Archive for 'Ideas & Philosophy'
Exploring the role of Caliphs & Popes
Sharique Naeem The history of Christian Europe and Caliphate of the Muslim civilization followed distinctive paths. Historians and even average students of history recognize this distinction. The structure of ruling and the role religion played, do [...]
Democracy, Dictatorship, and the Mimic
Ali Harfouch The Self-Defeating Mimic: A Walking Paradox A liberating moment occurs when the oppressed can think beyond the imaginary horizon constructed by the oppressor. A liberation of the consciousness and the inauguration of an emancipatory [...]
An unconvincing secularism at the Literature Festival
Uthman Badar Some of the proposed topics of discussion at the Karachi Literature Festival which took place earlier this month caught my attention as I read about it in the press. In particular the panel discussion [...]
Modern Myths Explained – “Freedom of Speech”
Dr. Reza Pankhurst Freedom of Speech – a universal value? Freedom of speech is the concept that one should be able to express themselves, whatever opinion they may hold. It has never existed as an absolute, [...]
Dawkins the Agnostic, and the limitations of Science
Sharif Hafezi Richard Dawkins is known throughout the world as a prominent advocate for atheism and evolution, however he admitted in February 2012 that he has some doubt over whether a God could exist. In a [...]
Does Islam need Freedom of Speech?
Idries de Vries The current outrage all over the Muslim world, sparked by the awful vilification of Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) in the movie “Innocence of Muslims”, has been carefully framed by the United [...]
The Fallacy of the Blair Narrative and the War on Islam(ism)
Pankhurst also fails to mention that most of the Muslim hatred and vio
The Fallacy of the Blair Narrative and the War on Islam(ism)
Pankhurst speaks as a Muslim apologist wearing his Hizb-ut-Tahrir hat.
The End of Hezbollah in the New Middle East
Dear Fawad, A more coherent and adequate response would include a r
The End of Hezbollah in the New Middle East
So let me see, another pseudo- intellectual wanna be bigot, anti – Syr
The Fallacy of the Blair Narrative and the War on Islam(ism)
Actually your comment says nothing at all other than a trail of pejora