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Filasteen
The following article is written to not as an advice, but as a warning to the Muslim ummah of their…
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IS PROGRESSIVE ISLAM POSSIBLE?
Many people talk about progressive Islam. Is progressive Islam possible? Many are sceptical. But some maintain Islam need not be…
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Misguided Pope: Conflict with Another Monotheistic Religion
It is unfortunate to see that a person like the Pope Benedict XVI, Head of the Catholic Church, who should…
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Religion, Reason and Violence: Pope Benedict XVI and Islam
In his lecture entitled “Faith, Reason and the University: Memories and Reflections,”[1] Pope Benedict XVI intended to demonstrate the compatibility…
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From crusade to Islamic fascism
As we approach the fifth anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks and the “war on terror,” American Muslim community is alarmed…
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Islamism Is A Viable Political System
In the last twenty-five years the Muslim world has witnessed a very significant increase in the appeal of Islamism among…
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Muslim Riots in Europe: Wasn’t this part of the programme?
Across Europe today Islam and Muslims are being put to question. In early May the British National Party (BNP) contested…
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Cultural Challenges to Democratic Reform in the Muslim World: the Case of Syria
It took a long time before democracy found support in Muslim societies, and continues to be seen today by many…
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What ‘International Community’ Are We Talking About?
Politics, particularly of the international variety, is often best served on a bed of dubious generalities. Witness the spectacular affront…
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Islam and the Charge of Anti-Semitism
The well-known Jewish economic historian of the medieval Mediterranean world, S. D. Goitein, observes in one of his works that…
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