ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA. Formed in 1982, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is an umbrella organization for several Muslim professional groups that […]
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ISLAMIC SALVATION FRONT
ISLAMIC SALVATION FRONT. During the 1970s Algeria pursued an ambitious oil- and natural gasbased program of national industrialization that was initially quite successful in providing […]
ISLAMIC REPUBLICAN PARTY
ISLAMIC REPUBLICAN PARTY. Founded in February 1979, shortly after the fall of the Iranian monarchy, the Islamic Republican Party (IRP) had the approval of Ayatollah […]
ISLAMIC RENAISSANCE PARTY
ISLAMIC RENAISSANCE PARTY. Surfacing in the Soviet Union during the summer of 1990, the Islamic Renaissance/Revival Party (IRP, or Hizb-i Nahzat-i Islami) developed as opportunities […]
ISLAMIC CALL SOCIETY
ISLAMIC CALL SOCIETY. Founded in Libya in 1972, the Islamic Call Society is entrusted with the task of missionary activity. The Revolutionary Command Council (RCC), […]
ISLAMIC CALENDAR
The traditional Islamic (or Hijrah) calendar consists of twelve lunar months, each of which lasts from one first sighting of the crescent moon to […]
Islam in the Americas
Persons of Islamic background were among the explorers, traders, and settlers who visited the New World from the time of Columbus. A considerable number of […]
Islam in Europe
The historical antagonism between the western and eastem parts of Europe is reflected, to this very day, in their diverging social, political, and religious traditions. […]
Islam in South Asia
Islam in South Asia The experience of Islam in South Asia is at once vast and varied. It encompasses nearly 300 million residents of the […]
Islam in China
Islam in China Islam in China has been propagated over the past thirteen hundred years primarily among the people now known as “Hui,” but many […]