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The rise of the Safavid dynasty (1501-1736) in Persia has had a profound impact on the lives of Iranians. The Safavids established the first Iranian national government after Islam, a government that ubsequently helped Iranian identity to take new forms. The authors develop a discussion concerning the customs and common interests of Iranians that are central to the construction of national identity as they are portrayed in oral folktales about Shah Abbas (1582-1629). The identity components that are identified and examined by the authors in approximately one hundred and fifty tales persist as fundamental features of Iranian identity, bar a few alterations regarding modern Iranians. Because of their frequency, sustenance and richness in quantity, the Safavid folktales have subconsciously played a significant role in representing a pattern for modern Iranians' national identity. In sum, this paper seeks to find a link between folktales and the construction of national identity, particularly on the Iranian plateau. *** Vzpon dinastije Safavidov (1501–1736) v Perziji je globoko vplival na življenje Irancev. Safavidi so ustanovili prvo iransko nacionalno vlado, ki je prispevala, da je iranska identiteta dobila nove oblike. V tem članku so obravnavane navade in skupni interesi Irancev, kakor se kažejo v ustnem izročilu ljudskih pripovedi, povezanih s šahom Avvasom (1582–1629) in so osrednjega pomena v graditvi iranske nacionalne identitete. Sestavine identitete so izluščene in obravnavane iz gradiva 150 pripovedi. Z nekaj spremembami, ki se nanašajo na sodobne Irance, so ostale temljne poteze iranske identitete. Zaradi pogostnosti, vsebine in bogastva so bile safavidske pripovedi nezavedno pomembne za vzorec sodobne identitete Irancev. Prispevek se torej osredinja na vez med ljudskimi pripovedmi in graditvijo nacionalne identitete, zlasti na Iranskem višavju.

"This book examines the possibility of reconciliation between liberalism and Shiite Islam. By examining two key liberal theories, this book shows that secular liberalism is not justifiable in the view of Shiite Islamic thought. Yet, since the liberal state is tolerant of Shiite Muslim citizens, at the practical level, there is no ground for conflict between liberal societies and Shiite Muslim minorities. Therefore, whilst Shiite Muslims at home should refrain from constructing the basic structure of their societies in accordance with liberal theory, Shiite Muslim minorities of liberal societies should accept the basic structure of these societies in return for receiving freedoms, protections, and opportunities." -- Book jacket

This work, a partial history of Iranian laws between 1906 and 2020, demonstrates that the main obstacle to improving the legal status of non-Muslims in Muslim contexts is the fiqhī opinions, which are mistakenly regarded as an integral part of the Islamic faith. It aims to clarify why and how Islamic Shiite rulings about non-Muslims shifted to the Iranian laws and how it is possible to improve the legal status of the Iranian non-Muslims under the Islamic government

Reenacting the past, negotiating the present : ʻArus-i Qonraysh ritual of Iranian women / Sabine Kalinock -- Sofrih and walima : food as ritual in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Faegheh Shirazi -- Gageriveh, Bakhtiari women's lamentation : between self-suffering and tribal identity / Pedram Khosronejad -- Healing rituals among female Turkmans of Iran / Manijeh Maghsudi -- Feelings, funerals and female Muslim-Hui in southwest Shandong China / Su Min -- Methodological implications of the researcher's gender and religion : reflections on fieldwork with Sufi women in Istanbul / Anna Neubauer -- Women transferring Shia rituals in western Migrancy / Ingvild Flaskerud

Abortion is forbidden under normal circumstances by nearly all the major world religions. Traditionally, abortion was not deemed permissible by Muslim scholars. Shiite scholars considered it forbidden after implantation of the fertilised ovum. However, Sunni scholars have held various opinions on the matter, but all agreed that after 4 months gestation abortion was not permitted. In addition, classical Islamic scholarship had only considered threats to maternal health as a reason for therapeutic abortion. Recently, scholars have begun to consider the effect of severe fetal deformities on the mother, the families and society. This has led some scholars to reconsider the prohibition on abortion in limited circumstances. This article reviews the Islamic basis for the prohibition of abortion and the reasons for its justification. Contemporary rulings from leading Shiite scholars and from the Sunni school of thought are presented and reviewed. The status of abortion in Muslim countries is reviewed, with special emphasis on the therapeutic abortion law passed by the Iranian Parliament in 2003. This law approved therapeutic abortion before 16 weeks of gestation under limited circumstances, including medical conditions related to fetal and maternal health. Recent measures in Iran provide an opportunity for the Muslim scholars in other countries to review their traditional stance on abortion.

