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Overview
The Astrolabe: A CIS Student Research Journal is an annual publication that seeks to highlight the applied nature of Islamic Studies and showcases our students’ voices from the fields of Shari’a, Qur’anic Studies, Islamic Ethics, Islamic Art, Education, Islamic Finance, and Social Sciences.
The Astrolabe is a scholarly rendition of the ancient astronomical instrument, through which students navigate contemporary debates of interest based on solid theoretical grounds and empirical research. The journal will continue to discover possibilities between the various disciplines and sciences to enrich our communities and readers with fresh perspectives, new solutions, and thought-provoking ideas.
The Astrolabe journal showcases the intersectionality of Islamic thought across various fields of study. In these pages, you will encounter academic explorations and debates from the perspective of our graduate students, which demonstrate the relevance of rooting our viewpoints in the Islamic faith and the clarity it provides in addressing complex challenges of our time.
Review Team
Dr. Mohamed Eskandar Shah
CIS
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics and Finance
Dr. Syed Nazim Ali
CIS
Director, Research Division and Director, Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (CIEF)
Sabika Shaban
Journal Manager
Dr. Abdulazeem Abozaid
CIS
Professor of Islamic Finance
Dr. Akel Ismail Kahera
CIS
Program Director and Professor of Islamic Architecture and Urbanism
Dr. Alexandre Caeiro
CIS
Program Director and Associate Professor of Islamic Studies
Dr. Dalal Aassouli
CIS
Assistant Professor of Islamic and Sustainable Finance
Prof. Dheen Mohamed M Meerasahibu
CIS
Program Director and Professor of Comparative Religion and Contemporary Quranic Studies
Dr. Frank Peter
CIS
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Program Coordinator for MA in Contemporary Islamic Studies
Dr. Gavin Picken
CIS
Professor of Islamic Studies
Dr. Hossam Mohamed
Senior Researcher
Dr. Joseph Lumbard
CIS
Associate Professor of Quranic Studies
Dr. Evren Tok
CPP
Associate Dean for Community Engagement
Dr. M. Tarek Swelim
CIS
Associate Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture and Program Coordinator of MS in Islamic Art, Architecture and Urbanism
Dr. Mohamed El-Gammal
CIS
Professor of Practice of Comparative Fiqh
Dr. Mohammed Ghaly
CIS
Professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics
Dr. Mutaz Alkhatib
CIS
Program Director and Associate Professor of Methodology and Ethics
Dr. Muhammad Modassir Ali
CIS
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Senior Researcher
Dr. Mustafa Disli
CIS
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics and Finance
Dr. Ahmet Faruk Aysan
CIS
Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Islamic Finance and Economy
Dr. Ibrahim Mohamed Zain
CIS
Professor of Islamic Studies and History of Religion
Dr. Louay Safi
CIS
Professor of Political Science and Islamic Thought
Dr. Nasim Shah Shirazi
CIS
Professor of Economics and Finance
Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail Elamin
CIS
Program Director and Professor of Islam and Global Affairs
