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…
Diagnosing the Arab Muslim Mentality as a Precursor to Reform
ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE the factors contributing to paralysis and obstacles to Arab reform date back more than two centuries. They…
The Arabs and Islam – 3
THAT THERE IS a dual personality of ‘Arab’ and ‘Islamic’, a swinging back and forth between the past and the…
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…
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…
Textual Islam and the slavery dilemma
IN AN ARTICLE on this subject some while ago I said that slavery was a practice that was prevalent throughout…
A Manifesto for Reform
REFORM IS A QUR’ĀNIC TERM, where it appears ten times mostly in the sense of ‘reparation’ between men, or ‘restoration’…
Is there a way in for democracy in Arab Muslim societies?
AT THE BEGINNING of the 20th century the first motor car entered Baghdad arriving from Aleppo, and at the wheel…
Why religious narcissism impedes modernity
NARCISSISM, AS A MENTAL SICKNESS, is a delirious self-love that makes the ego despise all other egos. Modern psychology takes…