The Politicization of Islam
The Politicization of Islam deals with social, cultural and political modernization, the ethnic formation of the Ottoman Empire, and the role of Islam and Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1876: 1909 AD) in adapting and contrasting and correcting this transformation and modernization.
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Reconstructing Identity, State, Faith, and Community in the Late Ottoman State
Libraries in Ottoman Empire
The book highlights the contributions of Ottoman society in establishing libraries and organizing their operations, aimed at promoting education and the culture of reading. It challenges the longstanding narrative that the Ottoman Empire undervalued science and was indifferent to spreading knowledge. This misconception, still prevalent today, is often based on sources biased against the Ottoman Empire. Erünsal’s work underlines the difficulty, perhaps even the impossibility, of accurately understanding Ottoman history without consulting sources in Turkish.
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Historical Development, Management and Organization
History of Islamic Political Thinking
This book collects the diaspora of Islamic political thinking, and gives a firm ground for it throughout the Islamic era, starting from the era of the prophet and the Rightly Guided Caliphs to the present. The author, based on the available translations of Arabic literature, traced the development of Islamic political thinking, whether in the form of political philosophy, political jurisprudence, or what was written in the form of political advice (kings’ advice).
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From Prophethood to the Present
Darwin’s Last Dilemma
In the video series Darwin’s Last Dilemma, we lay the foundation for one of the most significant challenges to the theory of evolution, which has reached its complete form through recent scientific peer-reviewed research articles.
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Financial Reform
In the Islamic view, which aligns with modern economic principles, the market is seen as a crucial economic driver. However, Islam uniquely emphasizes the role of labor as the foundation of economic strength rather than capital. While Islam values money, it does not consider it as the primary force behind economic activities. Instead, money is deemed a secondary element, subject to the guiding principles of religious and ethical values. Development that lacks these foundations is considered misleading and unsustainable, potentially leading to deeper societal issues like poverty and social decline.
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Islamic Prudence and the Distressed Economy
The logic of the Qur’an
The book “Logic of the Quran” aims to elucidate that the Divine Scripture encompasses all the principles and guidelines necessary for rectifying and safeguarding the human intellect from errors and misjudgments in thoughts, wills, and actions. God created humankind, endowed them with reason, and blessed them with the faculties of thought and awareness. However, He did not leave them without guidance but provided them with a lifeline to rescue them from the pitfalls of erroneous thinking, deviant orientations, and false practices.
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Reforming the Mind on The Path of Truth, Honesty and Justice
Science and Islamization
This book delves into the relationship between Sharia (Islamic law) and the social sciences, exploring the unique aspects of Sharia in a social context. It examines the intersection of scientific authority and Sharia, the significance of language and its conceptual values, the preference for empirical realism over theory, and the blending of science with humanistic studies. It discusses how scientific discourse in Islamic civilization evolved into a widespread culture known for its clarity and simplicity, among other features.
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Jews in the Ottoman State until the End of the Nineteenth Century
Muslims have never treated Jews in a racial manner and the Ottoman State was not an exception. When Europe had expelled Jews after the establishment of the Inquisition, they had only two options: either Christianization or emigration. The main emigration was to the Ottoman State after their expulsion from Spain in 1492, and from Portugal in 1496.
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(The Jewish National Fund (JNF
The establishment of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) in 1901 has been a turning point in the history of the Zionist movement. It played a prominent role in serving the Zionist project, as it was the most important Zionist institution and the cornerstone of the Jewish national home project
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and its Role in the Zionist Movement in Palestine 1901: 1948
Israeli Strategies in The South Caucasus
This study shows that the bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Israel are based on the complex interdependence in the oil and the arms industry. Israel, which lacks access to oil and natural gas due to its relations with its neighbors in the Middle East, considers Azerbaijan a key resource for it in this matter. On the other hand, Azerbaijan also relies heavily on Israel when it comes to getting weapons because of the increasing international restrictions on the country due to the pressure of the Armenian lobby, and so Israel meets a large part of Azerbaijan’s need for arms, and has a very important position in supplying those arms. However, it is obvious that the appreciation that Azerbaijan has towards Israel, is not mutual.
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On the Humanitarian Situation in Palestine
Since its establishment in 1948, the Zionist entity has targeted its attacks and raids towards defenseless and civilians, while directing its planes towards facilities and houses, to eliminate any potential basics of life in Palestine. This situation has forced many people to take refuge in tiny shelters, thus camps were overfilled with people, causing huge deficits such as the lack of food, water, energy and electricity.
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Balfour: A Declaration that Changed the Fate of the Middle East
This study discusses the declaration made by Balfour, the British foreign secretary, to establish a national home for Jews in Palestine. It investigates the dimensions and repercussions of that declaration as well as its devastating impact.
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Zionist Policies and Obliterating Arabic Language in Palestine
This study discusses the issues associated with the Arabic language inside Israel. We review some of these violations and policies against the language of the Palestinian citizens of Israel, which removes the Arabic language from existence. We investigate the image of Arabs in Jews’ memories and perspectives, and the nature of the current policies and violations towards the Arabic language. Moreover, we show how the Israeli policy against the Arabic language is a proof of Israel’s false democracy, and how to face this challenge in light of Zionist policies.
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