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Yayın Evaluating COVID-19 conspiracy theories as narrative arguments(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2024) Turner, Hossein; Küçükural, Önder; Üzelgün, Mehmet Ali[No Abstract Available]Yayın Intellectual virtues of an Ottoman 'alim: Madrasa education and the making of a scholar in late seventeenth and eighteenth-century Istanbul(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2024) Asadov, Ayaz; Görgün, Tahsin[No Abstract Available]Yayın Pierre Charron'un (1541-1603) hikmet anlayışı: Kınalızâde Ali Çelebi (1510-1572) üzerinden bir inceleme(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2024) Belkız, Evren; Görgün, Tahsin[No Abstract Available]Yayın Islamic Books and their impact on the public sphere in Egypt in the 20th century(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2023) Ossama, Issa; Ezzat, Heda RaoufThis research conducts a thorough examination of the production, distribution, and consumption of Islamic literature in Egypt from the 20th century to the present. It encapsulates the influence of historical, political, social, and technological factors on the industry. The study explores the oscillation between tradition and modernity in Islamic publishing, framing it as an arena where ideologies and visions are contested and redefined. The research highlights the complexities of Islamic literature, not merely as repositories of religious knowledge, but as spaces where narratives intersect and clash...Yayın Amerika'da bir mevlevi: Süleyman Hayâti Loras(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2024) Haroon, Amine Kübra; Derin, Süleyman[No Abstract Available]Yayın Foreign intervention, radicalization and political violence: Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen in Somalia(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2023) Alegöz, Halil İbrahim; Köse, Talha; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıThis study investigates the development of the political violence phenomenon in Somalia between 2001 and 2009, with a particular focus on the radicalization process of Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahedeen. We assert that radicalization emerges as one of the potential outcomes on the part of an organization in a political struggle that unfolds in a complex, multifaceted, and contentious political setting. The main finding of this research is as follows: Radicalization dynamics exert their influence more within the two episodes of social interactions. The first episode refers to the “onset of radicalization,” which can be traced back to the conflictual dynamics between the faction leaders, and other opposing forces, vis a vis the Islamic groups and other rivals between 2002 and 2006, as the violence in targeted form took place through the mechanism of retaliation and added an ideological dimension to the conflict. It resulted in emboldening a network of dispersed individuals who later came to be known as al-Shabaab. The study regards the second episode as the most decisive factor. It begins with the Ethiopian intervention of Somalia between 2005 and 2009, which opened the floor for al-Shabaab to expand its tactical repertoire of action and modify its target preferences in a more institutionalized and aggressive manner which we labeled as “intensified radicalization.”...Yayın Beyond the empirical and ethical divide: İbn Khaldun's multiplex philosophy of politics and education(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2023) Özalkan, Seda; Şentürk, Recep; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıWhy is there a tension between the empirical and the ethical approaches in political and educational theory? This tension is often traced back to David Hume’s demarcation between “is” and “ought” claims. This distinction was further solidified by the principles of logical positivism, which made a clear separation between facts and values, thereby further distancing empirical from normative modes of inquiry. This philosophical stance has contributed to an indecision in the field of political theory over the last century, oscillating between empirical-positive and ethicalnormative approaches, or in other words, descriptive and prescriptive perspectives, as scholars have struggled to balance these two frameworks. There was a division of labor: empirical political theorists focused on the empirical “is” of politics, while normative political theorists concerned themselves with the ethical “ought” of politics. Empirical approaches to political theory are concerned with discovering the causal laws that explain why society is the way it is. Normative approach to political theory, on the other hand, is concerned with ethical considerations, values, and prescriptions about how societies ought to be organized and governed…Yayın The new warring states era: Reviving of Legalism in China(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2023) Tanrıkut, Mevlan; Ringmar, Erik Ivar; Ringmar, Erik; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıGiven China's rapid development and its emergence as a major competitor to the West, it has become increasingly important for researchers to comprehend China comprehensively, encompassing its philosophy, culture, history, and