Woman's Identity and the Qur'an: A New Reading.(Book review)

Middle East Quarterly;  June 22, 2006 ;     468 words ...Woman's Identity and the Qur'an: A New Reading. By Nimat Hafez Barazangi. Gainesville...the authority to read and interpret the Qur'anic text, and how is it to be done? This...were obliged--in clear violation of the Qur'anic message--to accept the authority, not...

A reflection on two Qur'anic words (iblis and judi), with attention to the...

The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The extent to which scholars of Qur'anic studies today are divided is evident from...publications show that the divisions within Qur'anic studies are marked by presuppositions...in the historical authenticity of the Qur'anic text, among them the English scholars...

Theodor Noldeke: Father of Qur'anic criticism. (Great Minds).(includes...

Free Inquiry;  March 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ......generally recognized as the father of Western Qur'anic criticism, was born on March 2, 1836...It became the foundation of all later Qur'anic studies. Though several scholars had already...changes in literary style to establish his Qur'anic chronology-thus we find exalted poetical...

New reading books focus on phonics, vocabulary

Arlington Heights Post (IL);  March 11, 1999 ;     469 words ......Elementary School District 25 will use a new reading program next year, emphasizing basic...series. District 25 is adopting the new reading curriculum as part of a cycle in which...right about on target," Kurtz said. The new reading curriculum will cost $450,000 over a...

Al-Islam in America: Qur'anic verses against terrorism; Part 1

Indianapolis Recorder;  September 28, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Recorder 09-28-2001 Al-Islam in America: Qur'anic verses against terrorism; Part 1 Immediately...that they say, `Our Lord is G-d.'" This Qur'anic message is not only to, or for Muslims...freely. G-d willing, we will review some Qur'anic verses, and some examples of Prophet Muhammed...

Al-Islam in America: A Qur'anic message to Christians

Indianapolis Recorder;  June 23, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Recorder 06-23-2000 Al-Islam in America: A Qur'anic message to Christians In the Holy Qur...Jews, and others of faith through this Qur'anic revelation sent to Muhammed, prayers and...high light the differences. Lastly this Qur'anic verse instructs Muslims to tell Christians...

Celebrating pluralism and dialogue: qur'anic perspectives.

Journal of Ecumenical Studies;  June 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......peaceful coexistence among diverse peoples. I will focus on three qur'anic concepts from which universal ethical principles may be derived...is more in accordance with the predominantly nonconfessional qur'anic usage of this term, as in Qur'an 3:67, 3:84, 5:44, etc. (4...

The last of the Nishapuri school of tafsir: al-Wahidi (d. 468/1076) and...

The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......choose, at least in light of what we know of the history of Qur'anic exegesis. Al-Wahidi does not come to mind when one conjures...al-Ghazali's statement as his own judgment on the field of Qur'anic studies. Such an assessment by a figure like al-Ghazali forces...

CPS unveils new reading program

Chicago Defender;  August 18, 2001 ;     485 words ...CPS unveils new reading program As Mayor Richard Daley's...environment." The School Board created a new reading specialist position for teachers...Scott, Board president said. "This new reading initiative is our first step in following...

District 220 introduces new reading curriculum.(News)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  May 16, 2002 ;     352 words ......Barrington Unit District 220 school officials announced a new reading program and math emphasis for the coming school year Wednesday...a community forum, said elementary schools will implement new reading and language arts curricula next year. For the first time...

Tile with Qur'anic inscription is displayed at the Kimbell Art Museum in...

KRT Photos;  March 29, 2005 ;     170 words ......SALES -- KRT ENTERTAINMENT STORY SLUGGED: ISLAMICART KRT PHOTO BY MICHAEL AINSWORTH/DALLAS MORNING NEWS (April 7) Tile with Qur'anic inscription is displayed at the Kimbell Art Museum in Forth Worth, Texas, as part of an exhibit on Islamic art from the Victory...

Reading the signs: a Qur'anic perspective on thinking.

Islam & Science;  December 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ...This essay advances a perspective on the Qur'anic conception of thinking, rationality, and critical reason. It...the ayat, and the prominent profile that they take in the Qur'anic conception of thinking. This being the principal theme that...

New reading and film for the ecophile

Plenty;  August 1, 2008 ;     239 words ...GREEN MEDIA New reading and film for the ecophile Garbage Warrior Directed by Oliver Hodge, Open Eye Media garbagewarrior.com, $24.98 Irresistibly irreverent...

VALPO SCHOOLS TO GET TWO NEW PRINCIPALS, NEW READING TEXTS

Post-Tribune (IN);  April 26, 1989 ;     315 words ......in Valparaiso Community Schools will return in the fall to new reading texts and some new or renovated classrooms. Two schools will...new media center, a developmental kindergarten room and a new reading lab. The art, music and administrative areas will be renovated...

Introducing Islam through Qur'anic recitation.

Academic Exchange Quarterly;  June 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......also suggests theoretical and practical guidelines for a teaching unit that introduces Islam through the performance of suras (Qur'anic chapters) in Arabic. Embodied Learning: Sound and Performance as Religious Studies Pedagogy Disciplines other than our own...