Insight
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ISLAM AND INTER-FAITH ENGAGEMENT
Islam is being projected as intolerant of other faiths. This perception of Islam is based on certain selected events, not…
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THE CARTOON’S CARTOON
O you who have faith! If a profligate (person) should bring you some news, verify it, lest you should visit…
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MARTYRDOM: A DRAMA OF FOUNDATION AND TRANSITION
The current popularity of Islamic martyrdom practices in the Middle East, particularly in Palestine and Israel, urgently requires scholarly investigation…
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THE QUR’AN AND NATURAL CALAMITIES
Introduction Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, etc., may cause terribly disastrous consequences for life- human, animal and plant. They may also…
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SHOULDN’T THERE BE A WAR ON POVERTY?
Lining up patiently together with old ladies, foul mouthed youths and people reeking of alcohol, a highly qualified engineer waits…
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THE QUR’RANIC VIEW OF MOSES AS A MESSENGER OF GOD FROM THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL TO PHARAOH
The Qur’an makes more than one hundred references[1] to “Moses” and in different contexts discusses various aspects of Moses’ prophetic mission[2].…
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Saudi-Iranian Relations: A Troubled Trajectory
Introduction John F. Kennedy once addressed the Canadian Parliament: “Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics…
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A Report on Women Madrasa Graduates: Aspirations & Roadblocks
As an insider and a graduate from one of the prestigious female-only madrasa, the researcher began her work with no…
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Muslim Ummah: Framing a Rational and Humane Agenda
Muslims constitute about 23% population of the world. They rule themselves in 56 countries which are member-states of the OIC.…
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Women awakening in Arabian Gulf: An Overview
In early 1998 I embarked on a month long sojourn to Saudi Arabia. In many ways this journey shaped my…
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