politics. However, it has become commonplace for many academics and politicians to approach their understanding of China primarily through the lens of Confucian philosophy (Lin Yutang: 1934) and predict China's future development trajectory through a progressive perspective. Numerous studies claimed that China would become democratic with its economic prosperity. Yet, with China's growing economic strength and Xi Jinping's ascent to power, China has openly rejected the adoption of Western values and instead posited that it possesses alternative values and systems. Despite China being second in GDP and first in the middle-class number, it is still not democratic and Xi Jinping’s autocratic style is at odds with the benevolent ruling method advocated by Confucius. It seems that academic stereotypes that apply historically progressive approaches in China studies and put Confucianism at the center of Chinese political culture need to be revised. To this end, this research tries to answer two specific questions which are why the historical approach is more appropriate for China study and what kind of governing style China trying to implement under the leadership of Xi Jinping. By examining the influence of the Legalist school of thought on the Chinese administrative culture, this study asserts that rather than the modernization approach, the historical approach needs to apply to China studies methodologically and China’s political culture should not always be studied from the Confucian perspective, but the Legalist school of thought also seriously takes into account. Without Legalism, we can only partially understand China’s governance philosophy. As to the second question, this paper claims that present-day China is on the way to reviving the Han Dynasty style governing method under the leadership of Xi Jinping with the national project of “revitalizing the excellent Chinese culture”.Yayın İmparatorluğun sonunda müze ve İslam sanatı(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2023) Çakırca, Emine Betül; Cooke, Miriam; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıBu tez çalışmasında 19. yüzyıl ikinci yarısından 20. yüzyıl ilk çeyreğine uzanan süreçte Osmanlı Müzeciliği ve İslam sanatı koleksiyonlarının oluştuğu süreç ele alınmıştır. İslam sanatının kavramsallaşmasında ve siyasi bir imge haline gelmesinde Osmanlı müzeciliğinin ve eski eser koruma politikalarının rolü değerlendirilmiştir. Tezin tarihsel bağlamı bu dönemde öne çıkan imparatorluklar arası iktidar ve meşruiyet rekabetidir…Yayın Yunus Emre and the voice of the ineffable absolute (Hakk)(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2023) Conte, Francesco; Lawrence, Bruce Bennett; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıIn this work I seek to analyze the work of Yunus Emre in order to understand its reception, or rather lack of reception, and muted acclaim, in many circles. His poetry needs to be better known in an English-speaking academic context where, unfortunately, interest in the esoteric dimension of Islam, especially in languages which are not Arabic or Persian, is still very limited. On the contrary, what is too often highlighted is the more exoteric aspects that are usually linked to the legal dimension and more closely related to the Arabic language. I tried to find an answer to the following: what is the understanding of language in Yunus Emre? This question arises from the observation that the whole Divan is pervaded by a constant concern regarding the origin and nature of the same poet's words. We can speak of an obstinate self-enquiry with respect to the poetic gesture. Why is there this centrality of the language in Yunus Emre‟s poetic production? What is the main aim of this self-enquiry in his poetry? What are the ethical consequences of Yunus Emre‟s understanding of language? I have discovered that in general esotericism is a dimension that remains on the fringes of academic inquiry. This is true whether it is Islamic, Christian or Jewish esotericism, or even other traditions less studied in academia. Unfortunately, the post-enlightenment rationalist approach to the construction of knowledge has generally marginalized these types of knowledge. For this reason, there is still a need to shed light on other ways of engaging with the koranic revelation. Yunus Emre, with his poetry in vernacular Turkish and his esoteric perspective, in my opinion can and should play a key role in the creation of a counter canon that can complexify such an important historical phenomenon as Islam within world history.Yayın Impact of modernization on Pashtun culture and the role of Sen's capability approach(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2022) Tahirkheli, Najam Shafat; Ringmar, Erik Ivar; Ringmar, ErikThere have been suggestions from the literature that contemporary forces are straining the cultural harmony of Pashtuns in Pakistan, in addition to there being a need for a more holistic approach to development in the region. Therefore, this thesis attempts to answer two valuable questions: first, how is modernization impacting Pashtun culture, and second, is Amartya Sen's freedom-centered Capability Approach able to identify and resolve the challenges of modernization within the Pashtun context? Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen's Capability Approach—which sees human freedom as the centerpiece of development rather than the mere increase in material wealth--is a breakthrough in development studies. Due to the flexible applicability of Sen's approach, this thesis attempts to innovate from his ideas by evaluating the cultural "capabilities" of Pashtuns. Likewise, this work also critiques Sen's approach and philosophical assumptions; it concludes that his own normative worldview misses the deeper challenges of modernization. Field research was personally conducted in Pakistan for the purpose of this study--revealing primary knowledge of Pashtun culture and local perceptions. The results of this study suggest that certain cultural features of Pashtuns—their social village complex (Hujra) and traditional legal execution institution (Jirga) are facing challenges in modernity while their dynamic moral worldview system (Pakhtunwali) is at risk of losing its original significance. There are three reasons for this: urbanization, bureaucratization, and technology. This thesis utilized a mixed-method approach which consisted of both qualitative discourse, and opinion-based quantitative survey data. Yet the survey size was not large enough to make a conclusive claim—rather wishing that further studies may be inspired by this work. It is hoped that this research will benefit area and development studies in Pakistan, as well as inspire a much-needed application of Sen's Capability Approach within the context of preserving traditional cultures.Yayın Mu?ammad b. Y?suf al-San?s?'s theological legacy: Tracing the dissemination of creedal knowledge through the commentaries and glosses on al-San?s?'s work in Medieval & pre-modern Maghrib (15-17th ce)(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2022) El Houbba, Zakaria; Lawrence, Bruce Bennett; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıThis study aims to trace the scholars and works in the Maghrib (from the ninth/fifteenth to the eleventh/seventeenth century) that comprise the theological legacy of Mu?ammad b. Y?suf al-San?s? (Tlemcen 839/1436 - 895/1490) and, by convention, ends with the direct students of Ab? ?asan al-Y?s? (Fes, 1040/1630- 1102/1691). The study of the dissemination of al-San?s?'s theological works is a quest for the development and understanding of creedal literacy among non-elites which seems to mark the theological debates in the 15- 17th Century Maghrib. Rather than a philosophical study of theological concepts, we attempt to look at al-San?s?'s theological legacy within the Maghrib as the expression, development and consolidation of a new mode of religious instruction, one which is manifested primarily in Islamic creedal, theological and legal literary works. Keywords: Horizontal learning, Islamic theology, taql?d, pre-modern societies, descriptive network analysis.Yayın Improvement or degeneration of fiqh? A critical study of the Majalla(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2023) Naeem, Danish; Açıkgenç, Alparslan; Açıkgenç, Alparslan; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıThis thesis critically engages with the concept of fiqh and its manifestation in the form of the Majalla. Problems are occasioned when human predicaments are expressed in textual form. Does fiqh fare better in this than law as conceptualized in the West? Does a fiqh paradigm change for the worse when a fiqh text is taken as a code? The Majalla presents an interesting case which is at a critical juncture in history. In the beginning, I critically investigate how fiqh compares with the Western legal paradigm in its conceptual and philosophical underpinnings. I then address the most pertinent question of whether the historical circumstances surrounding the Majalla represent a paradigm shift or a break in the fiqh tradition, arguing that while the former is unwarranted the latter seems to be. In Chapter 4, I survey some of the historical debates that surrounded the making of the Majalla, which provides a more nuanced picture of its substance and form. In Chapter 5, I address the concept of codification and investigate the imperatives motivating that phenomenon. I conclude that the same text, if posited in circumstances where modern understandings of codification are prevalent would presumably manifest a degeneration of fiqh as the imperatives that inhere in a fiqh paradigm are different. Chapters 6-7 address a deeper philosophical comparison of fiqh and law, where I address the notion of a 'gap' and demonstrate how it occurs at two occasions in the fiqh paradigm which affirms the character of fiqh as rooted in discovery rather than performativity. Thereafter, I further explore these notions concluding that legislating a fiqh text like the Majalla confuses the fiqh paradigm by imposing a configuration of roles that is not suited to that paradigm.Yayın What if? Science fiction Hollywood films as a cultural artifact: A showcase of Western worldview(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2023) Klein, Lorraine; Haliloğlu, Nagihan; Haliloğlu, Nagihan; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıIn a « disenchanted » West, to use Max Weber words, a predictable world, where modern science, secularism, impersonal