Archive for 'Ideas & Philosophy'
A critique of natural law theory
Idries de Vries The ideology of the west (capitalism) is founded on the idea that man is capable of determining the good and the bad, and that he is capable of determining the laws and systems [...]
Justice is supposed to be blind – not two-faced
One of the things in the Islamic world that fuels a call for an Islamic system is the fact that it holds impartial justice to the highest standard—from the highest member of government to the ordinary [...]
Hamza Kashgari and the divide over ‘free speech’
Dr. Abdul Wahid – Why you won’t see Muslims adopting the ‘right’ to insult Prophets The case of Hamza Kashgari is one that I think most people in the West simply don’t understand. Even those who [...]
Democracy Paradox: Institutional Versus Popular Legitimacy
Moez Mobeen Democracy is a system which is built on the idea of sovereignty of the masses. In its essence, it is an idea based on the sovereignty of the human mind. It envisions a system [...]
The Fallacy of Political Immunity
Shaban Ul Haq Whilst the winds of the Arab Spring of 2011 continue unabated into the cold spell of 2012 in Syria, Yemen and beyond, the pleas of political immunity from former brutal dictators deposed or [...]
Untying the Knots of Human Trafficking
Sharique Naeem The epitome of the most sinister of all trades, a lucrative business, and a thriving industry in the 21st century is not of mineral ores, or glittering gemstones, of arms, or opium; it is [...]
The Rochdale Grooming Case Confronted
A well articulated and thought provoking piece of writing. I agree, th
An open letter to Rashid al Ghannouchi
Yazaak Allahu khayran.
The Politics of Tribulation
the problem with the ikhwan movement is lack of ideological premises,
An open letter to Rashid al Ghannouchi
I think the ending would have been much better if the writer avoided t
Atheism in the dock
Mr Badar, I agree with you entirely that atheism has many problems;