POLITICAL ISLAM: AN IDEOLOGY MIRED IN THE PAST
While political movements that function in the name of religion have been a world phenomenon for centuries, in…
IS SIALKOT INCIDENT SYMBOLIC OF WHAT WE HAVE BECOME
To me, yes. Initially I felt like writing a detailed article on this on my blog but then…
Pakistan: Massive destruction – little sympathy
The present floods in Pakistan are turning into a tragedy of a massive scale. We are not yet…
SHARIA LAW: A NEED TO REASSESS
Most Muslims regard Sharia as a perfect and divinely ordained religious-ethical-legal system. In their view Sharia relates a…
MUSLIM SOCIETY AND WOMEN
FOREWORD: As we address this subject, a thinking mind has to acknowledge that there is no archetypical Muslim…
THE EMERGING ORDER
PREAMBLE: When Antoine van Agtmael coined the term “emerging markets” in 1981 as an upbeat alternative to “the…
A Perspective on Muslims’ Current Situation
Muslim ideologues, especially during the past few decades, have espoused a passion to make two assertions. One, religiously…
As I Live and Learn
“Experience has taught me to put a premium on those people who can appreciate you for what you…
A Riposte to Islam a moderate religion
The biggest difference between Islam and other religions today is that Islamic societies “impose” Islamic rules by force.…
ISLAM: A MODERATE RELIGION?
PREAMBLE In talking to my friends of various backgrounds I often get the impression that Islam is a…