Category Archives: Religion of Abraham

Ishmael and Isaac: An Essay on the Divergent Moral Economies of the Quran and the Torah By M. Shahid Alam

Posted on May 9, 2019 by kf1

Abstract The Torah and the Qur’an offer different conceptions of individual autonomy. Thesedifferences are best illustrated by the manner in which the two scriptures deal with theepisode of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son. In the Torah, Abraham neither informs nor consults with … Continue reading →

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China’s frontier of fear

Posted on May 9, 2019 by kf1

Satellite imagery captured over a remote and highly volatile region of western China lifts the lid on the size and spread of internment camps used to indoctrinate vast numbers of the region’s Muslim population. An investigation by ABC News using … Continue reading →

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An encounter of Ottoman, British and West African Muslims in 1894 by Hassam Munir

Posted on February 25, 2018 by kf1

In 1894, the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II decided to present his empire’s highest civilian order to Muhammad Shitta, a Nigerian Muslim entrepreneur from Lagos. Shitta earned the honor by sponsoring the construction of mosque in Lagos. This was a … Continue reading →

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The veil in anxious times

Posted on August 20, 2017 by kf1

An Australian MP’s burqa-wearing stunt this week won’t be last time this issue will come up. But under the veil of the Western preoccupation with head covering, what is this really about? This week, Australia’s far-right One Nation party leader … Continue reading →

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We must look to the past, not Isis, for the true meaning of Islam – Robert Fisk

Posted on August 7, 2017 by kf1

Emir Abdelkader was a Muslim, Sufi, sheikh, humanist, protector of his people against Western barbarism, protector of Christians against Muslim barbarism, so noble that Abe Lincoln sent him a pair of Colt pistols Muslim historians claim Abdelkader saved 15,000 Christians, … Continue reading →

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2016 NPS Finals – San Diego – “Islamophobia” by Rudy Francisco, Natasha Hooper, and Amen Ra

Posted on December 13, 2016 by kf1
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40 Years On, A Controversial Film On Islam’s Origins Is Now A Classic

Posted on November 2, 2016 by kf1

In 1962, a Syrian-born Hollywood filmmaker named Moustapha Akkad watched the epic film Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean. Akkad was riveted as he watched a scene in which actor Omar Sharif emerges from the sands like a wraith … Continue reading →

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The Muslims Are Coming! The Muslims Are Coming! The Muslims Are Coming!

Posted on July 27, 2016 by kf1

American Islamophobia is as old as Plymouth Rock. But we’ve never seen anything quite like this before. They are “terrorist savages” and “mongrels,” part of the “rubbish from the desperate and criminal populations of the Third World” who have “backfilled” … Continue reading →

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The Muslims who shaped America – from brain surgeons to rappers

Posted on December 10, 2015 by kf1

What have Muslims ever done for America? If your sole source of information were Donald Trump, you’d think that the answer was not much – apart from murdering its citizens and trying to destroy its values. The Republican presidential hopeful … Continue reading →

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‘Oldest’ Koran fragments found in Birmingham University – BBC – 22 Jul.15

Posted on July 22, 2015 by kf1

What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence. The pages of … Continue reading →

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