Abstract This paper builds on recent research classifying Islamic charitable endowments—the institution of the waqf—into distinct stages of historical and institutional development. It aims to imagine how...
Ethical Civic Engagement
There Has Always Been Fake News: Misinformation and Islamic Critical Epistemology
There has always been Fake News World crises are not new to us. In our short lifespans, there have been multiple genocides, such as in Bosnia and Rwanda, and immense droughts and mass starvation, as in Somalia. We have...
Faithful Activism: A Sunnah Framework
Note Last updated October 30, 2020. Introduction The following document represents instructional notes formulated by Sh. Omar Suleiman, Founder and President of Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, for a course taught...
Finding Truth in the Age of Fake News: Information Literacy in Islam
Abstract Information literacy is the set of skills needed in the modern age to discover, evaluate, interpret, and use information properly and truthfully. With the worldwide proliferation of misinformation on the...
