Veiling in AfricaThe tradition of the veil, which refers to various cloth coverings of the head, face, and body, has been little studied in Africa, where Islam has been present for more than a thousand years. These lively essays raise questions about what is distinctive about veiling in Africa, what religious histories or practices are reflected in particular uses of the veil, and how styles of veils have changed in response to contemporary events. Together, they

and they lived through stirring times

Ahmad al-Aqhisari's Epistle on Tobacco is presented here for the first time in a scholarly edition

الحائر، ومنارة للضال الشارد، وتعريفاً للناشيء الناشد، ونزهة للمحب الصادق، فيعمّ به

In recent years the subject of freedom of expression has become a topic of heated debate

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0860373193

refugees arrive daily from the four corners of the earth

Authored and compiled by Luqman al-Andalusi

These new scholarly translations of Shah Wali Allah’s two important treatises on Islamic law provide access to important debates on authority and reform in Islamic legal reasoning

Paperback: 258 pages

This text covers the topics of: The life of imam Shafi'i

ISBN-10: 1906949182

It answers many questions about Islam as faith which arise in the young