 2007
Venice: Europe's Window to the Islamic World
[Vol. 2 No. 15] 01 - 15 December 2007
Sociology of Health and Illness
[Vol. 2 No. 14] 16 - 30 November 2007
Profiles: Martin Lings (1909-2005)
The Relevance of Mawlana Rumi’s Teachings in our Globalising Age
[Vol. 2 No. 13] 01 - 15 November 2007
Leaves from Islamic History and Culture
Professor Muhammad Hamidullah (1908-2002)
[Vol. 2 No. 12] 16 - 31 October 2007
The Islamic World
News | Features | Analysis
[Vol. 2 No. 11] 01 - 15 October 2007
Review Essay
For a Fairer, Inclusive and Humane Globalisation
[Vol. 2 No. 10] 16 - 30 September 2007
A Passage to Venice
Mines of Wisdom
[Vol. 2 No. 9] 01 - 15 September 2007
Globe Scan
comments on current events, trends, issues
The Holy Quran
A Pictorial Gallery
[Vol. 2 No. 8] 16 - 31 August 2007
The Bazaar in the Islamic World
Minarets of Illumination
[Vol. 2 No. 7] 01 - 15 August 2007
Snapshots of Islamic Heritage
Virtual Museum of Islamic Art and Culture
Muslim Women as Scholars
[Vol. 2 No. 6] 16 - 31 July 2007
Persian Language and Literature in India
[Vol. 2 No. 5] 01 - 15 July 2007
Muslim Minorities in Non-Islamic Milieus
Challenges, Opportunities and Responses
[Vol. 2 No. 4] 16 - 30 June 2007
Law, Society and the State in India
A Conversation with Justice Ahmadi
[Vol. 2 No. 3] 01 - 15 June 2007
GLOBESCAN
comments on current events, trends, issues
Mines of Wisdom
[Vol. 2 No. 1 & 2] 01 - 31 May 2007
Cultural Capitals of the Islamic World
Topkapi Museum, Istanbul
[Vol. I No. 18] 01 - 15 March 2007
Islam's Encounter with Other Religions
[Vol. I No. 17] 16 - 28 February 2007
The Changing Face of Religion in a Globalizing World
[Vol. I No. 16] 01 - 15 February 2007
Islam and Pluralism
[Vol. I No. 15] 16 - 31 January 2007
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND THE WEST
[Vol. I No. 14] 01 - 15 January 2007
The Islamic Foundation, Leicester
[Vol. I No. 13] 16 - 31 December 2006
Islam and the Making of Indian Civilization
[Vol. I No. 12] 01 - 15 December 2006
The Debate on Multiculturalism in Spain
[Vol. I No. 11] 16 - 30 November 2006
Mawlana Habib Al-Rahman Al-Azami : A Colossus of Hadith Literature
The Arab Human Development Report 2003
[Vol. I No. 10] 01 - 15 November 2006
'DON'T TOUCH MY HEADSCARF'
PROFESSOR MUHAMMAD YUNUS: THE NOBEL LAUREATE
[Vol.I No. 9] 16 - 31 October 2006
ARAB HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2002
[Vol. I No. 8] 01 - 15 October 2006
POPE BENEDICT XVI AND ISLAMOPHOBIA
[Vol. I No. 7] 16 - 30 September 2006
JESUS, THE SON OF MARY
CAUSES AND REMEDIES FOR THE DECLINE OF ISLAMIC MEDICINE IN THE LAST FIVE CENTURIES
[Vol. I No. 6] 1 - 15 September 2006
REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC MEDICAL TRADITION
MAULANA RUM ON HUMAN NATURE
[Vol. I No. 5] 16 - 31 August 2006
INSIGHTSCAN [comments on current events, trends, issues]
INDO-ARAB ECONOMIC RELATIONS: The Road Ahead
[Vol. I No. 4] 01 - 15 August 2006
SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ISLAM
THE CONTRIBUTION OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION TO MEDICINE
[Vol. I No. 3] 16 - 31 July 2006
THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION AND THE MUSLIM WORLD
ISLAM AND MUSLIMS IN EUROPE
[Vol. I No. 2] 16 June - 15 July 2006
INTER-CULTURAL DIALOGUE IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD
[Vol. I No. 1] 16 May - 15 June 2006
DIGITILIZATION OF ISLAM, GLOBALIZATION'S GIFT TO THE MUSLIM UMMAH
The Holy Quran
A Pictorial Gallery
Muslim Minorities in Non-Islamic Milieus
Virtual Museum of Islamic Arts and Culture
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