MY interest in Islam dates from the time I lived in Istanbul, teaching at Robert College. I soon felt at home with the educated Turk. In fact, one of my closest friends then, and ever since, was a young Turkish teacher, a liberal Muslim, subsequently dean of the college. As I moved...
Many countries in the region, particularly around the Arabian Gulf, tend to have highly trained managerial cadres. Lifelong learning is an implicit expectation, not an imposed obligation. The apparently restrictive requirements of Islamic finance and banking have not hindered eco...
The Prophet (saws) also provided protection against the inevitable acts of Shirk by teaching certain specific prayers which may be said anytime. Abu Moosaa said, "One day Allaah's messenger delivered a sermon saying 'O people, fear Shirk for it is more hidden than the creeping of an ant....
Andrew F. Marchis Associate Professor of Political Science at theUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst. March’s first book,Islam and Liberal Citizenship, won the Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion from the American Academy of Religion. His research and teaching interests are in the area...
Socialism, Marxismorcommunismare variant degrees of totalitarian “isms”, similar toIslamism. But let’s leave that aside – for the time being. History alone tells the bloody tale: Lesson Number One: SOCIALISM’S DEATH COUNTis what it is. NO amount of jive talk will change the horrific bo...