Historical Dynamics of Muslim Cities

This chapter scrutinizes the fragmentation of the OIC aid system. It is argued that this fragmentation is a result of the asymmetrical intergovernmental relationship between a small number of aid donors (notably the hydrocarbon-rich Gulf States) and a large and increasing pool of aid recipients. The chapter illustrates that this process is empowered by the asymmetrical setting of the OIC (there are very few donors with whom to compete), donors have “bilateralized” the multilateral by supporting their own “aid recipients”. This has progressively fragmented the OIC aid system.

There are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world, represented on the world stage by 57 states, as well as a host of international organizations and associations. This book critically examines the engagement of these states in systems of global governance and with a variety of policy regimes, including climate change, energy, migration, humanitarian aid, international financial institutions, research and education.

It was sometime in December 1977 that my father took us for the first time for a visit to the city of the Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلم .

The theme of this editorial is inspired by the passing of a dear friend, Sulayman Nyang, whose life epitomized the nexus between scholarship and social engagement. Dr. Nyang’s life and career follows a long-held Islamic tradition stretching over a millennium. I would like to begin my reflections by citing the tradition of social engagement and social responsibility within Islamic scholarship, and then briefly examine how that tradition was upheld by Dr. Nyang and offer a synopsis of his thoughts and actions. © Author

While exploring the concept of built heritage preservation from an Islamic perspective, this study will dig out the jurisprudential principles to challenge the contemporary destruction of built heritage in

This volume offers a series of studies, written by a leading scholar in the field, on the changing relations between secular modernity,

بحث في مقاصد الشريعة وعلاقتها بالمتغيرات الاجتماعية والتاريخية يسعى الكتاب إلى الإجابة على الكثير من الأسئلة الهامة التي تتعلق بمفهوم الشريعة ومحدداتها، وارتباطها بالممارسات الاجتماعية اليومية، كما يبحث في علاقة الشريعة بالمجتمع السياسي والدولة، لاسيما بعدما أصبح تطبيق الشريعة البرنامج الأساسي لكثير من الحركات السياسية الإسلامية التي تواجه دول ما بعد الاستعمار على امتداد العالم الإسلامي. وينطلق الكاتب في سعيه للإجابة عن تلك الأسئلة من النتائج التي وصل إليها علماء الأصول والفقه المؤثرين، معتمدا على تحليل دلالاتها ومعانيها، ومناقشة ظروفها التاريخية.