WWorld Read More 21 minute read MUSLIM SOCIETY AND WOMENbyAsif ZaidiJuly 22, 2010 FOREWORD: As we address this subject, a thinking mind has to acknowledge that there is no archetypical Muslim… Read More
WWorld Read More 12 minute read THE EMERGING ORDERbyAsif ZaidiJune 15, 2010 PREAMBLE: When Antoine van Agtmael coined the term “emerging markets” in 1981 as an upbeat alternative to “the… Read More
WWorld Read More 10 minute read A Perspective on Muslims’ Current SituationbyAsif ZaidiMay 21, 2010 Muslim ideologues, especially during the past few decades, have espoused a passion to make two assertions. One, religiously… Read More
RReflections Read More 10 minute read As I Live and LearnbyAsif ZaidiMay 1, 2010 “Experience has taught me to put a premium on those people who can appreciate you for what you… Read More
LLearning Read More 21 minute read A Riposte to Islam a moderate religionbyAsif ZaidiApril 22, 2010 The biggest difference between Islam and other religions today is that Islamic societies “impose” Islamic rules by force.… Read More
LLearning Read More 13 minute read ISLAM: A MODERATE RELIGION?byAsif ZaidiApril 15, 2010 PREAMBLE In talking to my friends of various backgrounds I often get the impression that Islam is a… Read More
LLearning Read More 19 minute read RIBA IN THE CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTbyAsif ZaidiMarch 26, 2010 PREAMBLE The concept of “usury” termed as ‘Riba” by the Quran has a long historical life, throughout most… Read More
LLearning Read More 14 minute read RELIGION: Its evolutionary dynamicsbyAsif ZaidiMarch 11, 2010 The conventional wisdom is that religion is the realm of the irrational (in a good or a bad… Read More
LLearning Read More 6 minute read NUTRITIONbyAsif ZaidiFebruary 3, 2010 • Eating healthy food is more than a function of counting calories. It also takes into account the… Read More
LLearning Read More 4 minute read Physical dimension of well beingbyAsif ZaidiFebruary 3, 2010 The best time for exercising is when you can make it, but prefer morning or during the day.… Read More