Editor's Desk
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Islam vs. Islamism In the hey days of Islam when the last prophet of God lived amongst us it was highly unthinkable that anybody would claim to be an Islamist. To be a Muslim then was the ultimate in submission, the highest spiritual ladder that one can climb on. The great patriarch Abraham, the role model for all Muslims to come, was admiringly given only this name. Then, Islam was more of an attitude than…
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Leaders
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On Violence And Muslims
Needless to say violence and Muslims have become inalienable concepts for media, particularly western media. However, this will not stand any scrutiny or critical inquiry. The media does not care…
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The West has lost the battle of ideas against Muslims
“The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact,…
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Insight
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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 importantly, his first auditory revelations. These continued until his death…
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The American Muslim Creative Mission: Overcoming Religious Polarization
Muslim and Western societies have become increasingly polarized around religious affiliations, and radical voices and views are gradually becoming more dominant. The dangerous polarization and radicalization threaten world peace and…
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Engineering India: Religion, Nationalism and Technology
Abstract Although it begins with a reference to relationship between western technology and “Islamic fundamentalism”, the article quickly moves to dealing with modernity (as modelled on Western pattern) and Hindu…
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Remaking Multiculturalism After 7/7
Britain’s multicultural model is held responsible for the London bombs of July 2005. Rather, says Tariq Modood, it needs to be extended to a “politics of equal respect” that includes…
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Globalization and the Cultural Life in the Islamic World
Introduction: Every era has its own notions, concepts and terms; and every epoch of human history has its concerns, issues and preoccupations. As human thought develops, the words of civilization…
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