market economy and bureaucracy reign supreme, science fiction as a field of speculation, prediction, warnings or as a lab of the future is undeniably popular in cinemas this last two decades. As cultural artifacts, they offer ready to be used reading grids to make sense of a society that becomes more complicated with each passing day. As Walter Lippmann (1997) argued that cinema has "authority over the imagination" and since "The films of a nation reflect its mentality", as perfectly stated by Kracauer (1947), I analyzed how Science Fiction Hollywood films, considered as a cultural artifact, act as a showcase of western worldview, shaping our understanding and expectations of both present and future ? In front of recurrent themes, such as « natural » disasters, wars, dehumanization and social fractures, I chose and examined through discourse and film analyses seventy science-fiction Hollywood films and did six case studies : Avatar, Interstellar, Inception, Jurassic World, Black Panther and Hunger Games. Through a symptomatic interpretation, I systematically analyzed patterns and elements, (codes in Roland Barthes' words), whose frequency is revealing of their cultural relevancy. Science fiction films are as much a product of the society as a producer of discourse within the society, showcasing the Western world, both feeding on and feeding its fears, hopes, visions of the future and featuring archetypes of threats and heroes. I thus analyzed the films through three main axes, guiding my quantitative and qualitative analysis, loosely mimicking Joseph Campbell's hero's journey : the novum, the threat and the savior.Yayın The contested grounds of human rights in Islam and the West: A comparative study(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2022) Vlug, Jeroen; Şentürk, Recep; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıIn this thesis we explore the problem of the contested grounds of human rights in Islam and the West. While we live in an era in which human rights are at the center of our global moral discussions, human rights have been challenged for their bias in Eurocentric ethics and anthropologies. At the same time human rights were secularized in the twentieth century and divorced from their historical theological underpinnings, without being supplanted by any viable philosophical alternative. This has left modern human rights philosophically ungrounded and in need of a theory of justification. The current "crisis of human rights" has instigated new scholarship on the philosophical grounds of human rights, especially in Christian and Jewish ethics. The Islamic legal tradition is notably absent from this debate. Research on Islam and human rights almost exclusively focuses on a "narrative of conflict" and lacks a sustained engagement with classical Islamic law (fiqh) and legal philosophy (u??l al-fiqh). Both Orientalists and human rights lawyers have claimed Islam has no conception of human rights and is merely a "duty-based system". This thesis moves beyond the reductionism of legal Orientalism and approaches Islamic law discursively as a legal-philosophical tradition that can make worthwhile contributions to contemporary philosophical debates. Through the frameworks of comparative legal studies and conceptual history (Begriffsgeschichte), this thesis traces premodern human rights discourses in medieval and early modern Islam and the West. In doing so, we explore how human rights were conceptualized, justified and grounded, and how they may speak to our current moral concerns today.Yayın Anti-Muslim racism in Finland: Finnish female Muslim converts' experiences on racialization and misrecognition(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2023) Hyökki, Linda; Küçükural, Önder; Küçükural, Önder; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıThis thesis explores the experiences of Finnish female Muslim converts on antiMuslim racism, racialization, and misrecognition. The research is rooted in the criticism of the current status quo regarding race relations in Finnish society. The study will thus explore how whiteness as a phenotype and as a socially constructed racial category has been part of the Finnish identity construction throughout history. The experiences of Finnish female Muslim converts on anti-Muslim racism are to be seen as a continuum of the historical "ethnoculturalization" of the Sámi and the Roma and the racism they have faced. The study also considers the Tatar Muslim minority's position in Finnish society, comparing their status as "Finnishized" Muslims to the other Muslim communities, who are by anti-Muslim racist terms defined as racial and cultural Others. The study will also analyze gendered forms of anti-Muslim racism, focusing on the Orientalist stereotype of an "oppressed Muslim woman." The interviews conducted for this thesis will also explore the concept of agency in the converts' narratives of their conversion stories and the Du Boisian doubleconsciousness to analyze how the stereotype is reflected in the female converts' identities as Muslim women in public. Keywords: Anti-Muslim Racism; conversion; misrecognition; racialization; Finnish Muslims; female Muslims.Yayın İslam medeniyetinde bir sembol olarak cami: Günümüzdeki camiler etrafında