20 Quotes of Ibn Rushd – Champion of Reason
Promoted post: After Monotheism, the Two Most Seminal Verses of the Quran Ibn Rushd was one of the most influential philosophers during his time and still remains one today for many […]
So who’s The Terrorist?
By Muhammad Zafrullah, from 2012 Someone recently sent me an e-mail containing a German Muslim scholar’s response to a question about “Islamic Terrorism”. It is hearsay in that I do […]
The ethics of artificial intelligence
Science The ethics of artificial intelligence Digital technologies hold great promise for the economy and society. But some recent developments, such as face recognition, also present ethical dilemmas. The challenges […]
Five things Africa can do to make the most of its cocoa
Multinational companies read aloudX Series Cocoa in West Africa, Episode 6: West Africa produces 75% of the world’s cocoa beans that go into making chocolate. Yet barely one-fifth of cocoa […]
The little-known tales of slaves from 19th-century Switzerland
Swiss Abroad read aloudX Between the 16th and 19th centuries, Christian slaves were held in North Africa and usually only freed for ransom. Around the year 1800, two men from […]
Netanyahu’s power play will only bring disaster
RAMZY BAROUD May 29, 2023 After signing a military decree on May 18 allowing illegal Israeli Jewish settlers to reclaim the abandoned Homesh settlement in the northern West Bank, the Israeli government […]
Beyond human control: Examples of acceptance of prayers and trust in Allah
26th May 2023 Awwab Saad Hayat & Jalees Ahmad, Al Hakam “‘Pray unto Me; I will answer your [prayer].’” (Surah al-Mu’min, Ch.40: V.61) The faith of a true believer remains unwavering, […]
A Journey Through China’s Uyghur Region. The Three Worlds of Xinjiang
Hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs have been sent to re-education camps in China since 2017. Today, the repression continues, but less conspicuously. The Xinjiang region appears to be in a […]
Germany’s Migration About-Face. Berlin Seeks to Recruit Skilled Labor from Africa
For years, many Germans were frightened by the idea of economic immigrants from Africa. Now, though, Berlin has begun to proactively recruit them. It is a drastic change from a […]
Is the Middle East on the threshold of restructuring?
YASAR YAKIS June 04, 2023 The political order that prevailed in the Middle East for centuries came to an end after the First World War. The victors of the war […]
Author Dan Brown: Science And Religion Are Partners
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla, from November 2014 Author Dan Brown has sparked plenty of intellectual debate during his career as a novelist by exploring the relationship between science and […]