Category Archives: Translated Articles

Critical Perspectives .. “The Prophetic Medicine”: Its Concept and Origin

Dr. Mutaz al-Khatib is currently Assistant Professor of Methodology and Ethics at the Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics, as well as the first-of-its-kind MA program in Applied Islamic Ethics at the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Damascus (1997) and in Arabic […]

Religion and Religiosity: An Ailment or Medicine?!

  The following is a translation of an Arabic article written by Dr. Ahmed Al Raissouni and published in December 1, 2014 on his official website. Originally from Morocco, Dr. Al Raissouni is a Maliki jurist having attained his undergraduate degree in Sharia from the University of Al Qarawiyyin in 1978, a Masters degree in the Higher Objectives of Sharia from Muhammad V University in 1989, […]

Sunnis and Shias: Between Engagement and Disconnection

  The following is a translation of an Arabic article written by Muhammad ibn Al-Mokhtar Al-Shinqiti and published in April 1, 2014 on Al Jazeera’s website. Originally from Mauritania, Al-Shinqiti is currently a professor of political science, history of religion, and Islamic ethics at Qatar Foundation.       Sectarianism is a symptom among the symptoms of straying away from the […]