Syrian strongman, Assad, claims he has restored sovereignty to Syria, but grievances remain deep for both vanquished and victors.
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Contemporary Issue
Islamophobia: Some Commonplaces
Islamophobia is no more than contemporary racism with a strong classist and sexist component.
Profile
Who are the Nusayrîs? Are they Muslims or Unbelievers?
The Nusayriyyah sect is attributed to Muhammad b. Nusayr al-Basrî, a slave of Banî Numayr, originally from Persia, from Khuzistân.
Human Rights
Benign State Violence vs. Barbaric Terrorism
It would by hypocritical to justify one form of extrajudicial killing while demonizing another. Yet that is exactly what happens.
Editorial
Establishing an Islamic State
The Islamic system of governance neither theocratic, nor monarchic, nor oligarchic, nor democratic. It is neither capitalistic nor socialistic. It is Islamic.
Editorial
Evolution and its Adversaries (Part-17)
The perspective of biological scientists has begun to change and gravitate towards skepticism regarding Darwinism
Contemporary Issue
From Granada to Guantanamo: The Torturing of the Muslim Subject
The 20th century’s record of western violence and record of dehumanization raises the question if anything has been learned from the history of the Inquisition and expulsion.
Society
Time for a Second Renaissance among Muslims
It would be too late if a second renaissance movement is not initiated soon among Muslims in Kerala and rest of India.
Book Review
Yakov Rabkin’s Devastating Critique of Zionism: It is Opposed to Jewish Tradition and Liberalism
Zionism produced a state that rejected “Judaism and its humility.” The new Zionist/ Israeli culture sees itself as resolutely European, writes Philip Weiss
Human Rights
Unworthy Victims: Western Wars Have Killed Four Million Muslims Since 1990
The total number of deaths from Western interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan since the 1990s likely constitute around 4 million, and could be as high as 6-8 million.
Editorial
Life and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: An Unfinished Debate
Though not in the strict sense of the physicists, but, implicitly, life defies the second law of thermodynamics.
Human Rights
Has the UN Failed Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims?
The UN leadership in Myanmar tried to stop the Rohingya rights issue being raised with the government, sources in the UN and aid community told the BBC.
Feature
Women’s Role in Islam of the Past
A speech delivered by Dr. Muhammad Akram Nadwi, on the foundational role of women in Islam.
Editorial
Excessive Love of the World
We need to fight out the greatest of all Fitan, that strikes almost every individual, viz. ignorance of the Qur’an & Sunnah and excessive love of the world.
