Behind the Scenes

Islamic Legal Ethics of Life-Sustaining Measures in End-of-Life Care & Terminal Illness

In this behind the scenes video, Maryam Sultan, guest author, discusses the questions that are answered in her upcoming research publication entitled “Islamic Legal Ethics of Life-Sustaining Measures in End-Of...

Maryam Sultan

Is Feminism the Problem? Why Ideological Bandwagons Fail Islam

In this BTS video, Tesneem Alkiek, co-author of “Is Feminism the Problem? Why Ideological Bandwagons Fail Islam” shares her intentions on researching the topic of feminism with an Islamic lens. Read the...

Dr. Tesneem Alkiek

War, Islam, and the Sanctity of Life

In this BTS video, Hassan Shibly, guest author at Yaqeen Institute, discusses his upcoming research publication about Islam’s rules and conduct about engaging in warfare. “War, Islam, and the Sanctity of...

Hassan Shibly

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The Lost Art of Contemplation: Spiritual Psychology Series

In this BTS video, Zohair Abdur-Rahman discusses his upcoming series on spiritual psychology and gives a quick look at the first article which addresses the lost art of contemplation. Read the full publication...

Dr. Zohair Abdul-Rahman

Living Abraham’s Legacy

What is the point of having old traditional rituals in a time of advancement? Ibrahim Hindy, Research Manager at Yaqeen Institute, gives an introduction of his upcoming paper “Living Abraham’s Legacy”...

Sh. Ibrahim Hindy and Dr. Nazir Khan

Does Islam Need Saving? An Analysis of Human Rights

Nour Soubani gives a #YaqeenBehindtheScenes look at her upcoming paper discussing the compatibility of Islam and secular human rights, including the relevance and importance of the topic today. Read the full publication...

Nour Soubani

Clinicians, Imams and Whisperings of Satan

Najwa Awad gives a #YaqeenBehindtheScenes look at her publication titled, “Clinicians, Imams, and the Whisperings of Satan”. Tune in with Najwa next Monday at 11 am CST for a Live Q&A, during which she...

Najwa Awad

Overcoming Pessimism with Faith

Given the climate of pessimism and fear that reverberates in modern media and politics, it should come as no surprise that a recent global study shows that “pessimism is widespread across the world, particularly in...

Roohi Tahir

Islam and Science: Orientalists’ Fables

Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi discusses some interesting findings in contemporary research on the subject of the rise and decline of scientific productivity in the Muslim world. Read the full paper “Islam and Science:...

Asadullah Ali Al-Andalusi

Waswasah Al-Qahri

Najwa Awad’s #YaqeenBehindtheScenes video for her upcoming paper titled, “Waswasah Al-Qahri: A New Disorder to Clinical Literature.” In this video, Najwa explains waswasah from a psychological view and...

Najwa Awad

The Golden Rule

Islam is as simple as doing to others what you would want them to do to you. The Golden Rule is the inspiration for Justin Parrott’s publication. #YaqeenBehindtheScenes
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Justin Parrott

Islamic Spirituality and Mental Well-Being

Zohair Abdul-Rahman’s #YaqeenBehindtheScenes for his recent paper on “Islamic Spirituality and Mental Well-Being.” In this video, Zohair discusses the unexplored role of Islamic spirituality in...