Malaysia’s relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran: Juggling the interests by Mohd Fauzi Abu–Hussin, Asmady Idris, Mohd Afandi Salleh

“…Religious extremism and sectarianism are among the challenges that Malaysia is encountering and the authorities are quite critical of those ideologies, and over the years, the teaching of Wahhabism and Shiism have been banned in the country. Could this affect Malaysia’s connection with those countries in the Persian Gulf? …”
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PERSIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE ARCHIPELAGO: The Transmission of Persian Islamic Intellectual Tradition to Indonesia in the Contemporary Era by Ja'far Ja'far, Dahlia Lubis, Muhammad Iqbal

“…<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The majority of Muslims in Indonesia adhere to the Sunni school, but a small number of Muslims in this country adhere to the Shia Imamiyah school, which has been actively involved in developing the Islamic intellectual tradition of Persia (Iran), currently the center of intellectual and spiritual Shiism in the world. This study examines the transmission of the Persian Islamic intellectual tradition to the archipelago in the contemporary era. …”
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Sunni-Shia Ecumenism in Austria: A Model for Western Europe? by Asfa Widiyanto

“…The dynamics of encounter between Shiism and Sunnism have been investigated by some scholars, nevertheless the detailed study on the ventures of Sunni-Shia convergence which takes place in Austria is still underdeveloped. …”
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«Hasta que cambien lo que hay en sus corazones»: Comunidad islámica chiita y justicia social en Colombia by Víctor Solano Urrutia

“…The essay states that the political history of Shi'ism enables the adoption of actions directed to the defense of human rights by Colombian shi'ites. …”
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KRITIK TERHADAP TEORI SPIRAL OF SILENCE: KOMUNIKASI MASYARAKAT MADURA DALAM KONFLIK SUNNI-SYI’AH DI SAMPANG by Ferry Adhi Dharma

“…The above measures, social isolation and threats carried out by the Sunnis that Shi’ites leave Shi’ism and move to the Sunnis. Nevertheless, Shiites remained adamant and against the social isolation. …”
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An Analytical Study on the Impact of Safavid and Qajar Governments’ Cultural Policies on the Development of Women’s Clothing by Ali Asqar Kalantar, Solmaz Hatami Dehlaghi

“…Given its quiddity ,the present research is categorized as a qualitative study.The method used here is descriptive-analytical ,assessing developments in the samples of thestudy with regard to the context of social and historical changes .The objective of the presentresearch is to examine the impact of government policies on the development of women’sclothing during the reign of the Safavid and Qajar dynasties .The investigations done as apart of the present research show that neither the tendency towards Shi’ism nor the spread ofWesternization has been singly able to have a major impact on the development of the customsassociated with inside and outside clothing of average women during the reign of Safavid andQajar dynasties ;and ,features such as comfortableness ,beauty ,and protection of safety andprivacy have indeed been the determining factors with regards to a variety of clothing .Thismatter can elucidate the constancy and consistency of the impact of introversion on women’sclothing during the reign of the Safavid and Qajar dynasties, despite the existing positive andnegative constraints.…”
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The Works of Ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī (Volume 1) by Tobias Andersson

“…It is interesting to note that al-Yaʿqūbī’s image of the first three caliphs is surprisingly positive for a “hardline” Shīʿī historian—Abū Bakr, for example, is described as “the most abstemious of men, the most humble and sparing in his clothing” and ʿUmar, among other things, as “strict in matters relating to God” (31-33)—which might illustrate the difficulty of categorizing al-Yaʿqūbī’s Shiʿism. The second translated text is The Geography, which, as Gordon notes, is a book of “administrative geography” that al-Yaʿqūbī seems to have com- piled in order to “provide his fellow regional functionaries with the kind of information required to carry out their administrative duties” (6). …”
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Prioritizing the Foreign Policy Actions of the Islamic State from a Jurisprudential Perspective by Muhammad Mahdi Koohkan, Majid Ghorbanali Doolabi

“…Before the victory of the Islamic revolution in Iran and the establishment of a government based on the Islamic Sharia, although centuries had passed since the formation of jurisprudence and researching in various Islamic sciences, among the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt, the governmental aspects of Shiism, due to not being practical, were given less importance. …”
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Identifying the Causes of the Emergence of Religious Themes and Its Important Components in the Murals of Religious Monuments of the Qajar Era (Case Study: Sacred Shrines of Guilan... by atieh youzbashi, Seyed Reza Hoseini, Abdolreza Chareie

“…For this reason, the most important factors that led to the emergence of religious themes are the need for a spiritual atmosphere, the belief in the propagation of Shiism, the emphasis on religious and cultural identity, attention to some popular religious beliefs and the shock of the ruling monarchy. …”
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Study of Political and Cultural Developments during the Reign of the Safavid Shah Tahmasb and Its Effect on Painting of This Period according to Reflection Theory by Saeedeh Sajadi Baghbadorani, Alireza Khaje Ahmad Attari, Mohammad Taghi Ashouri, Alireza Khoddamy

“…King Ismail, the first Safavid king, declared Shi'ism the official religion of Iranian society and in addition to establishing a unified dynasty, prevented its dissolution in face of the Ottoman Empire and the Uzbeks. …”
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Analyzing the Status and Performance of Molana’s Views and Poems in Shahid Morteza Motahari’s Works by Jafar Fasaei, Najmeh Dorri

“…Explanation of dialectic logic, criticism of August Comte's positivism, explanation of the phenomenon of death, strengthening of the discourse of Shi'ism, explanation of the controversial issue of Qada and Qadr, explanation of the issue of balance and harmony of human values, explanation and strengthening of the culture of martyrdom, examination of the issue of hijab, examination of the issue of limitology were among the items that Shahid Motahhari has informed them through the poetry and thought of Rumi.…”
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Tourism as the Base of Triangle of the Security, Empathy and Development of Sistan and Baluchestan Province by mehdi Mortazavi, Fariba Mosapour Negari

“…On the other hand, the existence of two religions from Islam, Shiism and Sunnis, has added to this diversity. At the same time, this diversity has been at the hands of the colonial powers that have been present in the region. …”
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Disagreements of the Jurists by Yasmin Amin

“…The sources of his works are mentioned as being mainly Zaydi and Imami (mostly Kufan) and suggest a compromise between Shi‘ism’s two traditions while refuting Sunni theories of legal interpretations. …”
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Introduktion by Jørgen S. Nielsen

“…Man skal også passe på ikke at falde i den fælde, som jeg antyder foroven, at shi’isme ikke kun er noget mellemøstligt.  …”
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Martyrs by Jay Willoughby

“…She wonders if Iran might turn this “ultimate” weapon on itself as “stridently” conservative mullahs and the “freedom-hungry and angry” youths move closer to violence. After explaining Shi’ism’s origins and key events, she mentions the martyrdom of a 12-year-old boy who ...…”
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