dini, siyasi ve estetik tartışmalar(2019) Doruk Keskin, Hümeyra; Şentürk, Recepİslam medeniyetinde bir sembol olarak cami: Günümüzdeki camiler etrafında dini, siyasi ve estetik tartışmalar isimli bu çalışma; İslam mimari ve toplumsal tarihi açısından taşıdığı önemin yanında küreselleşen dünya ve değişen algılarla bugün tartışmalı bir şekilde ulusal ve uluslararası düzeyde ele alınan camileri incelemektedir. İslam medeniyetinin bir sembolü olarak caminin anlamı nasıl bir değişim göstermiştir? Bu bağlamda günümüzdeki camiler etrafında dini, siyasi ve estetik tartışmalar nelerdir? Sorusu irdelenmektir. İslam medeniyetinde merkezi bir öneme sahip olan cami, hem estetik hem de sosyal önemi açısından klasik ve güncel örnekler ile incelenmekte, medeniyetin değişim ve dönüşüm süreci bu güçlü sembol üzerinden okunmaya çalışılmaktadır. Yakın tarihte İstanbul'da inşa edilmiş; Şakirin Camii, Ataşehir Mimar Sinan Camii, Çamlıca Camii bu çalışmanı ana örneklerini oluştururken toplumsal tartışmalara konu olmuş farklı örnekler olan Köln Merkez Camii ve Roxbury Camii ve Kocatepe Camii de incelenen camiler arasında yer almıştır.Yayın An analysis and translation of Said Halim Pasha's "İslam'da teşkilat-i siyassiye"(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2021) Simpkins, Thomas; Işık, Vahdettin; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıDespite being one of the Ottoman Empire’s last grand viziers and a prominent Islamist intellectual, Said Halim Pasha has long been an underrated figure. I will provide a critical translation of Said Halim Pasha’s essay Islam’da Teşkilat-ı Siyasiyye, based on the French original, while taking note of the existing Ottoman and English translations. I will then move to an analysis of the text, where inspired by the Cambridge School of intellectual history, I will attempt to answer the question “What did Said Halim Pasha intend to do with “Islam’da Teşkilat-ı Siyasiyye” and how can we understand his intention within the context of preceding and contemporary discourses?” Despite usually being understood as a “traditionalist,” I will argue that Said Halim Pasha should largely be understood within a late Ottoman attempt to create an Islamic modernity, that is an alternative or negotiated “modernity.” Specifically within the context of a growing positivism which posited a contradiction between science and religion, Said Halim Pasha intended to create what he saw as scientific grounds for the Sharia’s sovereignty to form the basis for a representative and modern Islamic state.Yayın The construction of a theory of civilization through the works of al-M?ward?(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2021) Zatari, Fadi; Tahsin Görgün; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıThe bulk of this dissertation on the 11th-century Muslim scholar Ab? al-?asan al-M?ward? (974 - 1058) focuses mainly on his book “Adab al-Duny? wa-al-D?n.” Most studies on al-M?ward? have concentrated on either his political or legal contributions while less attention has been given to al-M?ward?’s other works. This dissertation aims primarily to cover this gap through an attempt to construct a theory of civilization. In such an attempt, the thesis will utilize his works to reach a new model that answers significant questions, namely those of how we comprehend civilization in contemporary times. The study proposes a profound and comprehensive outline of al-M?ward?’s thoughts on how civilization is formed. It consists of two parts, each containing three chapters. The first part, entitled “Essential Foundations of al-M?ward?’s Theory of Civilization,” includes three major concepts: reason, ?ilm (system of knowledge), and religion. These three notions are analyzed in relation to civilization's construction. My main argument is that civilization cannot be established without a central role for these concepts. The second part, entitled “Implementation Aspects of al-M?ward?’s Theory of Civilization,” consists of three chapters. The first considers the structures of the social world and the individual’s role in society. Al-M?ward? insists that people’s well-being and welfare depends on individual discipline and collective structures. The second chapter focuses essentially on personal discipline. My argument is that civilization cannot be established without personal discipline. The last chapter is on informal institutional theory; my central argument is that al-M?ward? aims to develop informal institutions to maintain social stability…Yayın Veiling and face veiling debates (1908-1925)(İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, 2021) Eralp, Tuğba Ece; Berktay, Halil; Medeniyetler İttifakı Enstitüsü, Medeniyet Araştırmaları Ana Bilim DalıIn this thesis, the debates regarding, modernity and gender concerning women’s clothing which, have their roots in the twentieth century are explored, these debates continues to play a role today. Following the case of charsaf and face veiling, how different modernization perspectives are reflected in the arguments of Late Ottoman male intellectuals is one of the topic of thesis. Questions such as how different the Late Ottoman masculinities manifested themselves in the modernization perspectives specific to the veiling and face veiling issue are also discussed.
