Tag: liberation
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Analogy as Erasure: The Limits of Comparison in Liberation Discourse
The authors critique the use of comparative frameworks in discussing liberation struggles, arguing that while they can foster solidarity, such as the comparison between apartheid South Africa and Palestine, they often obscure unique historical and political contexts. They argue for the need to engage with each struggle on its own terms, recognizing local specificities and…
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Post-Capitalist Plastic Ummatics
Plastic ummatics moves between and into the state and society, all the while being confined by neither of the two. Plastic ummatics involves a profound process of unchaining. This unchaining is specifically a horizontal unchaining, an unchaining of human beings from the unjust domination of other human beings so that we can be free to…
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Islamic Thought and the Eradicator Mentality in Algeria
When news broke in Algiers of Abbassi Madani’s death in April 2019, thousands took to the streets to commemorate his legacy. This came as a shock to many, considering he was a founder of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) party, which, on paper, was held responsible for most of the tragedy that took place during…
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Secularism and The Spiderweb Simile of Surah Al-’Ankabut
The spiderweb simile found in Surah Al-‘Ankabut of The Qur’an occurs in reference to the recipients of God’s message before the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.