Author: ImadadDean
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Islam, Science Fiction, and Extraterrestrial Life
Jörg Matthias Determann’s Islam, Science Fiction, and Extraterrestrial Life: The Culture of Astrobiology in the Muslim World (New York: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2021). 270pp. Reviewed by Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Ph.D. Minaret of Freedom Institute www.minaret.org Anyone susceptible to believing stereotypes depicting the religious views of Muslims as violent variations of Christian fundamentalism would expect a book…
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News and Analysis (3/9/21)
The Pope was moved by the sight of “the ruins of mosques and churches in Mosul,” and called Ayatollah al-Sistani “a humble man†of “wisdom and prudence,†and stated that “it was good for my soul to encounter him”: Pope Francis Dismisses ‘Heresy’ Charges for His Commitment to Christian-Muslim Dialogue (Religion News Service) “[A]pplicants who…
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News and Analysis (3/7/21)
Is Israel really planning to attack Iran or just trying to bully its European and American allies: Israeli Defense Minister: Plans to Attack Iran Nuclear Sites Updated (UPI) Gantz Informs Biden Administration of Updated Israeli Plans to Strike Iran (Al Monitor) Biden and Europe Allies Worry Israel Is Preparing a Substantial Attack on Iran (Business…
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News and Analysis (3/4/21)
As Biden embraces the notion that any criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism, Netanyahu applies the smear against the ICC: Biden Administration ‘Enthusiastically Embraces’ IHRA Antisemitism Definition: Report (Middle East Eye) Israel Still Weighing Cooperation with ICC Investigation (Washington Post) Why Israel Fears the ICC War Crimes Investigation (The Guardian) “The US has sanctioned eight heads…
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Libya’s Transitional Government and the Lead-Up to December Elections
[These are my notes from the National Interest Foundation discussion on Libya’s transitional government and the prospects for December’s elections. These notes summarize my impression of selected highlights of the presentations and are not an attempted transcription. I have paraphrased in the first-person for convenience.] Federica Saini Fasanotti, Brookings Institution. We have good movement on…
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2nd Conference on Cultural Rapprochement Between the United States and the Muslim World
[These are my notes from the Muslim World League’s 2nd conference on cultural rapprochement between the United States and the Muslim world held in New York City October 3-4, 2018. These notes summarize my impression of selected highlights of the presentations and are not an attempted transcription.] OPENING SESSION Dr. Abdullah bin Mahfudh Ibn Bayyah.…
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NONVIOLENCE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON “BEYOND THE TWO STATE SOLUTION”
[On December 16, 2020, Nonviolence International held a webinar on Jonathan Kuttab’s book Beyond the Two State Solution. The following highlights are lightly edited excerpts transcribed from the YouTube recording of the entire webinar, which readers are encouraged to access here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4zm_VwZPm0&feature=youtu.be] David Hart, Co-Director of Nonviolence International: I am Jewish and was raised being…
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News and Analysis (12/3/20)
As France cracks down on mosques, immigrants and Muslim charities (having “closed … the Muslim charity BarakaCity and a civil rights group which monitors hate crimes …; both [of which] have refuted the government’s accusations that they harboured ‘radical’ links”) … France: 76 Mosques Face Closure, 66 Migrants Deported (Aljazeera) … Muslims “feel like nothing…
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Geo-Political Dynamics of Arabia and the Gulf
[This is a summary of a panel discussion chaired by Dr. Abdullah Baabood, Waseda University on the second day of the 29th National Council on US-Arab Relations Conference held on November 18, 2020. These notes summarize my impression of highlights of the presentation and are not an attempted transcription.] H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Hassan, Sultanate…
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News and Analysis (11/30/20)
14 years before Donald Trump threatened to refuse to a peaceful transition of power, Mahmoud Abbas “refused to share power” with the winners of the Palestinian elections. This time he signals he won’t even allow elections already delayed for ten years to be held now: Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas Pushes Back Against Elections (Financial Times) “[T]he…
