On a Saturday evening in October, 2024, a group of friends, colleagues, activists and concerned citizens met to listen, learn and journey together with Lisa Suhair Majaj, Smadar Lavie and Issa… ...

This article on the UCC is divided in two parts. This is part 1. For the original detailed work by this author, please see here. The Common Civil Code (the UCC) in India was initially introduced… ...

I was not born a Sufi Muslim. I was born, like most others, into a ready-made religion, handed down like an heirloom from generations before me. It came wrapped in customs and commandments… ...

Then they had watched the murderers in the camps, they had given them military assistance - the Israeli airforce had dropped all those flares to help the men who were murdering the inhabitants of Sabr ...

Abstract The assertion that Islam inherently restricts women from leadership roles, particularly in the political sphere, is a pervasive myth that has cast a long shadow over Muslim societies and ...

The country’s eyes have been transfixed on our north west borders for the last one month or so. Over the past year, there were at least 24 terrorist-initiated attacks, leading to the deaths of 24… ...

The deliberations on nationalism are not new in India. However, the current debate[1] has sparked critical questions about phony nationalism[2], the meaning of belongingness, and the practice of… ...

Ultimately, reclaiming the Queen of Sheba through a hermeneutic of justice and agency is not merely an academic exercise; it is an ethical imperative. Her enduring legacy invites contemporary ...

Paradigm for peace applied to Russia, Ukraine and the US: Proposal for a peaceful Pathway forward PART 3. THE ROOTS OF VIOLENCE: NEEDS FOR POWER AND FREEDOM Part 3C. The National Endowment for ...

The figure of Abraham stands as a foundational patriarch for three major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. His unwavering faith, his submission to the Divine Will… ...

This article reassembles existing evidence to challenge a dominant narrative of the Bhopal disaster as a closed historical tragedy, arguing instead that it remains an ongoing disaster.

Abstract: This paper undertakes a hermeneutical analysis of the Quranic message and the Prophetic example it inspired, arguing that Prophet Muhammad can be understood as a pioneering advocate for ...