scholarly journals Observing the Observer

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 94-97
Author(s):  
Usaama Al-Azami
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
History Of ◽  
Saba Mahmood ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Lay Reader ◽  
Online Availability ◽  
Quantitative Nature

This excellent study brings together a number of widely regarded Western scholars of Islam as contributors on the nature and history of Islamic studies in the American academy. This compilation is part of “The State of Islamic Studies in American Universities,” a research project undertaken by the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) and the Center for Islam and Public Policy (CIPP) between 2004 and 2007. Its findings were first made available in draft form on IIIT’s website in 2009 (http://iiit.org/iiitftp/ PDF%27s/Islamic-Studies. pdf), where it remains as of writing this review. That draft appears to have been substantially complete, and one wonders why it took three years to remove a chapter and then add a more refined introduction, a short conclusion, and a bibliography. Still, its earlier online availability (free of charge) means that one cannot be too critical of its delayed publication. This volume brings together some major names in Western Islamic studies, including Seyyed Hossein Nasr, John Voll, Farid Esack, and Saba Mahmood, and represents important reflections on the state of the field as an academic endeavor. Ten essays, varying in length from eleven pages to ones almost four times that length, are preceded by a useful introduction and conclusion, both of which concisely summarize noteworthy aspects of each essay and can serve as a valuable overview for the rushed reader. The study includes essays of both a qualitative and quantitative nature, which are generally of high quality. The editors state that they seek to inform the lay reader as well as scholars in the field, but also feel that the “data and analyses […] will be immensely valuable for educational planners and administrators who are interested in strengthening programs of Islamic studies in institutions of higher learning” (p. xxvii). Given the constraints of space, I restrict serious reflection to only a handful of the rich essays ...

Ilhan Niaz. The Culture of Power and Governance of Pakistan 1947–2008. Karachi, Pakistan: Oxford University Press. 2010. 320 pages. Pak Rupees 595.00

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amina Sarwar
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
Strong Case ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The One ◽  
Rich History ◽  
Oxford University Press

“The Culture of Power and Governance of Pakistan 1947–2008” by Ilhan Niaz makes a strong case for the quotation, “the one who does not remember history is bound to live through it”. In the book, the author has tried to trace the current culture of power and governance in Pakistan through the rich history of the subcontinent. He has asked the question that why the State of Pakistan is constantly losing its writ as many incidents, such as the “Laal Masjid” debacle, are challenging the writ of the state. He has also analysed why State of Pakistan is always facing issues in domains of administration, legislation, execution and judiciary. These issues are becoming existential threat to the Pakistani State. The author has blamed the rulers of Pakistan who behave like “Bureaucratic Continental Empires”.

КОНСТИТУЦІОНАЛІЗМ XIX – ПОЧАТКУ XX СТ. У ВИКЛАДАННІ «ІСТОРІЇ ДЕРЖАВИ І ПРАВА УКРАЇНИ»

2019 ◽  
pp. 72-88
Author(s):  
Г. Ю. Каніщев
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Teaching History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Relationship

History of State and law of Ukraine can be considered as one of the leading academic disciplines to modern lawyers. Its purpose is to familiarize professionals with the historical experience of the development of statehood on the territory of modern Ukraine that directly or indirectly impacts the current status and the quality of the public authority in our country, the relationship between the State and citizens, the situation in Ukraine in the international arena, its image in the world, etc.The role of history of State and law of Ukraine here is mapping the processes of historical evolution of human relationships and the State of modern Ukrainian territory. This includes compliance with State rights, in particular political ones, struggle of people for their rights through both peaceful and violent way (through armed revolt against the authorities) etc. In this connection, we think that the evolution of public authority as a result of the struggle of people for their rights should be displayed in training courses and researches on history of State and law.The purpose of the article: coverage of the history of constitutionalism on the territory of modern Ukraine in XIX – early XX centuries.The task: disclosure of the relationship between the history of State and law and constitutional law of Ukraine through the analysis of the content of the constitutions for the then population of Ukrainian lands in various states.Findings from this research and prospects for further research in this field: 1. Teaching history of constitutionalism in the training course «History of State and law of Ukraine» must conform to the Constitution of Ukraine as the Main Law of the State and the benchmark for social activities. 2. Teaching History of constitutionalism in the training course «History of State and law of Ukraine» gives an opportunity to examine the historical evolution of the idea of limit and self-restriction of State power in favor of its citizens rights. This is not just about the rich historical tradition of constitutionalism on the territory of modern Ukraine, but about the ability of our ancestors to live in conditions of observing the rules of the law and maintenance of order in society and the State in civilized ways.3. The prospects of further scientific researches, to our opinion, are the following: a) research of history of constitutionalism is separate states on the territory of modern Ukraine; b) research of separate problems and periods of history of constitutionalism in Ukraine.

