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Islam and the Drive to Global Justice: Principles of Justice Beyond Dominant Ethnic and Religious Communities is a 2023 edited volume edited by Louay M. Safi, published by Lexington Books (an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield). The book brings together contributions from ten scholars, including Asma Afsaruddin, Mustafa Akyol, Armando Salvatore and Mohammed Abu-Nimer, to examine the relationship between Islam and the pursuit of global justice (Safi, 2023). The work situates Islamic justice discourse within contemporary debates on globalization, universality and the policies of global powers towards Muslim populations in the Global South (Safi, 2023, p. 4).Continue ...
Muharram (Arabic: ٱلْمُحَرَّم) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which warfare is forbidden. For Shia Muslims, Muharram is a period of intense mourning and remembrance that commemorates the Battle of Karbala, in which Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and most of his male relatives and companions were killed by the forces of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid I on the tenth day of the month, known as Ashura. Over the centuries, the observances of Muharram have travelled far from their origins at Karbala and have developed into a significant set of rituals with profound social, political, cultural, and artistic dimensions (Chelkowski, 2010). This event is central to Shia religious identity and practice, with rituals during Muharram serving to express grief, reaffirm loyalty to Husayn, and reflect on themes of sacrifice and justice.Continue ...
Unity of Arenas (or Unity of Fronts; Arabic: Wahdat al-Sahat) is a strategic concept within the doctrine of the Axis of Resistance that emphasizes military, political, and logistical coordination among resistance groups in Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Iran (Rashvand, 2025). This strategy, which has been articulated in recent years particularly by Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Hezbollah, is regarded not merely as a military tactic but as a model for practical unity among Muslims in the face of Zionism and the extra-regional intervention of the United States (Rashvand, 2025).Continue ...
