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Left of Centre
Ahmad Farouk Musa || 21 October 2013 “There should exist among the citizens neither extreme poverty nor, again, excessive wealth, for both are productive of great evil” [Plato, The Republic] Any move for a more robust democracy and the […]
Tafsiran Dakwah Teungku Muhammad Hasbi ash-Shiddieqy – Bahagian I
Dr Ahmad Nabil Amir Abduh Study Group, IRF Profesor Teungku Muhammad Hasbi ash-Shiddieqy adalah seorang pemikir dakwah yang besar dan telah menghasilkan dua buah karya tafsir yang fenomenal, Tafsir al-Quran al-Majid yang juga dikenali sebagaiTafsir al-Nur dan Tafsir al-Bayan. Artikel […]
Pengejaran yang tak berkesudahan terhadap Negara Islam
Sekiranya terdapat sesuatu yang nyata jelas daripada Muktamar Parti Islam seMalaysia – PAS – yang telah berlangsung adalah walaupun dengan persetujuan tentang konsep tahalluf siyasi atau konsensus politik di kalangan tiga parti komponen utama daripada fron pembangkang – Pakatan Rakyat […]
Syed Sheikh al-Hadi dan Ide Pembaharuan – Bahagian II
Al-Ikhwan turut menyerang dengan keras sikap pemuka agama dan mengkritik kebodohan, seperti dilakarkan dalam rencananya yang bertajuk Bukan Sa-kali-kali Agama Islam ini Sebab bagi Kejatuhan Kaum Islam tetapi Hanya-lah sebab Angkara Ketua-Ketua Agama yang mengkritik kelemahan ketua-ketua agama di Baghdad […]
Syed Sheikh al-Hadi dan Ide Pembaharuan – Bahagian I
“Tiada syak lagi sekalian penjaja-penjaja agama dan penjual-penjual azimat atau penjinjit tasbih atau pemusing akal perempuan dan segala pengikutnya akan mengatakan saya dengan sebab karangan saya ini seberapa daya upayanya daripada segala perkataan yang jahat-jahat, tetapi tiada saya endah akan […]
The inexorable pursuit of an Islamic State
If there is anything unmistakably clear from the recent muktamar or general assembly of the Islamic Party of Malaysia – PAS – is that despite the acceptance of the concept of tahalluf siyasi or political consensus among the three major components of the opposition front – Pakatan […]
Islam and the end of oppression: The example of An-Nahl: 71
In the age of Islamic finance and Islamic fashion it is often easy to forget that Islam is a faith that spoke for the liberation of the oppressed: slaves, the poor, women and refugees – indeed, those who sought freedom […]
Revisiting the Secular State Debate
One of the most contentious issues in our country is the debate on Islamic State vis-à-vis Secular State. It should be highlighted at this initial point that the Islamic State concept was borne out only early in the twentieth century […]
On the free market-type critique
The October 1st– 7th edition of the Edge provides Lim Ewe Ghee’s third and seemingly final defence of income inequality. This time he addresses what he calls “the Marxist-type critique”. In it he reiterates the same assertions from his previous […]
On the secular state controversy
Some weeks have passed since the release of our rather controversial call for a secular state. Naturally, we encountered many comments along the way. Many were constructive, while one particularly from HAKIMwas nothing short of vitriolic. In the interest of furthering democratic […]