scholarly journals КОНСТИТУЦІОНАЛІЗМ У ВИКЛАДАННІ «ІСТОРІЇ ДЕРЖАВИ І ПРАВА УКРАЇНИ» (ДОМОДЕРНИЙ ПЕРІОД)

2019 ◽  
pp. 40-55
Author(s):  
Г. Ю. Каніщев
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Teaching History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Relationship

History of State and law of Ukraine can be considered as one of the leading academic disciplines for modern lawyers. Its purpose is to familiarize professionals with the historical experience of the development of statehood on the territory of modern Ukraine that directly or indirectly impacts the current status and the quality of the public authority in our country, the relationship between the State and citizens, the situation in Ukraine in the international arena, its image in the world, etc. The role of history of State and law of Ukraine here is mapping the processes of historical evolution of human relationships and the State of modern Ukrainian territory. This includes compliance with State rights, in particular political struggle of people for their rights both peacefully and violently (through armed revolt against the authorities) etc. In this connection, training courses and research on history of State and law of Ukraine should pay significant attention to the evolution of public authorities as a result of the struggle of people for their rights.Thus, the purpose of the article is to cover the history of constitutionalism on the territory of modern Ukraine in premodern period of development of the Ukrainian State and law. The task is to disclose the relationship of history of State and law and constitutional law of Ukraine through the analysis of the content of State legislative acts, which served as constitutions for the population that inhabited Ukrainian lands at that time in various states.Thus, below we specify our findings from the current research and prospects of further research:1. Teaching History of constitutionalism in the training course «History of State and law of Ukraine» must conform to the Constitution of Ukraine as the Main Law of the State and the benchmark for social activities.2. Teaching History of constitutionalism in the training course «History of State and law of Ukraine» gives an opportunity to examine the historical evolution of the idea of the limit and self-restriction of State power in favor of the rights of its citizens. It is not just because of the rich historical tradition of constitutionalism on the territory of modern Ukraine, but due to the ability of our ancestors to live in the conditions of observance to the law and maintenance of order in society and the State by civilized ways.3. The prospects of subsequent scientific researches in this field, to our opinion, are the following: a) research of history of constitutionalism in separate states on the territory of modern Ukraine; b) research of certain problems and periods of history of constitutionalism in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Confronting Challenges in Islamic Studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 172-174
Author(s):  
Brian Wright
Keyword(s):  
San Antonio ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Memorial Lecture ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
International Institute ◽  
Santa Barbara ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
History Of

At the 2016 meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Antonio,the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) hosted the third annualIsmail al Faruqi Memorial Lecture. Delivered by Ahmad Atef Ahmad (Universityof California Santa Barbara), the lecture focused on the changing academicfield of Islamic studies: where the field has been, where it is now, andwhere it should go in the future.Ahmad began by outlining the history of approaching both Islamic studiesand comparative religion in general. After decades of claiming neutrality, hebelieves that the field has now reached a new phase. “In the past there was anassumption that there is a neutral, global set of rules and tools that can help usunderstand religion, like those of philosophy or anthropology. However, overtime we have come to realize that these tools are in no way neutral and comewith their own kinds of baggage.” This failure of neutrality has particularlyaffected scholars of Islam, because “You find that Muslim scholars who taketheir primary sources seriously find the deck stacked against them, especiallyfor those who are working in the West and trying to engage in conversationswith other religious traditions.”As a result of the realization that the tools of religious studies cannot beneutral, academia has undergone a significant shift ...

scholarly journals Editorial

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. i-xii
Author(s):  
John L. Esposito ◽  
Imtiyaz Yusu
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Islamic Thought ◽  
History Of ◽  
Great Scholar ◽  
New Interpretation ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Culture Education

