Doha, November 12 (QNA) – The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has released the highly anticipated fourth edition of Astrolabe: A CIS Student Research Journal.
The publication reflects the scholarship and intellectual inquiry emerging from students during their graduate-level coursework at CIS. The latest edition, published by HBKU Press, inspires academic discussions which are of pivotal relevance for navigating contemporary global debates through an Islamic perspective.
Astrolabe highlights perspectives as varied as the Islamic aesthetic value reflected in the beauty of n?r or the Divine Light, nationalism in Muslim political thought, Islamic Fintech, and Islamic ethics and vaccines.
Evoking the applied nature of Islamic studies, the topics bridge the diverse interdisciplinary focus areas reflected in CIS degree programs: Contemporary Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Economy; Islamic Art, Architecture and Urbanism; Applied Islamic Ethics; and Islam and Global Affairs. (QNA)
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