Since September 11, 2001, Muslims have been stereotyped and the message and image of Islam have been tarnished. Self-proclaimed leaders have given new and twisted meanings to the message of Islam. Explanations of complex issues have been reduced to sound bites on television. No issue has been in this regard more profaned than jihad, a sacred term for Muslims, There is no dearth of explanations ...

1. Among the many different star-like motifs used in the geometrical art of Islam, there is one which stands out as distinctively "Islamic" (see fig. 1). We shall call this motif a geometric rosette, since it resembles a flower or rosette, with an outer ring formed by a variable number of "petals" encircling a central star. One possible interpretation of the formal, if not historical, origin of...

Culturalists claim that political outcomes, such as respect for human rights, are deeply rooted in culture. Some have singled out Islam as particularly problematic. We assess whether Muslim societies suffer higher levels of political terror compared with others. Our results show that countries containing larger shares of Catholics, and those dominated by Catholics, fare the worst. The share of ...

according to quranic verses, the principles and religious values are taken as being in harmony with human nature. these values have emphasized on unique religion, that is, islam. reviewing recent revolts in arab-muslim countries shows that their request are in harmony to principles and values of islam factualism, trend to moral values and perfectionalism are parts of human natures. these natura...

around the world, publics confronted with terrorism have debated whether islamic faith gives rise to a uniquely virulent strain of non-state violence targeted at civilians. these discussions almost always conceive of “islam” in general terms, not clearly defining what is meant by islamic religious faith. We engaged this debate by designing and conducting a large-scale public opinion survey in p...

background and objectives: information ethics, according to islam, equals observing human rights and morals in dealing with information transmission and provision, which must be based on honesty and truthfulness. as islam highly values society and social issues, it believes that human behaviors and interactions are strongly interconnected in a society. committing to ethical issues regarding inf...

the present article on the ancient science of medicine, studies on one hand the emergence of this science and on the other hand its development and compilation. the article also researches the development of medicine in islam, muslim medics and islamic universities in which this science has been taught. finally the article discusses the history of medicine after the emergence of islam in iran.

Proponents of the integration of Islam into English literary studies seek, by way of presenting Islamic worldviews in relation to the life-worlds that English texts presumably promote, to inform (Muslim) students and practitioners of the subject about possible untoward influences in order to help them withstand cultural captivity and lifestyle effects. This is part of the wider concept of integ...

background: euthanasia is an important subject that concerns law and medicine as well as morality and religion in the 21st century. euthanasia has become a challengeable problem in scientific arena. in some countries,  legal and medical practitioners are allowed to kill those cancer patients who suffer from excessive pain while incur enormous amount of expenses for their treatments. methods: we...

The death of a child has a profound and often long-lasting impact on families. The parent's relationship and their ability to bond with and take care of surviving children may be affected. It is important for healthcare workers to understand the dynamics associated with bereavement, especially when the family comes from a non-Western culture. Islam is one of the three most populous religions al...