Ibraheem Ali
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Reclaiming Empathy: A Film Review of “Grave of the Fireflies”
One of the blessings in art – one that appears to be lost in the spirit of the Western Muslim – is that it allows us to find new ways to question and reflect upon our personal states. With respect to cinema, despite the countless films and genres that appear to celebrate all manners of…
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Faith and Fantasy: Is Islamic Fiction Viable?
A Book Review of The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty. One of the factors that has distinguished the literary tradition in the Muslim world from that of the cultural West for much of the past millennium is the modality adopted by popular literature.
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The Devil You Know, Or Thought You Knew
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” -The Usual Suspects