After defending her doctoral dissertation at Uppsala University in 2016, Dr. Iva Lučić edited the book In the Name of the Nation, translated from German into Bosnian by professor Sulejman Bosto. The book presents a comprehensive historical research of the genesis of the Muslim nation recognition in socialist Yugoslavia during the period 1956–1971. Based on the study of archival material in the institutions of the Yugoslav Federation and the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as an insight into the reference literature, Dr. Iva Lučić scientifically elaborates one of the crucial historical questions for the development of Bosnia and Herzegovina's statehood. It is about the recognition of the Muslim's national subjectivity, which during the several decades course led to a positive historical outcome at the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina's 17th Session and at the implementation of the Yugoslav population census of 1971. In the book's final part, Dr. Iva Lučić does a comprehensive historical and sociological-political synthesis of the wholeness of her research. The scientific findings released by Dr. Iva Lučić represent a contribution to the study and establishment of contemporary political history of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 20th century.

Rad za predmet istraživanja ima trenutne odnose snaga nacionalnih identiteta u Crnoj Gori. Istraživanje ima za cilj: da pokaže trenutne odnose snaga između dva ključna nacionalna identiteta (crnogorskog i srpskog), da izkaže refleksiju identitetskih odnosa u prostoru političkog i verskog, da ponudi izvesnu prognostiku budućih dešavanja, i da pruži određene predloge mera i rešenja za prevazilaženje konfliktne situacije. Kako izgleda trenutno političko pozicioniranje u polju nacionalnih identiteta dve oformljene nacionalne zajednice u Crnoj Gori (crnogorske i srpske), i kako se ono reflektuje u prostoru političkog? – osnovno je problemsko pitanje od koga iztraživanje polazi. Stoga se kao osnovna predpostavka uzima da je pitanje nacionalnog identiteta u Crnoj Gori od presudne važnosti za ispitivanje političkih relacija. Bez utvrđivanja političkih predpostavki nije moguće stvoriti uslove za temeljan razvoj društva i poziciranje u regionalnim okvirima. Stoga je istraživanje politike nacionalnih identiteta od velikog naučnog i društvenog značaja kako za Crnu Goru, tako i za srpski narod u celini. U radu je korišćen čitav spektar metoda: posmatranje, analiza sadržaja, poređenje, socioistorijski pristup, razvojni metod, institucionalni pristup…

The polka and sousedská become such familiar concepts of Czech culture that they have been generally accepted as folk dances and national dances—that is, Czech dances. When searching for the form of these dances in classic Czech collections of folk songs and dances, one is confronted by a very varied and contradictory picture, one that does not allow unambiguous characterization. This research is mostly interested in what helped these dances gain the status of Czech folk dances and national dances, and how they worked as symbols of Czech citizenship. *** Polka in sousedská sta postala tako znana koncepta v češki kulturi, da sta splošno sprejeta kot ljudska in nacionalna, tj. češka plesa. Pri iskanju in pregledu oblik teh plesov v klasičnih čeških zbirkah ljudskih pesmi in plesov opazimo zelo raznovrstno in protislovno podobo, ki onemogoča nedvoumno opredelitev. Raziskava je bila usmerjena v iskanje odgovora na vprašanji, kaj je bilo odločilno, da sta plesa pridobila status češkega ljudskega kot tudi nacionalnega plesa in kako delujeta kot simbol češke nacionalnosti.