Category: Dr. Ahmad’s blog

[I was interviewed by Reza Saidi on the issue of Israeli-occupied Palestine. This is the text of my original answers. The published version, in Farsi, is available at http://www.tasnimnews.com/Home/Single/106880.] Q. In your opinion, what are the most important crimes that Israel has committed ? A. I think the greatest crimes Israel has committed are the murder of…

NOTES FROM THE IIIT CONFERENCE ON GOOD GOVERNANCE IN ISLAM: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES #11 [This is the eleventh in a series of my notes on the International Institute of Islamic Thought conference on Good Governance in Islam: Classical and Contemporary Approaches held in Herndon, VA. These notes have only been lightly edited and represent…

[The following article published in the Egyptian periodical Al-Misrioun that mentions our publication Islam and the Discovery of Freedom recently came to our attention.] Islam and the Discovery of Freedom by Mohammad Yousuf Ades Translated from the Original Arabic in Al-Misriuon (20 – 2 – 2008) Michael Moorcock, a U.S. citizen plain of Texas birthplace of…

NOTES FROM THE IIIT CONFERENCE ON GOOD GOVERNANCE IN ISLAM: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES #10 [This is the tenth in a series of my notes on the International Institute of Islamic Thought conference on Good Governance in Islam: Classical and Contemporary Approaches held in Herndon, VA. These notes have only been lightly edited and represent…

Highlights from the Middle East Institute’s Conference on Turkey These are my notes of some highlights from the Annual Conference on Turkey held at the National Press Club on June 14. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) says US is suffering from military fatigue and a no-fly-zone in Syria would be very expensive. Henri Barkey of Lehigh…

NOTES FROM THE IIIT CONFERENCE ON GOOD GOVERNANCE IN ISLAM: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES #9 [This is the nineth in a series of my notes on the International Institute of Islamic Thought conference on Good Governance in Islam: Classical and Contemporary Approaches held in Herndon, VA. These notes have only been lightly edited and represent…

[This is the substance of my recent interview with Mohsin Bayat of usviews.com on current foreign affairs. ] Q. What do you think about US approach against Iran? A.  Everyday Americans take the hostility between Iran the U.S. as a given because the one and only attack by Iran on American soil, the seizure of…

NOTES FROM THE IIIT CONFERENCE ON GOOD GOVERNANCE IN ISLAM: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES #8 [revised 5/3/13] [This replaces the eighth in a series of my notes on the International Institute of Islamic Thought conference on Good Governance in Islam: Classical and Contemporary Approaches held in Herndon, VA. These notes have only been lightly edited…

“Sociological, Philosophical, and Legal Considerations of Shariah as the Rule of Law in Islam” by Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Ph.D. Minaret of Freedom Institute 4323 Rosedale Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 1-301-907-0947 ahmad@minaret.org paper presented on March 1, 2013 to the Istanbul Network Conference on Islam and the Institutions of a Free Society Held in Islamabad, Pakistan February…

NOTES FROM THE IIIT CONFERENCE ON GOOD GOVERNANCE IN ISLAM: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES #7 [This is the seventh in a series of my notes on the International Institute of Islamic Thought conference on Good Governance in Islam: Classical and Contemporary Approaches held in Herndon, VA. These notes have only been lightly edited and represent…