Tag: palestine
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Notes on Synthetic-Lazarusian Kahanite Wombfare
The term “wombfare,” coined by international relations scholar Monica Toft, is a queasy but nevertheless accurate depiction of this ongoing struggle connecting the battle for reproductive-demographic supremacy to control of land, resources, and ultimately, sovereignty.
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مسئلۂ فلسطین اسلامی تناظر میں : اسرائیل کے خلاف سیکولر علمی (Epistemic) مزاحمت کا سراب
اسلامی رد نوآبادیات (Decolonization) کے نقطۂ نظر سے عقیدہِ توحید کی تفہیم: اسلامیعقیدے کے مرکزی اصول یعنی لا الٰہ الا اللّٰہ (کوئی معبود نہیں اللہ کے سوا)کی گواہی سے وہ بنیادی شعور تشکیل پاتا ہے جو ہر مسلمان کے وجود کو بامعنی بنا دیتا ہے ۔یہ شہادت یا کلمہ بظاہر دو متضاد دعوؤں کا مرکب ہے۔…
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Femonationalism and Homonationalism: Who Gets to Commit Genocide?
“The first ever pride flag raised in Gaza,” read the caption of a picture featuring a beaming soldier raising an In the Name of Love pride flag while standing amidst the rubble and dead children his state and army have carpet bombed. Meanwhile, Noah Schnapp, one of America’s most famous gay actors, shared a post…
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Reflections on the Palestinian Struggle: A Comprehensive Exploration by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
“Muslims and the Palestinian Cause” by Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi provides a profound exploration of the Palestinian struggle, intertwining Quranic wisdom, historical context, and contemporary observations. This review aims to illuminate the key themes and contributions Shaykh Nadwi brings forth, shedding light on the challenges faced by the Palestinian people.
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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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The Palestinian Conflict is an Islamic One
A version of this article was originally published here and has been republished with the author’s permission. Language is molded by perception and ideas, forming our worldview. It is not only how we communicate with others, but also how we construct our beliefs (something the media and the movie industry know all too well.) We…
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The Palestinians are Offside: Observations on German Football
In April 2022, Borussia Dortmund, a German club, that in recent times has distinguished itself on the football world for the development of players such as Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Jadon Sancho, hosted a charity match against Ukrainian club, Dynamo Kyiv, to raise funds for Ukrainian civilians affected by the Russian invasion. Both teams…
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Genocide in Palestine and Western Support
Raphael Lemkin (1900–59), a Polish-Jewish jurist, coined the term “genocide” and popularized it in a global context. International law clearly defines genocide in Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948. The stages of genocide do not necessarily have to occur step-by-step. If some of these elements…
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The Islamic Case for Unapologetic Propaganda
During the Global War on Terror, post-9/11, it was not a priority for Muslim adult generations that experienced it (now comprised of older millennials, all of Generation X and the Boomers) to fight back against the extreme hate they were receiving with organized, well-funded propaganda campaigns through the various media platforms available. Why would it…
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The Metaphysics of Palestine
Taha begins his lecture by declaring that political analysts, historians, anthropologists, and sociologists—even if they are pro-Palestine—have engaged in secular violence to Palestine by erasing the ghayb in their analysis of Palestinian history. The world of the unseen—or the ghayb in Quranic idiom—is a critical feature of discussing the land, and by assigning Palestine into…