Piracy
Piracy, or the illegal downloading of digital media, came to the forefront of web politics in January 2012…
Property
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Charitable Trusts in Medieval Islam
All over the vast Islamic world, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, various services that are fundamentally important…
Algae: A Source of Benefits
Does it feel creepy to step on sea weeds when you are swimming? Would you swim quickly away…
A Journey of Discovery
I first became interested in Ottoman women in the early 1990s when I read a newly published book…
Women and their Legal Rights in Monotheistic Religions
Introduction Eve’s fault? Eve’s legacy Shameful daughters Female education Unclean and impure women Bearing witness Vows A wife’s…
The Four Significant Truths
Third truth This world and its pleasures are a heavy burden. No one (except the corrupt in spirit)…
Euthanasia: Mercy or Murder?
Euthanasia is one of the most widely discussed issues among health care professionals as well as ordinary people.…
Ma’ruf Al-Karkhi
His full name was Abu Mahfuz Ma’ruf b. Firuz al-Karkhi. According to the Shi’i imam ‘Ali b. Musa…
Is technology a common heritage of all mankind?
INTRODUCTION Technology can be referred to as the systematic knowledge for manufacture of a product, for the application…