Global Intifada

The Supreme Court of Israel has recently upheld the government’s decision to reduce fuel and electricity to Gaza in order to combat its arch-nemesis, HAMAS. The Israeli government recently engaged in this tactic after HAMAS blew up the wall on the Egyptian border in order to avoid a full Israeli blockade that restricted even food […]

… I need to change my lifestyle. I’ve gotten terribly sick twice within the past three weeks due, largely, because of my lifestyle. Sleeping late, not eating healthy, not exercising, etc. My entire life my doctor’s have told me I need to stop eating sugary products and I’ve always ignored them.
So here’s a to do […]

I have concluded that I am going to need to create a whole new set of terminology, definitions, and concepts in order to properly describe how post-colonial hegemony works. I’ve hitherto relied upon liberal, marxist, and Islamist descriptions of international relations and I have found them all to be inadequate in expressing the conceptual framework […]

The Center for Public Integrity has compiled a list of all of the Bush Administration’s statements concerning the war on Iraq and has concluded that 935 of them were downright false. (Source) The beauty of the website is that it actually contains a searchable database that exposes contradictory statements so the viewer can see how […]

Perhaps “capitalism” isn’t the proper term. Maybe “materialism” or better yet “dunya-ism” is more accurate. After all, the core difference between capitalism and communism is their means, not their effect. They are both infatuated with the dunya and how property is to be generated and distributed. Regardless if one follows either paradigm, they are equally […]

Some time has passed since the Amman Message was issued and many people signed off on it, praising it as a means to eradicate extremism and sectarianism within the global Muslim community. The fatwa was promoted by senior level scholars primarily from Egypt, the Levant, and Yemen. However, there was some confusion as to whether […]

Firstly, it should be known what the differences are not about: it is not about fundamental differences in theology (such as between Sunnis and Shias) or law (such as between Muqallids and Ghair Muqallids). Deobandis and Barelwis share the same intellectual heritage in so far as they both (a) are Maturidi, (b) Hanafi, (c) […]

“Among the believers are Men, who delivered their promise to Allah .”
(Surat Al-Ahzab: Verse 23)
“If history has taught us anything, it has certainly delivered a message with unequivocal resonance; Haqq and freedom are not something that is given. Haqq and Freedom are things people take, and people are as free and on the Haqq as […]

Seems like MSA National has made some progress the last time a hub-hub was raised by Mujahideen Ryder, Maniac Muslim, Muslim Matters, and myself.
Alhumdulillah, MSA National sent out an e-mail reminding people about a feedback survey that was posted on December 25th, 2007. I filled out mine, although I felt that the questions in the […]

Al-Madina Institute is pleased to announce its first one of a kind seminar entitled “The Portrait of the Prophet.” This will be a two day in-depth look at the wonderful book, “Ash’ Shama’il Muhammadiya,” taught by Shaykh Muhammad Bin Yahya Ninowy. This event will inshaAllah be hosted at Islamic Society of Baltimore (ISB). For program […]