the phenomenon of conversion to islam in the territories conquered by the muslim arabs, is one of the ambiguous and controversial topics in the studies of islamic history. major part of the social transformation of copts in islamic egypt returns to their conversion from christianity to islam. gradual changing of the majority to a minority group under muslim rule was a complex process, because m...

aim : we hypothesized that aih outcomes might be different in our patient population that consists of a large number of latinos.   background : literature has suggested that the presentation and outcome of autoimmune hepatitis can be different among different ethnicity and communities.   patients and methods : we performed a retrospective chart review of latino patients with aih diagnosed betwe...

The present investigation involves the study of distr ibution of serological tra its (A1A2BO, MN and Rh(D) blood group systems) among Meos and Sunni Muslims and their comparison with other castes of Haryana, which are, Jat, Ahir, Ror, Saini, Kamboj, Kumhar and Chamar. The frequency of different alleles fa lls well within the range of other castes of Haryana. Chi-square values for these blood gr...

in many jurisprudential discourses, islam is said to be a condition for the validity or permissibility of action. one of the most important of these instances, which is claimed to be unanimously agreed upon, is the executorship of testament (wiṣāyat). in this article, first, the evidences of the renowned majority of jurists as per the invalidity of making a testament (waṣiyyat) to the unbelieve...

The unification of a strong and authoritarian state with religious laws and institutions after the 1979 revolution in Iran has resulted in the creation of a dualistic state structure in which non-elected and non-accountable state authorities and institutions-the majority of whom have not accepted either the primacy of democracy nor the premise of equality between men and women (or Muslims and n...

The objective of this study is to analyze the effect zakat on per capita income as one indicator economic development. data analyzed by Cobb-Douglas production function and panel analysis model. Study findings show that significantly positively affect income. This also found compared Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), most popular instrument government increase development, has a greater coeffici...

We present a novel study on the role of gender in perceptions of and emotions about in-group social image among American Muslims. Two hundred and five (147 females, 58 males) American Muslims completed a questionnaire on how Muslims feel in U.S. society. The study measured both stereotypical (i.e., 'frightening,' 'oppressed') as well as non-stereotypical in-group social images (i.e., 'powerful,...

With the rapid advancements made in biotechnology, bioethical discourse has become increasingly important. Bioethics is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary field that goes beyond the realm of natural sciences, and has involved fields in the domain of the social sciences. One of the important areas in bioethical discourse is religion. In a country like Malaysia, where Muslims make up the m...

On an international scale, Indonesia is known as the initiator of formation World Halal Council. has MUI (Indonesian Ulema Council), many decisions and majority Muslims in are dependent on fatwa. In addition, country with largest Muslim population a more than 87 percent its 258 million identify themselves Muslim. Analyzing facts above, because Indonesian people Muslims, then community should ma...