Video and Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
Epigraph: Indeed, the Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often. (Al Quran […]
Understanding contemporary politics in Muslim world
Lisa Kaaki, ARABNEWS Islam with a 1.5 billion Muslims, constituting one-fifth of humanity, is poised to exert an enduring influence during this century. Unlike other religions, Islam does not […]
Tracing roots of political Islam
LISA KAAKI Published — Wednesday 28 August 2013 Ever since 9/11, the perception of Islamic groups has been anything but positive and this has also reflected negatively on Islam as […]
Book Review: Political Islam in the Age of Democratization
Are Islam and democracy compatible? What is the role of democracy in the future of the Muslim world? In this book, Kamran Bokhari and Farid Senzai aim to offer a […]
Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship – The Three Creative Principles by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV. (ra)
Introduction Hadrat Sahibzada Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928-2003), the Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jama‘at) from 1982-2003, began a series of lectures in Urdu at Jalsah Salanah (the Annual Convention of the Community) in Rabwah, Pakistan, in 1982, the year in which he was elected Khalifatul Masih, on the […]
H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad –
Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan (born October 15, 1966 in Amman, Jordan) is a Jordanian prince, professor of philosophy, and claims to be a direct descendant of the Prophet […]
Art, Music & Culture – Israeli apartheid “more sophisticated” than South Africa’s, says new book
David Cronin The Electronic Intifada 1 July 2013 Why Israel? It is a question that every Palestine solidarity campaigner has probably been asked. Usually, the question is posed as a […]
Sir Zafrulla Khan, a Polymath: Introducing Islam to the West
Promoted post: Quran: Is This God Speaking or Muhammad? Encylopaedia Britannica states about Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, also spelled as Zafrulla: “Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan was a Pakistani politician, diplomat, and […]
Book Discussion on Mohammed (peace be on him) A Prophet for our Time – by Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong talked about her book Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time, published by HarperCollins in the Eminent Lives series. She described Muhammad, the prophet and founder of Islam, as a […]
Roads to ending Israeli apartheid envisioned in new book
Rod Such The Electronic Intifada 28 May 2013 130528-pretending-democracy.jpg Pretending Democracy: Israel, an Ethnocratic State is a collection of essays by Israeli, Palestinian and South African intellectuals dissecting the nature […]
WORLD CRISES and the PATHWAY TO PEACE – by Mirza Masroor Ahmad
Foreword: The purpose of Islam is to teach man the ways of attaining peace, both with himself and with his Creator. Under Divine direction, over 1,400 years ago, Hadrat Muhammad (sa), the Holy […]
Book review: Rashid Khalidi’s detailed account on the relationship between the US and the Middle East
Brokers of Deceit Rashid Khalidi Beacon Press By most accounts, Barack Obama delivered a masterful speech to a group of Israeli youth in Jerusalem last week as part of his […]
New Book: ‘Muslim Secular Democracy’
MARCH 26, 2013 BY REZA JAVAHERI Muslim Secular Democracy: Voices from Within Edited by Lily Zubaidah Rahim (University of Sydney) Published by Palgrave Macmillan March 20, 2013 Description: Muslim Secular […]
AFTER THE SHEIKHS: THE COMING COLLAPSE OF THE GULF MONARCHIES (book review)
AFTER THE SHEIKHS: THE COMING COLLAPSE OF THE GULF MONARCHIES The UK/European/Middle East edition, published by Hurst & Co., is now available. The US and electronic editions, published by Oxford University Press, will be released in summer 2013. TWITTER: follow the author @dr_davidson / Book discussion #afterthesheikhs / Arabic discussion […]
Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home
Edited by Penny Johnson and Raja Shehadeh US: Olive Branch Press/Interlink Publishing Pp. 202 It is significant that this book is entitled “Seeking Palestine”, not “Remembering Palestine”, for there is little nostalgia here. Instead, fourteen talented Palestinian writers explore the meaning of exile, belonging and identity, focusing on the present. […]
Book review: **NEW: Towards a World War III Scenario: The Dangers of Nuclear War
**NEW: Towards a World War III Scenario: The Dangers of Nuclear War Author Name:Michel ChossudovskyISBN Number:978-0-9737147-5-3Year:2012Pages:102 NEW BOOK FROM GLOBAL RESEARCH! “Professor Chossudovsky’s hard-hitting and compelling book explains why and […]
Indonesia: Tale of Ahmadi Refugees Wins Literary Award
Jakarta Globe | December 01, 2012 A novel that tells the story of Ahmadis being thrown out of their homes and forced to move to refugee camps has won Indonesia’s […]
1,000-YEAR-OLD MUSLIM JOKE BOOK FOUND
Analysis by Jennifer Viegas DISCOVERY NEWS An 11th-century book by a revered Baghdad Muslim scholar turns out to be a tongue-in-cheek guide for party crashers, according to the researcher who […]
Islam and Science: Book review- Interpreting Avicenna
Interpreting Avicenna Critical Essays Edited by Dr Peter Adamson Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munchen View list of contributors… Hardback (ISBN-13: 9780521190732) Not yet published – available from May 2013 Price is not yet […]
Rooms Are Never Finished – Poems relating to Karbala
By Agha Shahid Ali W. W. Norton & Company Copyright © 2002 Agha Shahid Ali. All rights reserved. ISBN: 0-393-04149-2 Chapter One From Amherst to Kashmir 1. Karbala: A History of the “House of Sorrow” In a distant age and climate, the tragic scene of the death of Husayn will […]