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This article was published in The Globalist 08.01.2003, The Star Ledger 08.03.2003, The Daily Star Lebanon (International Herald Tribune) 08.08.2003, Dawn International 08.09.2003,  Scoop NZ 08.04.2003,  Arab Political 08.03.2003, the Muslim Observer, and Voice o...

Anyone who takes time to read the works of Qutb, would make a perplexing discovery. His formative writings are not too far from those that adorn Christian thinking during the period of the Enlightenment. Underpinning of reform: Ijtihad That is how I came to see him as the John...

Muqtedar Khan, a PhD Muslim scholar teaching international studies at a college in the United States, speaks for Islam from a moderate point of view. He thinks Muslims in America should not be politically passive simply because they believe in khilafat or some utopian view of the...

This article was published in Foreign Policy in Focus (07.15.2003), The Globalist (07.16.2003), Al Jazeerah (07.09.2003), Palestine Daily(07.08.2003), Scoop NZ (07.08.2003), Jordan Times (07.21.03), Al Ahram (July 24-31, 2003), Dawn International (Pakistan, July 26-Aug 01, 2003) ...

In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, many individuals have come to the conclusion that the lack of democracy in some Muslim countries has contributed to the spread of Islamic extremism and poses a continued threat to global stability. With the United States actively...

This article was published as a Global affairs Commentary by Foreign Policy in Focus (June 17, 2003), Al Jazeerah (June 15, 2003), Al Ahram Weekly (Egypt, June 19-26, 2003), The Detroit News (June 29, 2003), East African Standard (July 08, 2003) FNTG: Peace and Human Security...

Muslims correctly value those who have knowledge with good reason and Ulema—Muslims scholars trained in Islamic law—have for centuries determined how Muslims understand Islam and the world. Dangerous Ignorance But over time, Muslims have mistakenly began equating knowledge with a...

A brief edited version of this article was featured in my column — Culture Clash — in The Globalist on May 25th, 2003. Published on Ijtihad on June 09, 2003. Also Published in theMinaret Magazine (July, 2003). Muhammad as a Medium and Source of Divine Law No religious...

Substance of the luncheon lecture giving to the National Imam’s Conference in Washington DC on June 7th, 2003. Surely Allah does not change the condition of a people if they do not change themselves.(Quran 13:11) We all must have a personal vision of America. I believe that...

In the aftermath of September 11, Islam, Muhammad and everything Muslim has come under close scrutiny—especially in those parts of America that seek to blame Islam for that horrible tragedy. Evangelical attacks on Islam It seems that a section of U.S. society—evangelical...