The Book on Trial

The Book on Trial
Author: Girja Kumar
Publisher: Har-Anand Publications
Total Pages: 484
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788124105252

Existence of the freedom to read, write, print, publish, discuss, debate, and dispute creative writing and dissident writing in India.

MY ACCOUNT OF THE HAJJ

MY ACCOUNT OF THE HAJJ
Author: Nicholas Hughes
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2014-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1482897482

Rare are works that combine personal revelations with explanations of Islam in a manner to which Westerners can easily relate. The beauty of Nicholas' Account of the Hajj (italicise) is that an Australian farm boy with an education imbued in Christian principles, and a lifetime of exposure to religions and cultures in the Arab world and South and South-East Asia, can relate to and convey in a straightforward manner Islamic beliefs and practices that many may consider foreign. Nicholas has done a great service to those interested in religions and spirituality in his descriptions of the rites of the Hajj and explanations of their origins and meaning. As a diary, the work animates the daily life of the pilgrim in an engaging style reminiscent of writings from an earlier period of exploration. Nick expresses a personal revelation, 'the Hajj inspires a deep sense of serenity, humility and affinity with the Almighty'. The Hajj is both a voyage to Mecca as well as a recommitment to a lifelong spiritual journey. He writes, 'If my Account of the Hajj can contribute to inter-cultural and religious understanding, I am happy to have shared it with others'.

Fairly Avenue

Fairly Avenue
Author: Hasnaa Elnagdy
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2023-09-26
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1665750421

The family system should offer chances for the family members to decide what should be done. The loss of imaginary boundaries between family members may cause problems. Stopping interference in others’ personal issues is one reason for happiness. Flexible boundaries diminish conflicts, enhance good relationships, and reinforce respect. Micromanagement and harsh communication may turn family members into enemies. Unequal treatment of siblings or parental bias toward one of the children may also cause envy or rage. Empathy and compassion are the main sources of love between family members. During perplexing time, there is always an internal dialogue that directs the individual’s personal behavior toward pleasures or perfectionism. Naturally, the response should have a balance between the desire of pleasure and correctness. Rage can turn sibling to wrongdoers. For example, the prophet Josephs half-brothers spoke to each other outdoors. “Joseph and his full brother are our father’s favorites more than us, but we are a group of ten. Our father may have wondered mind. Let us kill Joseph or leave him into an unknown area. “Do not slay Joseph. If you want to do something, put him in the desert at an empty water spring, and he will be taken by travelers,” said Joseph’s half-brother. The travelers came, and their waiter dropped his container into the empty water spring, and said, “here is a boy.” They sold him for a little money.

Leadership, Authority and Representation in British Muslim Communities

Leadership, Authority and Representation in British Muslim Communities
Author: Sophie Gilliat-Ray
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3039437410

The contributions explore Muslim religious leadership in multiple forms and settings. While traditional authority is usually correlated with theology and piety, as in the case of classically trained ulema, the public advocacy of Muslim community concerns is often headed by those with professionalized skillsets and civic experience. In an increasingly digital world, both women and men exercise leadership in novel ways, and sites of authority are refracted from traditional loci, such as mosques and seminaries, to new and unexpected places. This collection provides systematic focus on a topic that has hitherto been given rather diffuse consideration. It complements historical work on community leadership as well as more contemporary discussion on the training and role of Islamic religious authorities. It will be of interest to scholars in Religious Studies, Sociology, Political Science, History, and Islamic Studies.

Ottoman Rule of Law and the Modern Political Trial

Ottoman Rule of Law and the Modern Political Trial
Author: Avi Rubin
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2018-11-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0815654553

In 1876, a recently dethroned sultan, Abdülaziz, was found dead in his cham- bers, the veins in his arm slashed. Five years later, a group of Ottoman senior officials stood a criminal trial and were found guilty for complicity in his murder. Among the defendants was the world-famous statesman former Grand Vizier and reformer Ahmed Midhat Pasa, a political foe of the autocratic sultan Abdülhamit II, who succeeded Abdülaziz and ruled the empire for thirty-three years. The alleged murder of the former sultan and the trial that ensued were political dramas that captivated audiences both domestically and internationally. The high-profile personalities involved, the international politics at stake, and the intense newspaper coverage all rendered the trial an historic event, but the question of whether the sultan was murdered or committed suicide re- mains a mystery that continues to be relevant in Turkey today. Drawing upon a wide range of narrative and archival sources, Rubin explores the famous yet understudied trial and its representations in contemporary public discourse and subsequent historiography. Through the reconstruction and analysis of various aspects of the trial, Rubin identifies the emergence of a new culture of legalism that sustained the first modern political trial in the history of the Middle East.

Toleration on Trial

Toleration on Trial
Author: Ingrid Creppell
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2008-02-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1461634539

Toleration on Trial offers the only multidisciplinary study available on the issue of toleration, in the context of deep and difficult conflicts over ideological, cultural, and identity issues in today's mobilized political environment. The importance of individual attitudes and institutional/cultural arrangements is explored as a central axis in the meaning of toleration as a principle and practically in relation to demands for toleration of religious expression, gay rights, and the Islamic sources of toleration.

Islam on Trial

Islam on Trial
Author: Chawkat Moucarry
Publisher: Langham Publishing
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2022-03-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1839735821

In an age of increased globalization, Islam has found itself in crisis. Extremism, secularization, and ever-increasing encounters with the Christian gospel have raised fundamental questions about the nature of Islam, its development and the future of its relationship with the West. Islam on Trial addresses these questions while avoiding the pitfalls of either hostility or naivety. As an Arab Christian from the Middle East, Dr. Chawkat Moucarry has spent his life engaging with Islam both personally and academically. In this book, he provides non-Muslims with a foundation for understanding Muslim faith and practice, while offering insight into the complex relationship between Islam, culture, and politics. The author addresses key controversial theological issues and highlights shared common ground between Christianity and Islam. He challenges members of both religions to engage in genuine dialogue, built on mutual understanding and respect, and to work together for the common good of their societies.

The Trial of Benazir

The Trial of Benazir
Author: Rafiq Zakaria
Publisher: Popular Prakashan
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1989
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9788171544004