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Islam and Politics
Is Islam a Death Cult? Martyrdom and the American-Muslim Imagination
Introduction In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy The topic of martyrdom in general, and certainly in Islam, is very sensitive. One can never be too clear about things these days, so...
Does Islam Need Saving? An Analysis of Human Rights
Introduction It is a common argument, made both implicitly and explicitly in Islamophobic rhetoric, that Islam, on the whole, is antithetical to modern secular notions of human rights. Whether it is through the lens of...
Playing the Taqiyya Card: Evading Intelligent Debate by Calling all Muslims Liars
Introduction Trust is a basic element for human beings to live together amicably in a multicultural society. It is unsurprising then that propaganda that has driven societies towards genocide often focuses on depicting...
The Myth of An Antisemitic Genocide In Muslim Scripture
Introduction In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy How an apocalyptic tradition played into the hands of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hatemongers[1] A Jordanian cleric visiting Canada recently...
Islam and the Abortion Debate
Introduction Is Islam pro-life, pro-choice, or both, depending on the circumstances? And what implications does the answer to this question have for current political discourse? This essay offers a comprehensive look at...
Forever on Trial—Islam and the Charge of Violence
Introduction The infamous essay “What ISIS really wants” in The Atlantic included the vacuous statement, “The reality is that the Islamic State is Islamic. Very Islamic.” Of course, this means absolutely nothing without...
Islam is not the Cause of Honor Killings. It’s Part of the Solution.
Paper This part of the history of honor killings you’re unlikely to read or hear about. In 1947 in the British colony of Nigeria, English judges had to overturn what they viewed as the backward ruling of a local Shariah...