muslim mystics have turned to political issues relying on both unity and plurality criteria.  they have explained the characteristics of a mystic politician emphasizing the necessity of mysticism for politicians and even the necessity of politics for mystics. taking a social viewpoint, the early sufis, paid a particular attention to this important matter in their speech and behavior, and invite...

China has developed a more consequential role in Sudan over the past two decades, during which it has become bound up in the combination of enduring violent internal instability and protracted external adversity that has characterized the politics of the central state since the 1989 Islamist revolution. Two inter-related political trajectories of China’s Sudan engagement are examined here. The ...

In this era of globalization, higher education is under pressure to respond to market demand of the knowledge economy if it has to remain relevant. This contrasts with sustained demand for intellectual leadership in social and political challenges characterized new forms of violence that call for relevant response from the academia. My contribution will briefly introduce the conventional wisdom...

the concept of the quran miraculousness had undergone several stages before getting to its pinnacle in the fourth century. in the first stage – which took place during the first and second centuries – it cab be witnessed that the lecturers and scholars of the era have confessed their incompetence to compete with the quran, and the scholars and exegetes have left untouched the miracle-related is...

There exists in Australia a significant group of intellectuals whose distinguishing feature is their global outlook on politics and law. These are writers and activists who call upon universalist values to criticise and reform institutions and practices in Australia, and in other countries. By universalism is meant a doctrine, such as world peace, international human rights, or ecological susta...

1989 to 2002 can be categorized as internal conflicts or civil wars.1 Most occurred in underdeveloped countries plagued by widespread insecurity, bad governance, illiteracy, poor health, and the absence of basic infrastructure in transportation and communications. Peace, once obtained in these places, has proved difficult to sustain. Thirty-one percent of conflicts resume within 10 years of the...

a letter of ali ibn- hussein (peace be upon him) to mohammad ibn- moslem known as ibn- shahab zohri has been mentioned in some resources. in this letter, zohri has been reproached by ali ibn-hussein for his cooperation with bani omayeh. this letter is usually cited as an evidence in analysis of imam sajjad's political and social positions. surveying the resources and numerous books shows t...