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A report published by Responsible Statecraft on April 14, 2026, alleged that several Washington-based think tanks played a prominent role in promoting U.S.-Israeli military action against Iran in the months leading up to a conflict that began on February 28, 2026 (Lobe, 2026).Continue ...
- The Sunna and Shi'a in History: Division and Ecumenism in the Muslim Middle East is a 2011 edited academic volume published by Palgrave Macmillan. The book is edited by Ofra Bengio and Meir Litvak and examines the historical development of relations between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims from the early Islamic period to the contemporary Middle East. The volume emphasizes both patterns of division and periods of coexistence and ecumenical engagement, offering a historically grounded and interdisciplinary perspective on sectarian relations in Islamic societies. Continue ...
The International Islamic Fiqh Academy: Representative Office in Iran is a regional liaison of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), an international scholarly body affiliated with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The representative office functions to support Iran’s academic and religious engagement with the Academy, facilitate scholarly cooperation, and promote the exchange of jurisprudential research between Iranian Islamic scholars and the global fiqh community. It also serves as a focal point for coordinating Iranian participation in IIFA conferences, research initiatives, and collaborative meetings on contemporary jurisprudential questions affecting the global Muslim community (Mehr News Agency, 2025). Continue ...
