Articles

• What Do We Owe Others: To Struggle Together

  March 27, 2022

  This essay is part of the Islamic Moral Theology and the Future (IMTF) Project, co-led by Maria Dakake and Martin Nguyen. It is specifically part of the roundtable discussion that is responding to Dakake’s opening essay for the project. See Nguyen’s opening essay for a … Continue reading →

• Project Apology Guide – Forward by Dr. Ingrid Mattson

  March 5, 2021

  Project Apology is a research study and podcast which was founded by Arij Elmi, she shares interviews of women who have experienced psychic trauma in her podcast. You can listen to the episodes by clicking here, or by copying and … Continue reading →

• How to Read the Quran

  June 27, 2020

  Download the article here (PDF) HOW TO READ THE QURAN By Dr. Ingrid Mattson Originally published in: Mattson, I. “How to Read the Quran”. Multiple editors, The Study Quran 2015, pp. 1587-1600.

• Gender and Sexuality in Islamic Bioethics

  Download the article here (PDF) GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN ISLAMIC BIOETHICS By Dr. Ingrid Mattson SUMMARY This chapter examines how various Islamic discourses assert and challenge normative claims about gender and sexuality. In the limited space assigned for this chapter, … Continue reading →

• Advice for Students of Knowledge Overseas: A Meeting with Dr. Ingrid Mattson

  June 11, 2020

  Link to the article Advice for Students of Knowledge Overseas: A Meeting with Dr. Ingrid Mattson   By Ustadh Abdullah Misra   Most Western religious students studying overseas intend to return home to help their communities.  However, after years of immersion … Continue reading →

• Consolation for Believers who Fear the Worst

  April 16, 2020

  Download the article here (PDF) CONSOLATION FOR BELIEVERS WHO FEAR THE WORST بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Content Warning: The Qur’an, the Sunnah and the Islamic tradition have much to offer us in the way of consolation when our worst fears … Continue reading →

• Could Civil Marriage Help “Preserve Religion” in Muslim-Majority Countries?

  January 25, 2016

  Download the article here (PDF) COULD CIVIL MARRIAGE HELP “PRESERVE RELIGION” IN MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES?iIngrid Mattson, Ph.D Since the early Islamic period, the right of non-Muslims to practice their religion has included the right to adjudicate marriage, inheritance, custody, and other … Continue reading →

• Lake Ontario memories: spring swimming

  April 22, 2015

  Dr. Ingrid Mattson, Guest Author, Waterkeeper.ca Weekly The article was published on September 8th, 2011 and can be found here This story is the first in a series about swimming in Lake Ontario. For more about the author, Dr. Ingrid … Continue reading →

• Of Fences and Neighbors: An Islamic Perspective on Interfaith Engagement for Peace

  October 26, 2013

  Download the article here (PDF) Of Fences and Neighbors: An Islamic Perspective on Interfaith Engagement for PeaceiIngrid Mattson, Ph.D In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate In this paper, I argue that interfaith engagement for Muslims is necessary … Continue reading →

• Islamic Holy Days – The Fast of the Month of Ramadan and the Two Eids

  April 2, 2013

  Download the article here (PDF) RAMADAN is the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is a twelve-month lunar calendar. The lunar year is approximately 11 days shorter than the solar calendar. This means that Islamic holy … Continue reading →