Future Islam
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Rethinking Ijtihad
For too long we Muslims have been pinning all our hopes on the revival of ijtihad. There is a widespread…
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Why Israel should start negotiating with Hamas
I recently addressed a debate at Durham University in which the question of: ‘Should Israel talk to Hamas’ was the…
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MULTI-RELIGIOUS DEMOCRACY AND ITS CHALLENGES
Western pattern of democracy was evolved in mono-religious societies. Almost all European countries had mainly Christianity as the sole religion…
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Arabian Secular And Sacred Ideological Contexts Of The Qur’an: Historical Innovation Through Revelation
The success of revelations is scandalous. Why should a prophet’s message attacking prevalent convictions and institutions find support? Why would…
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Secular Dimensions of Islam for Peaceful co-existence in Pluralistic Societies
The term secular or secularism originated in Europe in the later medieval period. In early medieval times there was in…
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The Fear of Holy Books
Not too long ago, a certain Dutch politician – Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right Dutch Freedom party – caused…
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Qur’an, Hadith and Women
What is position of women in Qur’an and hadith? It is very interesting to compare what is stated in qur’an…
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Political Islam and The Future of Democracy in the Middle East
Since 2003, the Bush administration, and President Bush in particular, has talked constantly about promoting democracy in the Middle East…
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“Islamo-Fascism”, Western Hegemony and Cress-Culture Violence
ISLAM, WESTERN CULTURE AND COMPARATIVE VIOLENCES Since September 2001 a new concept has entered the vocabulary of political debate –…
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A Muslim Initiative on Palestine
A Muslim initiative on Palestine is long overdue. So far, the Muslims have been mainly responding to the initiatives of…
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