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Muslim Scholars & Politics
{They said, ‘Shu’ayb, does your prayer tell you that we should abandon what our forefathers worshipped and refrain from doing whatever we please with our own property? Indeed you are a tolerant and...
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On Mockery
Our modern culture has embraced mockery of anything and everything to the extent that nothing is off limits as the idea of the Sacred has by and large been discarded. The elders, parents, teachers,...
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Yoked Muslims
“So long as an opinion is strongly rooted in the feelings, it gains rather than loses in stability by having a preponderating weight of argument against it.” - John Stuart Mill, The Subjection of Women...
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Antiprotips 1
Protips are commonly presented by various experts and professionals in different fields to those interested in participating or are still in the beginner stages of said fields. They’re helpful tips and...
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The Religion or Religious?
Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazzali said: “إن نصف الكفر في العالم يحمل وزره متدينون بغضوا الله إلى عباده” “Verily, the weight of half of disbelief in the world is carried by religious people who made God...
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In the Name of Religion or Politics?
More than a few people got upset with what I had to say regarding the alleged “Jihad” in Syria and my description of the different groups using Islam for their political ends as criminals. It’s amazing...
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Muslims & Challenges of the Modern World
Menna Essam, an Egyptian filmmaker, is currently in the middle of a documentary project on Muslims, their perception of Islam, the rise of atheism within Muslim countries, and challenges of the modern...
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Viewing Pornography
I wrote an article in the past outlining some of the ways viewing pornography could be altering one’s brain. The idea with that article was to appeal to the better sense of those who spend their time...
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On Muslims & Evolution II
Talk about ruffling more than a few feathers. My previous post “On Muslims & Evolution” generated a massive outcry for myself. My Twitter interactions feed has never been this active. I have...
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Lifting the Veil of Harris & Hirsi Ali
New atheist/ex-Muslim Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been one of the people of interest to be discussed as of late. After much outcry, she lost an honorary degree that Brandeis University had intended to award...
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How I Fell Into ISIS’ Extremism
Sometimes, when one is faced with an intense form of extremism, they can fall for an opposite form of extremism that is different in type, but similar in kind. This is why evil is evil. It is not just...
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ISIS: Between Reality & the Fiction of Conspiracy Theory
*This article appeared originally in Arabic here. The low morale and sluggishness of thought that has taken over too many Muslims has reached such an extent that a foe would weep over it before a...
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ISIS & the Academic Veil for Islamophobia
Article originally appeared in Middle East Eye In a recent article for The Atlantic, Graeme Wood takes great pains and goes to considerable lengths in explaining what the Islamic State, also known as...
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Is ISIS Islamic or Not? It Doesn’t Matter!
Article originally appeared in The Islamic Monthly Muslims around the world have exerted countless efforts and continue to vehemently assert that actions carried out by extremist groups such as the...
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Antiprotips 2
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Truth: Between Conviction & Delusion
This article appeared originally in Al Madina Institute’s Blog In his autobiography Deliverance from Error (Al-Munqidh Min Adh-Dhalal), Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazālī explains how he dealt with his...
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Philosophy: It’s Important!
You can listen to the audio version of the article here Philosophy matters. Yet, we find some people steeped in self-assured ideologies, whether it is scientism or zealous religion, continuing to...
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Islam, Muslims, and Delusions of Utopia
I recently had an opportunity to speak to a group of private sponsors of Syrian refugees coming to Canada. This wonderful group of people volunteered their time and whatever resources they could gather...
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Would the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Be Vegan Today?
Episode Transcript This is episode 14 of Mohamed Ghilan’s podcast with yours truly as your host. I really do appreciate you listening and if you haven’t subscribed yet I invite you to do so. It...
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The Dilemma of Being a Muslim Vegetarian on Eid al-Ad’ha
This past May I wrote an article that garnered quite the storm from a good number of Muslims. The Halal Bubble and the Sunnah Imperative to Go Vegan was a treatise in which I went through relevant...
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