The Pukhtun of Swat in Northern Pakistan refer to Islam to justify the local practice of polygamy and female subordination. However, a survey of Islamic law shows its intent is far more egalitarian than Pukhtun practice. Using a mixture of case studies and statistical evidence, this paper argues that in Swat husbands take second wives mainly in a spirit of revenge, reflecting the endemic hostil...

This paper presents an analysis of the geography of the booming ‘Islamic financial services’ (IFS) sector, which provides a host of financial services based on Islamic religious grounds. The relevance of such an analysis is discussed against the conceptual backdrop of the world city network literature. It is argued that a focus on the globalization of the IFS sector may provide an alternative t...

The image of Roger Bacon as a 'modern' experimental scientist was propagated as historical truth in 19th century scientific historiography. Twentieth century criticisms attacked this tradition, arguing that Bacon was primarily a medieval philosopher with 'medieval' scientific interests. However, recent scholarship has provided a more careful and critical account of Bacon's science, and identifi...

due to the position of turkey in the middle east and their impact on regional developments in the middle east, this country since the rise of the akp is trying to positionmore important than to paint for yourself.turkey with regard to the heirs of the last islamic empire , attempted to revive the islamic world during its preservation. in this regard, the turkish model in recent years with polit...

Design and Implementation Solenoid Based Kicking Mechanism for Soccer Robot Applied in Robocup-MSL S.Hamidreza Mohades Kasaei1, S. Mohammadreza Mohades Kasaei2 and S.Alireza Mohades Kasaei3 1Department of computer Engineering, Islamic Azad University Khorasgan Branch‐Young Researchers Club, Iran. Email: [email protected] 2Department of computer Engineering, Islamic Azad University Khorasg...

this article has attempted to present a clear image of science production by the member states of the organization of islamic conference (oic) based on the essential science indicators (esi). esi indexes the most effective science productions of the world. the world bank, on the other hand, has classified the countries of the world according to their economic position. using the information acc...

Islamic Finance is more than an asset class – it is a way of life lived by 1.6 billion Muslims around the world. But its reach goes even further – non-Islamic countries, governments, and businesses, have all invested in or issued Islamic securities for one reason or another. With the ongoing push of globalization of trade and finance, Islamic financial flows, long a localized phenomenon, have b...

in the framework of critical theory, this essay explains the revolutionary evolutionsin arab countries of the middle east and concludes that these evolutions haveislamic coloration. thus, it can be called islamic awakening. arab world with relyon hidden cultural rationality in islam criticize current islamic tradition and westfruition, and with use of the capacity of islamic emancipation, insur...