One of the dimensions of human life is its socio-political aspect. In this regard an important issue is the view of Islam towards the formation of government at the age of occultation. Referring to certain traditions, some believe that any kind of uprising and revolution prior to the emergence of Hazrat Qaem (Aj.) will be unlawful and add, “Any flag which is raised prior to the emergenc...

the leaders of the soviet :union: adopted atheist and anti-religious policies toward muslim nations during decades of ruling over central asia; the polices that posed a threat to the existence of muslims. following the outbreak of second world war, the government of the soviet :union: was forced to revise its hostile policies toward muslims and establish muslim religious department also known a...

The 2011–2014 controversies between the Ethiopian Government and Muslim communities on the role of Islam in Ethiopia have highlighted the precarious nature of religious relations in Ethiopia. Statements by public figures and religious leaders recently have drawn attention to the nature and scope of the Ethiopian secular state order. This paper describes the recent Muslim protest movement and th...

The root causes of most violent conflicts lie in economic and political factors, often horizontal inequalities of various types. Yet people are organised, united and mobilised by identities, in particular ethnic or religious ones. Most conflict analyses treat religion as a subset of ethnicity. This paper explores differences between these two identities, both by reviewing literature and by anal...

BACKGROUND It is believed that religious leaders' positive attitude towards organ donation can be an effective factor in Muslims' inclination to donate organs. OBJECTIVE To assess the knowledge of freshmen students in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences about religious leaders' fatwa on organ donation and its effect on their willingness to donate organs. METHODS This cross-sectional stud...

OBJECTIVE To explore the Bogor public's perspective on Muslim organisations' pronouncements against smoking and the effect of these pronouncements on compliance with a new smoke-free law in the context of a prosmoking social norm. DESIGN Semistructured focus group discussions were conducted, transcribed, coded using ATLAS.ti software, and analysed using thematic content analysis. Photo elicit...

Policies issued by the Government and religious authorities during Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia have resulted de-authorization of structure pattern carrying out rituals that are already established sacred community. This study aims to explore government policies leaders' reducing doctrine communal Indonesia. qualitatively investigates various forms leaders – via internet related appeals Covid...

BACKGROUND Religious leaders are one of the key actors in the issue of female genital cutting (FGC) due to the influential position they have in the community and the frequent association of FGC with the religion. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and perspectives of the local religious leaders in Erbil governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan Region about different aspects of FGC. METHODS In-dept...