Tag: secularism
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Hijab: Not my Body, Not my Choice
This journey to cover and conduct myself in a way I believed would be pleasing to God and honor the fact that my body is not my own, but an amanah (a trust) from God, was and is not easy: a struggle millions of Muslim women echo.
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Islam and the Secular Age: Q&A with Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid
Traversing Tradition and Yaqeen Institute have collaborated to provide a question and answer follow-up to Yaqeen Institute’s research papers, allowing readers further engagement with the author. We had the blessed opportunity to ask Dr. Khalil Abdurrashid questions about his article, Islam and the Secular Age: Between Certainty and Uncertainty.
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Parallelizing the Past to the Present
A Book Review of My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk. In his book My Name is Red, Orhan Pamuk tells a story of miniaturists in sixteenth century Istanbul that provokes reflection on contemporary events in the world.
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The BJP’s Right to Dominate Kashmir
Human rights might have universal affectations, but a closer look reveals that they are bound (quite tightly) by space and time. They are adopted by a variety of political actors who render them, frequently in different ways, palatable to indigenous sensibilities.
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Countering the Assault of Secularization
This piece is the final part of a three part policy report on the secularization of the Muslim mind.
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The U.S. State and the Making of a Secular Islam
This piece is part two of a three part policy report on the secularization of the Muslim mind.
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The Secularization of the Muslim Mind
This piece is part one of a three part policy report on the secularization of the Muslim mind. This report aims to highlight a subtle yet existential threat to the Muslim community in America: an assault on the Muslim mind.
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Le Prétexte Laïque: L’État en tant que Divinité
In English Avec les avancées technologiques et les informations qui nous arrivent dessus à une vitesse délirante, nous faisons face à un assaut de questions éthiques importantes. De l’impact des politiques économiques sur les communautés locales, en passant par les débats et législations sur la liberté d’expression, jusqu’à l’origine et le caractère sacré de la vie…
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The Secular Pretense: The State as God
With technological advances and breaking news hurtling towards us at hyperspeed, we are confronted with an onslaught of profoundly ethical questions.
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Progressive Muslims and The Right-Wing: An Alliance
Critics of Islamophobia, often left-wing activists, position themselves passionately against far-right hateful bigots, creating the mirage of the left being unconditionally allied with Islam and Muslims.