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Islam and the Political Unification of Humanity
As a scholar and philosopher of religion, I have struggled to come to terms with the essence of Islam as…
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Religious Human Rights and the Qur’an
Given the centrality of the Qur’an to the lives of the majority of the more than one billion Muslims of…
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The Silver Lining
The forth anniversary of the horrible attack on United States soil is fast approaching. As this anniversary approaches, we have…
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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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Shari‘ah Implementation in South Sulawesi: An Analysis of the KPPSI Movement
Introduction The aspiration for formal implementation of Shari‘ah in Indonesia is by no means a new issue. In fact, such…
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Raising Awareness Toward Reforming Islamic Programs on Arab Gulf Satellite Services
INTRODUCTION Population of Gulf Cooperation Council states (G.C.C.), including non-nationals is reported to reach nearly 25 million. Almost 40% of…
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The language of Islam and how Osama bin Laden betrays it
The Prophet Muhammad lived from 570 to 632. At the age of forty he had his first visions and, more…
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Islamophobia: A Call to Confronting a Creeping Disease
President Bush reacting to the unearthing of the alleged bombing plot over the Atlantic August 10 remarked: “This nation is…
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Internal Struggle For Power – The Sunnis Versus Shi’as
The fight between Shi’as and Sunnis has assumed dangerous proportions in Islamic world in general and in Iraq, in particular.…
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Reason And Faith In Islam
The Our’an is believed by Muslims to be the Book revealed by Allah to the unschooled Prophet Muhammad as well…
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