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British Muslim Perceptions of Biological Evolution
British Muslims are portrayed as rejecting biological evolution in sensationalist newspaper headlines and certain unsubstantiated academic literature reporting a rise in ‘Islamic creationism’. This...
Opting out of Saving a Life: Organ Donation in Shi’i Jurisprudence
Opting out of Saving a Life: Organ Donation in Shi’i Jurisprudence | 28th March 2019 | AMI Research Seminar In light of the imminent transition...
Women’s Right to Child Custody in Shi’i Fiqh: A Modern Fiqhi Perspective
Held at AMI on 21st February 2019 As part of his ongoing research on women’s jurisprudential issues, Sayed Hossein al-Qazwini presented the current juristic...
Islam, Alcohol and Identity: A Critical Muslim Studies Approach
Held on 13th December 2018 at AMI. Dr Mustapha Sheikh’s paper offers a new understanding of the Hanafi jurisprudential position on alcohol according to...
Being Shia in Europe? Identity and Belonging in the Modern Age
As a minority within a minority, there is a noticeable gap in research pertaining to the experience of Shia Muslims in the UK and...
Karbala in London: Genealogy and Continuity of Contested Expressions of Muharrum Rituals among British South Asian Twelver Shia Muslims | Dr Sufyan Dogra
Disputes regarding the true Shia way of commemorating Ashura and the acceptability of self-flagellation has led to a messy legal battle for the members...
The Hijab Controversy in Modern Iran
The hejab has been a major feature of politics in Iran ever since serious contact with Western powers began in the 19th century. Since...
The Law of Honour-Killing: A British Innovation in the Criminal Law of the Indian Subcontinent
In Pakistan and India, hundreds of women are killed every year in the name of honour. Such a barbaric and heinous custom has existed...
Why so many rules? Thinking about the reasons and consequences of legalistic approaches to religious ethics
Rules are a feature of many religious (and non-religious) ethical traditions, although they are not the only possible approach to shaping religious and ethical...
Shifting discourse in the Muslim organ donation debate: reports of finding
On Thursday 27th April 2017, Al-Mahdi Institute held a Research seminar on the topic of; “Shifting discourse in the Muslim organ donation debate: reports of...