The emergence of political Islam – 2
THESE TWO MAIN currents of Sunnī Islam emerged at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century,…
“There is no compulsion in religion”
HOWEVER, THEY FORGET that in the most conspicuous of its two elements it is abrogated, and that those who said…
The Hur al-‘Ayn fantasies – 2
A MAJOR CONTROVERSY has erupted in Egypt following the denial by a preacher named Khālid al-Jundī, a member of the…
The Hur al-‘Ayn fantasies – 1
THE ḥūr al-‘ayn theme populates most Islamic sources and references, and here I will just summarise these by focusing on two…
The emergence of political Islam – 1
MILOT’S CAREER as a French researcher led him to work with many public and private figures in North Africa and…
Their women and our women – 2
RELIGIOUS LEADERS have continued their intransigence towards women’s education to this day. The Saudi Shaykh ibn Ḥumayd issued the following fatwā:…
Their women and our women – 1
SINCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE AGES was forbidden to women (even in Europe up until the end of the eighteenth century),…
Is democracy halal or haram in Islam?
IT IS THIS SUPREME power that created the universe, human beings included, which manages the conditions of this universe and…
Mankind has annulled the laws of the Qur’an
BUT WITH THE PROGRESS of time and civilization, mankind has developed laws that are much more merciful than the legislation…
Why are we getting more backward? – 2
AL-AZHAR FORMED a ‘Scientific Research Academy’ which specialized in confiscating books critical of Islam or the Companions, instead of actually…