Pakistani Journalist Hassan Nisar tears into Islamists’ criticism of Western contributions. Here is a transcript of a TV interview of Pakistani journalist Hassan Nisar’s response to Maulana Fazlur Rahman’s poser that the madrassa curriculum cannot be changed, on the popular TV programme in Urdu Meray Mutabiq on Pakistan’s Geo TV. Shajia Niazi: Maulana Fazlur Rahman…
The Almighty created a direct and exclusive bond with believers without delegating special tasks to other humans; individuals are personally accountable for the manner in which they choose to lead their lives. By Mohammed Nossier Observing the inflexible attitude that many religious people often adopt makes me wonder whether believers can be religious without being…
By Faisal J Abbas It does not take long to realize that there is little of the conventional about Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa “ and not just because his words and deeds have raised eyebrows around the world since his appointment in August 2016 as secretary-general of the Muslim World League (MWL). Many…
For me, it was fitting, but emotionally wrenching to start this year’s Karwan with a visit to the home of Afrazul Khan, the migrant worker whose life had ended last year in a particularly brutal hate killing. By Harsh Mander We began this New Year with a journey of the Karwan e Mohabbat into Bengal.…
The Muslim world rumbled on towards obscurantism, with its enlightened intellectuals being systematically condemned and people reduced to intellectual apathy. By Shahid M Amin There was a time when Muslims led the world in practically all fields of knowledge. During the Golden Age of Islam, from 8th to 13th century, and even later, Muslim scientists…
The fact and value of religious and legal pluralism has not been recognized, or accepted, by many Muslims, especially Muslim rulers. By Asghar Ali Engineer Listening carefully to what God tells us in the holy Qur’an, we can easily make the case that, fundamentally and clearly, Islam not only accepts the legitimacy of religious pluralism,…
There is an Islamophobic atmosphere of controversy and crisis around Islam, and widespread outright lies and falsehoods about the religion. By Akbar Ahmed These are not normal times for a Muslim professor on a Western campus. At the beginning of each term, I calculate that students coming to my class have lived just about their…
It is time to make worshippers understand that faith cannot be amplified by loudspeakers. Decibels are not measures of faith. By Iftikhar Gilani Sonu Nigam’s choice of words to highlight the important issue of blaring loudspeakers may be questionable, but the subject demands utmost consideration. No one doubts that the major culprit of noise pollution…
Radical political (mis)interpretations of Islam, that have unfortunately become quite prominent in our times, are totally counter to Islam and its underlying spirit and values. By Waris Mazhari Worldly affairs are not divorced from spirituality in Islam. Islam considers the two as necessary for each other, as well as complementary to each other. The Quran (28:…
Don’t let negative people affect you and if they try, distance yourself from them because they will only bring you bad news. By Maha Al-Mutairi The law of attraction is a new science that depends on the magnetic power of the universe; it is the attraction of situations whether negative or positive. A person attracts…
