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The Ottoman Caliphate and its European legacy (1/4)
In the first part of a four part series, Muhammad Jilani discusses the motivations of the Ottoman caliphs. The Caliphate system has left its mark on history, but contrary to a basic view of history, the Caliphate [...]
Re-assessing Political Islam: Part II
Eric Walberg The Pinochet-style coup in Egypt in July 2013, 40 years after the Chilean coup, gives pause to reconsider Islamic political strategy. It took Chile 25 year before Pinochet was arrested (ironically, in Britain on a Spanish warrant), and [...]
Re-assessing Political Islam: Part I
Eric Walberg Now that the smoke is clearing in Tahrir Square after two and a half years of upheaval—and thousands of deaths—the meaning of the Arab Spring and the intent of the Islamists is becoming clear. [...]
The song remains the same – The evils of money printing
Jamal Harwood The 18th of September will go down in history as a turning point in US financial history. It was supposed to be the day that the Federal Reserve started to reign back on its [...]
The Reasons Behind America’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Abid Mustafa Recently, there has been a lot of coverage about America’s planned exit from Afghanistan, which is scheduled to take place at the end of 2014. Hence, it would be good to review whether America [...]
Is Islamic Law Applicable today?
Sharique Naeem An oft-repeated notion by some liberals, and self-styled secular intellectuals, is the assertion that the demand of Islamic State today which would implement Islamic law, is a reactionary stance. They deduce that the demand [...]
