“Comparing mid-century with earlier times, it is now quite extraordinary to note that there was no figure or text or even discipline which could have claimed continuity with the greats of the past. There were many students of Machiavelli, Hobbes, […]

‘’Without restoring the principle of coexistence, Muslims will not be able to recapture the spirit of early civil society under the prophet. The principle of equals in creation can serve as a cornerstone of a Muslim civil society’’ [Abdulaziz Sachedina: […]

7 May 2014 Friday, May 2 discussion on hudud in Malaysia at the Chinese Assembly Hall remained in the past of the last week but the waves of excitement are still buzzing in the air. The discussion that gathered at […]

Media agenda is such a tricky thing that some issues of not paramount importance always have a chance to become incredibly popular in the public discourse. These distortions indeed have narrowed down the reality to very limited issues. I noticed […]

IRF will organize a colloqium and forum with DR ANAS Altikriti in Kuala Lumpur on the next week from 17-23 May. The following is Dr Anas’s profile for the participants and guests who would like to know more about him: […]

The topics of democracy, liberalism, human rights are not new in contemporary Malaysia. However, with almost every discussion some  new points are promoted or strengthened at one of the contesting sides. Remarkably, promotion of the debates does not reduce the power with […]

Oleh Mustafa Akyol Diterjemahkan oleh Dr Ahmad Nabil Amir Sejak permulaan abad ini, ia telah menjadi masyhur di Barat, dan terkadang malah di Timur, untuk berhujah bahawa Islam perlukan “Martin Luther”-nya. Maka dengan itu, autoritarianisme, nyah-tolerer dan keganasan yang dilakukan […]

Dominasi Dan Kesedaran Palsu Kita perlu mengakui dan sedar bahawa pada waktu ini sudah nyata wacana yang berlaku yang telah mengembalikan kembali posisi zaman gelap  dan masa hadapan yang sulit bagi mengangkat  kebebasan dan hak mereka yang tertindas. Maka persoalan […]

Dalam buku The Second Message of Islam, Mahmoud Mohammed Taha melihat bahawa akan berlaku perubahan di dalam hukum Islam sebagaimana perkara perubahan itu boleh berlaku di dalam kehidupan yang lain. Menurut beliau, asas penelitian ini adalah ke atas kandungan al-Qur’an […]

Dalam bukunya The Great Transformation: The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah (2006), Karen Armstrong menekankan bahawa agama adalah faktor yang tidak boleh diketepikan dalam wacana awam. Penekanan ini terutamanya benar dalam apa yang disebut “Dunia […]