Editor's Desk
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A post-era feeling has gripped the world of Islam. It appears to many of us that we are living in an age of agonizing boredom when history is wrapping itself up and when momentous events are not taking place any more. Our allurement of the past – when our history was at its zenith and when we enjoyed the Golden Age wherein the pious elders perfected the process of thinking, leaves almost no role for…
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Leaders
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Aspects of Intercultural Dialogue: Islam and the West
(I) The state of affairs It is to be noted that the paradigm of the “clash of civilizations” has emanated from the Western world – and in a Preview Changes…
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Stereotyping Of Muslims Demeans Our Democracy
Stereotyping is a deceptive and malicious way of asserting the superiority of one ethnic, national or religious group over another. Its fruits are bigotry, violence and war. It thrives on…
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Insight
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Islam, Society and Modernity
During the huge public discourse, especially in the aftermath of 11 September 2001, Muslim mind-set toward modernity frequently came into question. A whole theology bas came into being on the…
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Islam and Islamic Law under World Constitutions
I. Demography By a cautious estimate the religion of Islam has as many as 1.5 billon followers in the present-day human world. In terms of the number of adherents it…
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The Future of “Islamic Democracy” in the Middle East- Islamists and Democracy: Friends or Foes?
Introduction: With few exceptions, most of the Arab countries are ruled by corrupt and secular elite that is benefiting from the status-quo. They are afraid of what democracy might bring,…
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The Beliefs and Politics of a Pseudo-Mahdist Cult
Introduction: This paper looks at the origins and development of the cult of Riyaz Ahmad Goharshahi (1941-2001), who, a large section of his followers believe, claimed to be the Imam…
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