In the annals of Islamic intellectual history, few individuals possess a legacy as foundational and enduring as that of Abu Nasr Al-Farabi. Hailing from the province of Khorasan, he was born in the ...

History of Political Thought, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Summer 2019), pp. 175-195 (21 pages) Scholarship on al-Farabi interprets his theoretical analysis of politics apart from its historical context, which ...

Anthony Booth does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

“There is great disorder in the heavens, and the situation is excellent.” The preceding quotation is often attributed to Mao Zedong, and it succinctly describes the evolution of a stable political ...

Muslim-majority countries face complex economic and political challenges, and one proposed solution has been the establishment of political systems grounded in Islamic principles. In response, various ...

In this article, I aim to clarify, explain, and explore the roots of the concept of ‘political Islam’. I will address several crucial questions, such as: What is the purpose behind the way leftists ...

On Feb. 23, 2017, national security adviser H.R. McMaster reiterated his stance that Islamic ideology is essentially irreligious, and that Jihadi terrorists are not true to the religion they claim to ...

To read the newspapers is to believe that Tunisia, the small country that sparked the Arab Spring, is the only one still on a recognizable path to democracy, in large part thanks to the conciliatory ...