Why I do not want an Islamic state or an Islamic law
I AM WELL AWARE that simply the above title is enough for the inquisition courts to unsheathe their swords, and…
Intellectual self-isolation and the prospects of constructing a culture – 2
THE FIRST HALF of the 20th century was spent in attempts to imitate Western modernity on a number of levels.…
Intellectual distortion and societal suicide
ONE ANCIENT CHINESE custom that arose in the tenth century towards the end of the Tang Dynasty was the binding…
Dīn and Dunya and the failure of Arab Enlightenment
WHAT ILLUSTRATES THIS best is that despite the fact that politics and political governance constitute some of our most pressing…
Contemporary Islamic thought and chronological alienation
ALIENATION IS ASSOCIATED with feelings of isolation from one’s social environment. This may be occasioned by psychological reasons, but others…
Our need for Enlightenment thinking
WHENEVER DARKNESS sets in there is a need for light. Our societies today are seeing the rise of forces that…
Intellectual self-isolation and the prospects of constructing a culture – 1
HUMAN THOUGHT constitutes the basis upon which a society is built, whether the society be primitive and enveloped in totemistic…