Brill's 15 most downloaded articles from Q1 2014 in the subject area of Middle East & Islamic Studies

Brill's 15 most downloaded articles from Q1 2014 in the subject area of Middle East & Islamic Studies

These articles are freely available until 31 July 2014!*
 
Contemporary scholarly understandings of Qur'anic coherence
(Open Access)
Author: Andrew Rippin
Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies,
(Volume 11, No. 2, pp. 1-14)

Rethinking the Qiwāmah: A Qur'āno-centric Evaluation of Modern Women Exegetes' Perspectives (Open Access)
Author: Mohamed Saleck Mohamed Val
Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies,
(Volume 11, No. 2, pp. 55-70)

Qur'Anic and Biblical Prophets: Are They Really the Same People?
(Open Access)
Author: Oliver Leaman
Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies,
(Volume 11, No. 2, pp. 107-113)

The Illustrations Of The Maqāmāt And The Shadow Play
Author: Alain F. George
Muqarnas Online, (Volume 28, No. 1, pp. 1-42)

Continuity, Context, and Coherence in the Qur'ān : A Brief Review of the Idea of Naẓm in Tafsīr Literature (Open Access)
Author: Mustansir Mir
Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies,
(Volume 11, No. 2, pp. 15-29)

The Codex of a Companion of the Prophet and the Qurān of the Prophet
Authors: Behnam Sadeghi ; Uwe Bergmann
Arabica, (Volume 57, No. 4, pp. 343-436)

Social Media and Soft Power: Positioning Turkey's Image on Twitter
Authors: Nur Uysal ; Jared Schroeder ; Maureen Taylor
Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication,
(Volume 5, No. 3, pp. 338-359)

Behind the Scenes: A Review of Western Figure s' Supportive Comments regarding the Qur'ān (Open Access)
Author: Majid Daneshgar
Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies,
(Volume 11, No. 2, pp. 131-153)

The Power of the Jama'A: The Role of Hasan Al-Banna in Constructing the Muslim Brotherhood's Collective Identity
(free online issue)
Author: Khalil al-Anani
Sociology of Islam, (Volume 1, No. 1-2, pp. 41-63)

Developing the Legal Environment for Business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Comments and Suggestions (Open Access)
Author: Torki A. Alshubaiki
Arab Law Quarterly, (Volume 27, No. 4, pp. 371-391)

The Controversy of Shaykh Awḥad al-Dīn Kirmānī and Handsome, Moon-Faced Youths: A Case Study of Shāhid-Bāzī in Medieval Sufism
(free online issue)
Author: Lloyd Ridgeon
Journal of Sufi Studies, (Volume 1, No. 1, pp. 3-30)

Gendering the Arab Spring ¹
Author: Nadje Al-Ali
Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication,
(Volume 5, No. 1, pp. 26-31)

Some remarks on studying the Qur'ān as revealed knowledge
(Open Access)
Author: Halil Rahman Açar
Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies,
(Volume 11, No. 2, pp. 93-105)

Islamic Law in the Modern World
Author: Aharon Layish
Islamic Law and Society, (Advance Article)

English Translations of the Qur'an and the Roles of Why, By Whom, For Whom and How (Open Access)
Author: Davut W. S. Peachy
Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies,
(Volume 11, No. 2, pp. 31-54)

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* Articles in Open Access and in free online issues remain freely available after 31 July 2014.