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The Problem with Indexing Islam and the State of Islamicity: A Critique of the Islamicity Index
Ehsan Shahwahid || 19 September 2023 A Muslim is the being where Islam dwells in; and perhaps quite less so in other matters Islamic, nor in any measures of Islamicity. Recently, a global index study has surfaced that appears to […]

The Constitutional And Financial Crisis In Pakistan Are Only The Tip Of The Iceberg
Osman Softić || 12 September 2023 Pakistan is faced with multiple challenges of separatism and terrorism that threaten the disintegration of the only muslim nuclear power. The synergy of secular separatist rebels in balochistan with the Islamic militants of […]

Bedah Buku “The Prophet’s Pulpit: Commentaries on the State of Islam – Volume I” oleh Khaled Abou El Fadl Bersama Ahmad Muziru Idham
Tarikh: Sabtu, 7 Oktober 2023 Waktu: 5.00PM – 7.00PM Tempat: Baitul Azizah, Presint 18, Putrajaya Bandar Filsafat Pendaftaran: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bedah-buku-the-prophets-pulpit-commentaries-on-the-state-of-islam-tickets-716913336087?aff=oddtdtcreator Islam merupakan sebuah ajaran yang sangat mementingkan soal moraliti dalam kehidupan. Peribadi Nabi Muhammad SAW sendiri adalah teladan yang […]

Response and Clarification on Hadith No. 8 From Al-Arba’in An-Nawawiyyah – The Book of Hadith Compiled by Imam An-Nawawi for the teaching in Malaysian public schools
Ahmad Farouk Musa & Haji Manan Razali || 7 Sept 2023 This issue has been discussed by many critiques—Muslim and non-Muslims alike—since it is an issue of national interest especially when it involves the education system in Malaysia. But before […]

Keganasan Bukanlah Jalan Ke Syurga
Oleh: Mohd. Shah Abdullah || 25 Ogos 2023 “Berpeganglah dengan perkara yang jelas dalam agama ini dan janganlah kalian menurut hal yang kesamaran dan tidak jelas kedudukan halal haramnya. Lebih membimbangkan adalah ramai dalam kalangan anak muda yang mudah […]

Reading Session on “Islam, Autoritarianisme, dan Kemunduran Bangsa ” Terjemahan “Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment” by Ahmet T. Kuru With Hasyir Mursyidi Husam
Tarikh: Sabtu, 26th August 2023 Waktu: 4PM – 6PM Tempat: Baitul Azizah, Presint 18, Putrajaya Bandar Filsafat Pendaftaran: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-session-on-islam-autoritarianisme-dan-kemunduran-bangsa-tickets-697972373157?aff=oddtdtcreator Perbahasan tentang kemunduran dalam dunia Islam telahpun semarak sejak daripada 200 tahun yang lampau dengan kedatangan kuasa-kuasa kolonislisme ke dunia Islam. […]

Niger: A Coup Against French Control And Dominance
Chandra Muzaffar | 10 August 2023 The situation in Niger is still in flux. On 26 July 2023 a military coup took place in that West African state that led to the ouster of its elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, by […]

USRAH: THE MESSAGE OF THE QUR’AN – Surah Al-Infithār
Tarikh: Sabtu, 5 Ogos 2023 Waktu: 5.00PM-7.30PM Tempat: No. 15 Jalan 3/3A, 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi, Bandar Ilmu Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usrah-the-message-of-the-quran-surah-al-infithar-tickets-682200037677?aff=oddtdtcreator Surah yang pendek ini memperkatakan revolusi alam yang dibicarakan oleh surah at-Takwir, tetapi ia membawa gambaran dan sifat-sifat […]

ASEAN and its 50 Years of Failure in Ending Wars and Genocides
Maung Zarni || 18 July 2023 Imagine John Lennon and his mates from Liverpool, strumming three acoustic guitars and leading an anti-war march in NYC or London, singing the iconic song “Give peace a chance,” or Pete Seeger performing his […]

AUKUS: Part of A Multi-Pronged Strategy to Preserve US Regional Dominance
Dr Joseph Camilleri | 25 June 2023 The AUKUS agreement reached in September 2021 has left Australia more deeply entangled with US strategic priorities and war preparations than ever before. AUKUS reflects the prevalent view within the US security establishment […]

USRAH: THE MESSAGE OF THE QUR’AN – Surah Al-Mutaffifīn
Tarikh: Sabtu, 24 Jun 2023 Waktu: 5.00PM-7.30PM Tempat: No. 15 Jalan 3/3A, 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi, Bandar Ilmu PENDAFTARAN: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usrah-the-message-of-the-quran-surah-al-mutaffifin-tickets-660214468247?aff=oddtdtcreator Surah al-Mutaffifīn ini adalah surah yang ke-83 dalam senarai surah-surah al-Qur’an. Ia terdiri daripada empat segmen di mana yang […]

Mu’tazilites: The Defenders of Reason in Islam
Ahmad Farouk Musa || 23 May 2023 “Verily, We did offer the trust [of reason and volition] to the heavens, and the earth, and the mountains: but they refused to bear it because they were afraid of it. Yet man […]

Of Da Vinci Code and the Qur’ān: An unpublished Opinion piece written in 2006.
Ahmad Farouk Musa || 21 May 2023 Much has been said about the Da Vinci Code. Al Jazeera carried the news about Christian groups across the globe protesting against the soon-to-be-released film based on the best-selling novel. Though sparking far less […]

Awkward neutrality: The Muslim World and Russia’s war in Ukraine – Final Part
Emir Hadikadunic || 29 April 2023 Huntington versus Dugin on Muslim-majority states – where both of them got it wrong In the current system, the ideas of two advocates of multi-polarity, Dugin and Huntington, have re-emerged as reference points […]

Awkward neutrality: The Muslim World and Russia’s war in Ukraine – Part IV
Emir Hadikadunic || 25 April 2023 Shared opposition to liberal international order As discussed previously, Muslim-majority countries have been reluctant to support the narrative from the West for domestic reasons. A similar point can be made if we shift […]

Awkward neutrality: The Muslim World and Russia’s war in Ukraine – Part III
Emir Hadikadunic || 17 April 2023 Why Question Leaders in the West may be puzzled as to why so many Muslim-majority states are reluctant to embrace their narrative about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The fact that some of […]

Awkward neutrality: The Muslim World and Russia’s war in Ukraine – Part II
Emir Hadikadunic || 13 April 2023 Other assertive foreign policy paradigms, models and vision The Muslim world’s approach to the invasion is symptomatic of their wider stance: A readiness to establish political, economic, or security partnerships with multiple players […]

Awkward neutrality: The Muslim World and Russia’s war in Ukraine – Part I
Emir Hadikadunic || 10 April 2023 Abstract After over a year of war in Ukraine, some 50 Muslim-majority states from Morocco to Indonesia have revealed new foreign policy trends, raising important questions about the prevailing international order and the […]

Is the US Supporting Myanmar’s Democratic Resistance or Failing to Walk the Talk?
In its Summit for Democracy 2023 speech, US President Joe Biden praised ‘the bravery of Ukrainians’, but failed to even mention about Myanmar’s democratic resistance. It shows the US pursues its core interests, not values. London: On March 30, […]

Reconciling Saudi Arabia and Iran : The Significance of The China Effort
Chandra Muzaffar | 4 April 2023 It would be wrong to view the restoration of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran as something that happened suddenly. Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, ties between the two important Muslim neighbours have […]