Shi‘ism and the Democratisation Process in Iran: With a focus on Wilayat al-Faqih by Ibrahim Moussawi, 2011. London: Saqi Books, 209 pp., £35.00. ISBN: 978-0-86356-470-3 (hbk).

The purpose of this essay is to display the significance of studies relating to the influence of Persian Shi‘ism in Southeast Asia in general, and the Malay Archipelago in particular. With this purpose in mind, a comprehensive ...

This paper presents an analytical historical survey of the emergence of Shi‘ism among the Hazaras of modern-day Afghanistan. It argues that the Hazaras’ Shi‘a orientation is surrounded with much speculation, many prejudices, ...

Al-Kafi, Book 1 (Intellect & Foolishness) by Shaykh Abu Ja‘far Muhammad b. Ya‘qub al-Kulayni with translation and commentary under the direction of Shaykh Rizwan Arastu, 2012. Dearborn, MI: Islamic Texts Institute, lv + ...

Íizb ad-DaÝwa al-islÁmÐya. Selbstverständnis, Strategien und Ziele einer irakisch-islamistischen Partei zwischen Kontinuität und Wandel (1957-2003) by Florian Bernhardt, 2012. (Kultur, Recht und Politik in muslimischen ...

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is often described in secondary literature as a political actor who advocated religious absolutism. This paper argues that Khomeini’s theory can best be characterized not simply as a theory of ...