Question: I recently had a discussion with a non-Muslim friend about the jizyah (ransom) that non-Muslims have to pay in Islamic states. Is it discriminatory? Why do non-Muslims have to pay such a tax? Who has to pay it and how is it calculated? Thank you.
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The Islamic world in general and the Arab world in particular, are trying to change the status quo.
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Read Rowan Williams, trans. English to Arabic by: Jasser Auda Al-Shuruq Al-Dawliyah, Cairo Language : Arabic Year: 2010 Edition : First Edition
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Book Title: Islamic Thought: An Approach to Reform – Author: Taha Jabir Al-Alwani – Translator: Nancy Riberts – Publisher: The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) – Year of Publication: 2006
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أقرأ The first international conference of the Research Centre for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) was held in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday March 9th. 2013. The conference was entitled “Arts and Politics from an Islamic Perspective: Critical Questions” and was the first international conference organized by CILE, a member of Qatar Foundation. The one-day conference brought together scholars of Islamic jurisprudence, artists and politicians from around the world to discuss critical issues pertinent to today’s cultural and political spheres.
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