Category: Dr. Ahmad’s blog
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Role of Time and Space in Understanding Qur’an and Sunnah
NOTES FROM THE IIIT CONFERENCE ON APPROACHING THE QUR’AN AND SUNNAH #3 [This is the third in a series of my notes on the International Institute of Islamic Thought conference on approaching the Qur’an and Sunnah held in Herndon VA. These notes are raw material for an edited report I will write on the conference…
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The Relationship between Qur’an and Sunna in Context
NOTES FROM THE IIIT CONFERENCE ON APPROACHING THE QUR’AN AND SUNNAH #2 [This is the second in a series of my notes on the International Institute of Islamic Thought conference on approaching the Qur’an and Sunnah held in Herndon VA. These notes are raw material for an edited report I will write on the conference…
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The Future of Islam in the West
NOTES FROM THE IIIT CONFERENCE ON APPROACHING THE QUR’AN AND SUNNAH #1 [This is the first in a series of my notes on the International Institute of Islamic Thought conference on approaching the Qur’an and Sunnah held in Herndon VA. These notes are raw material for an edited report I will write on the conference…
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Attack on the Flotilla: Stupid, Arrogant, and Evil
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu cut short his trip to Canada and canceled his make-up session with Obama to rush home and help bring the Israeli propaganda machine into full swing for damage control over the violent attack on the humanitarian flotilla headed to relieve the suffering caused by the Gaza blockade. The attack, itself an…
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Asking and Telling About “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”
The Obama administration has requested people in the military and their families to make use of an online inbox to anonymously comment on the impact of its proposal to abolish the “Don’t Ask; Don’t Tell” policy that has been in place since the Clinton administration. An unnamed official on the official Army website is quoted…
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You Can’t Be “For Jerusalem” With Falsehood
For some time now, the cracks in the wall that covers up Israel’s abuse of the Palestinians have become increasingly apparent. The latest panic reaction in the form of a series of pro-Israeli advertisements in the Washington Post this week was unremarkable except for their lameness — until today. An ad in today’s Washington Post…
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The Worst Part of the “Healthcare” Bill
There are many objections to the health care legislation being voted on today. Some (like claims that it provides for death panels) are unjustified alarmism and others (like privacy concerns and its cripplingly high price tag) are all too valid. However, the worst aspect of the legislation is rarely mentioned: the fact that the legal…
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The Apartheid Blind Spot
Liberal Zionists are interesting people. Richard Cohen’s op-ed piece in the Washington Post this morning illustrates how someone with a sincere liberal bias (Cohen’s heart bleeds for the plight of Saudi women) can simply be blind to the fact that Israeli apartheid is not just a question of the occupation of the West Bank and…
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U.S. Missile Umbrella Over the Persian Gulf
[Farspress has interviewed me about the aims and consequences of the U.S. expansion of missile defenses in the Persian Gulf area. Here are my answers to their questions.] Q. How do you see the U.S. missile defense shield in Persian Gulf? A. Iran flexed its muscles, demonstrating an ability to launch missiles in a target…
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A Circle of Civilizations
Prof. Antony Sullivan, a member of the Minaret of Freedom Institute’s board of advisers, spoke at the International Institute of Islamic Thought on the motivations of the creation of the Circle of Tradition and Progress. It was a spiritual and civilized response of Western and Islamic scholars and intellectuals to Prof. Samuel Huntington’s power-driven speculations…
