Tag: civilization
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Thinking Palestine Through Islam: The Mirage of Secular Dissent as Epistemic Resistance Against Israel
The central tenet of Islamic belief – the proclamation of lā ilāha illallāh, or “there is no God but Allah” – forms the underlying consciousness that breathes meaning into the existence of every Muslim. This proclamation, or kalimah, is made up of two seemingly opposing statements – a negation followed by an affirmation. Ostensibly, this…
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Healing Civilizational Diseases: The Importance of the Creative Minority
The study of the rise and fall of civilizations remains crucial to the preservation of societies; neglecting it can lead to our decline.
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Motherhood is a Communal Imperative
Subject to the same atomizing forces as the rest of western society, Muslim women are having to choose between the frying pan and the fire.
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Powellism and Western Islam
This is part one of a two-part series. Powell, and the eponymous political ideology that followed him have left an indelible impact upon the politics of the United Kingdom, and the national discourse on immigration in particular.
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The Death of Community and the Rise of Individualism
While generally aware that we live in the “modern” age, as opposed to the “medieval” or “ancient,” with better technology and different social norms, we nonetheless remain oblivious to larger, totalizing, and omnipresent aspects of our world.
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Harnessing the Pioneer Spirit of the Muslim
The Qur’an was revealed by the Angel Jibril (Gabriel) to the Prophet ﷺ in the cave of Hira. The Angel Jibril began with the injunction, “Read.”
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Why Culture Matters to the Islamic Revival
Indeed, the situation of the Muslims cannot be fixed by an all-governing and all-seeing political entity.