Global Intifada

In previous posts (1, 2, 3), I questioned the democratic nature of the American government under the Constitution. In this post, I summarize the views of Ackerman and Katyal’s “Our Unconventional Founding.” [Available on JSTOR], who argue that the Constitution was devised, discussed, and ratified in a patently unlawful manner. The underlying purpose of […]

Part I: Know Thy Enemy
 
From October 22 to 26, the David Horowitz “Freedom” Center is promoting “Stop Islamo-Fascism Week”, supposedly being conducted on 200 college campuses across the country (in reality, its only 26 campuses) According to their website, Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week will have a variety […]

Given the constant assertion that Islam is incompatible with liberal democratic capitalism and must therefore be confronted, attacked, and subdued, it might be prudent to take a moment to evaluate whether or not America, the so-called bastion of hope in the free world, is itself a democracy. A democracy is simply defined as governance by […]

If you look at the left sidebar on my blog, you’ll notice a section entitled “Functional Literacy Project.” It is comprised of links to various (a) classical texts pertaining to the various Islamic sciences including aqeedah, fiqh, tasawwuf, history, seerah; as well as (b) modern texts such as dissertations by Dr. Umar Abdallah and Sherman […]