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Arabic is undisputedly the common language of the Islamic world and holds an invaluable place in Muslim history. It may seem surprising today, but centuries ago, the paths of a nation and this language crossed in a way that created a magnificent cultural synth…
Based on a ten-day field study conducted in the Netherlands, this article explores the evolving dynamics of Turkish immigrants through interviews with mosque community leaders, foundation representatives, and Turkish-Dutch citizens from different generations. …
A diary written on the thirty-sixth day in Oman — a meditation on farewells, on the strange question of where home is, on a teacher in Sohar who became one of the most beautiful parts of the writer's story, and on time as something we cannot rewind or fast-for…
A fourth-year student at the Faculty of Theology, Ankara University, writes about his Erasmus semester in Germany — from the visa process and finding accommodation, to working through coursework on methodology, Ibn Taymiyya, and Qur'anic ethics. A practical an…
An account of a faculty-organized Arabic-language program at Sohar University, Oman: the long flight from Trabzon to Muscat to Sohar, the teachers Mr. Hosni and Sheikha, friendships with classmates and a Ugandan student named Suleiman, and the visits to Muscat…