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“Islam and Post-Ijtihadism” Research Seminar by Prof. Liyakat Takim (McMaster University)
On Thursday, 28th May 2020, Al-Mahdi Institute successfully convened its third consecutive virtual research seminar, amid the Covid-19 circumstances. Whilst the prevailing situation has...
Variety of Interpretations of Holy Texts. Research Seminar by Mohsen Najafi (University of Exeter)
Al-Mahdi Institute’s very own head librarian, Mohsen Najafi, presented his ongoing research on the philosophical hermeneutics of Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari, a leading reformist figure...
Virtual Research Seminar: ‘Sanctity of Life’
Despite a nation-wide lock down and the implementation of social isolation in the wake of a global pandemic, Al Mahdi Institute is committed to...
Still being Careful with Muhammad. Research seminar by Dr Shabbir Akhtar (University of Oxford)
The Persian quote, ‘Say what you want about God, but be careful with Muhammad’, sums up the Muslim sentiment to any criticism or mockery...
Islamic Law Between Empire and Nation-State. Research Seminar by Dr. Raha Rafii (University of Exeter)
Dr Raha Rafii presented her work on the academic notion of Islamic law as a development of the colonial project. She contends that Islamic...
“Dangerous Liaisons: Marriage, Slave-Concubinage and Confessional Boundaries in Early Islamic Law” by Dr. Omar Anchassi Research Seminar
Dr Omar Anachassi’s research considers the early juristic position within the various schools of jurisprudence regarding marriage to non-Muslim women who are either pagans...
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...