Urdu Media: Kal, Aaj, Kal By Dr. Syed Fazil Hussain Parvez Huda Publications, 455-Near City Civil Court, Purani Haveli Hyderabad-500002, Ph: 040-24514892 www.hudabooksshyd.com 420 pages, Rs. 250 Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Syed Fazil Hussain Parvez’s book Urdu Media, Kal, Aaj, Kal could be called a compendium of Urdu journalism and media institution. The author…
There is A God”How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind By Antony Flew Publisher: HarperOne, New York Pages: 222 ISBN: 978-0-06-231295-2 Reviewed by: A Staff Writer One isn’t sure if he was truly at one time the “World’s Most Notorious Atheist”, as the title of this book describes him, or if this epithet…
The book points at functional disorders and corruption that had set into the waqf institutions under the Ottoman Empire which required massive surgery. Elite Configurations and Clusters of Power The Ulema, Waqf and Ottoman State (1789-1839) Selim Argun Gravity International 6-Theodore Rd., Benrose, 2094 Johannesburg, South Africa Email: [email protected] 311 pages, Price: Rand 250 Reviewed…
Henry Stubbe and the Prophet Muhammad Challenging Misrepresentation By Nabil Matar Published by The Association of Muslim Social Scientists (UK) and Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge AMSS, P. O. Box: 126, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2UD, UK email: [email protected] (The publication is for free distribution.) This booklet is actually a transcript of a lecture…
Critical Issues in the Philosophy of Science and Religion Author: Augustine Perumalil Publisher: Indian Institute of Science and Religion (Pune) and ISPCK, Delhi Pages: 198 ISBN: 81-7214-902-6 Price: Rs. 150 Reviewed by: A Staff Writer The notion that science has finally ‘disproved’ God is astoundingly widespread, including (and perhaps especially) among many who know little…
The Necessity of Interfaith Dialogue”A Muslim Perspective M. Fethullah Gulen The Light, Inc., Somerset, New Jersey, USA ISBN: 1-932099-65-4 Reviewed by: Roshan Shah One of the most serious threats that humanity is faced with today is terror in the name of religion. And perhaps nowhere is this problem more severe than in the ‘Muslim world’.…
Trevor Aaronson raises questions about illegal and questionable practices by the American investigative agency that has been into the game of entrapping radical youth. The Terror Factory Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism By Trevor Aaronson IG Publishing, Brooklyn, New York 272 pages Price: Not Stated Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj The book under…
The Supreme Jihad Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri Rupa, New Delhi 2014 64 Pages ISBN: 978-81-291-3095-2 Rs. 195 Reviewed by M. Irfan Much confusion and ambiguity surround the term ‘jihad’. Radical fundamentalist self-styled Islamic outfits claim that the seemingly endless violence they have unleashed in different parts of the world are Islamically-sanctioned jihads. In contrast, their ideological…
Windows on Dialogue Edited by Ambrogio Bongiovanni, Leonard Fernando, Gaetano Sabetta and Victor Edwin ISPCK, Delhi 157 Pages Rs. 225/ $10/6 pounds ISBN: 978-81-8465-205-5 Dialogue between people who (claim to) follow different faiths has now become an existential necessity for the very survival of the human species. A great deal has already been written on…
A pioneering effort in building up a positive narrative of identity conscious Muslims in the West. Normal Calm Hend Hegazi FB Publishing San Clemente (US) 320 Pages, Price : Not stated Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Hend Hegazi has woven a delectable story around Muslim Arab-American families in the United States and the cultural and…