This special issue of the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences onIsmail al Faruqi is prepared to honor the memory and contribution of ProfessorIsmail al Faruqi to the academia, the history of Islamic thought,and the development of the Muslim community (Ummah). Providing aperspective twenty-five years after Professor al Faruqi’s death, it providesthought-provoking papers relating of the person, mission, and intellectualjihad initiated by Professor al Faruqi.Ismail Raji al Faruqi (1921–1986) was a great scholar of Islam in moderntimes. His scholarship covered a broad spectrum of Islamic studies: thestudy of religion, Islamic thought, approaches to knowledge, history, culture,education, interfaith dialogue, aesthetics, ethics, politics, economics,science, and gender issues. He had indeed an encyclopedic knowledge, arare person among contemporary Muslim scholars.Ismail al-Faruqi laid the foundation for a new interpretation and analysisof the quintessence of tawhid and its relevance in various dimensionsof human life and thought. He also made unique contributions to the studyof Islam and its relevance to the contemporary age. In fact, many of hisunique contributions to Islamic scholarship remain especially relevant todayand have been carried on and extended by many of his former.Professor al Faruqi was a founder of “the school of Islamization ofknowledge,” which has been incorporated at several international Islamicuniversities. His school of thought, academic approach, and practice is alsobeing applied by hundreds of his students who are teaching and doing researchat different universities in all continents.This special issue of the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences,revisits the intellectual legacy and continuing influence of Professor Ismailal Faruqi since his death ...

Ras al Khaimah: further archaeological discoveries

Antiquity ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 50 (200) ◽  
pp. 216-222
Author(s):  
Beatrice De Cardi
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
The State ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

Ras a1 Khaimah is the most northerly of the seven states comprising the United Arab Emirates and its Ruler, H. H. Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qasimi, is keenly interested in the history of the state and its people. Survey carried out there jointly with Dr D. B. Doe in 1968 had focused attention on the site of JuIfar which lies just north of the present town of Ras a1 Khaimah (de Cardi, 1971, 230-2). Julfar was in existence in Abbasid times and its importance as an entrep6t during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries-the Portuguese Period-is reflected by the quantity and variety of imported wares to be found among the ruins of the city. Most of the sites discovered during the survey dated from that period but a group of cairns near Ghalilah and some long gabled graves in the Shimal area to the north-east of the date-groves behind Ras a1 Khaimah (map, FIG. I) clearly represented a more distant past.

A Qualified Assertion Database for the History of Places

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 95-115
Author(s):  
Brandon Plewe
Keyword(s):  
Data Model ◽  
Temporal Change ◽  
Religious Congregations ◽  
Historical Gis ◽  
The Past ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
Invaluable Tool ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich

Historical place databases can be an invaluable tool for capturing the rich meaning of past places. However, this richness presents obstacles to success: the daunting need to simultaneously represent complex information such as temporal change, uncertainty, relationships, and thorough sourcing has been an obstacle to historical GIS in the past. The Qualified Assertion Model developed in this paper can represent a variety of historical complexities using a single, simple, flexible data model based on a) documenting assertions of the past world rather than claiming to know the exact truth, and b) qualifying the scope, provenance, quality, and syntactics of those assertions. This model was successfully implemented in a production-strength historical gazetteer of religious congregations, demonstrating its effectiveness and some challenges.

Chasing Angels: The Sweet Wine Angelica

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
hank shaw
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
The Real ◽  
Mission Period ◽  
History Of ◽  
Uncertain Future ◽  
Sweet Wine ◽  
Made In

Portugal has port, Spain has sherry, Sicily has Marsala –– and California has angelica. Angelica is California's original wine: The intensely sweet, fortified dessert cordial has been made in the state for more than two centuries –– primarily made from Mission grapes, first brought to California by the Spanish friars. Angelica was once drunk in vast quantities, but now fewer than a dozen vintners make angelica today. These holdouts from an earlier age are each following a personal quest for the real. For unlike port and sherry, which have strict rules about their production, angelica never gelled into something so distinct that connoisseurs can say, ““This is angelica. This is not.”” This piece looks at the history of the drink, its foggy origins in the Mission period and on through angelica's heyday and down to its degeneration into a staple of the back-alley wino set. Several current vintners are profiled, and they suggest an uncertain future for this cordial.

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