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Muslim Society
Parenting, Control, and the Power of Trust
There was a woman who would often tell my mother, with a sense of pride, that she kept a strict watch over her children. She knew exactly where her so...
Historical Perspectives
Ummah Affairs
Power, Progress, and the Reality of Nations
Among the world’s leading airlines, Qatar Airways ranks at the top. Similarly, t...
Islam and Modernity
Islamic Thought
Politics
A Critical Review of Wael Hallaq’s ‘The Impossible State’
This essay was originally written in Arabic by Dr. Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Shanqi...
Islam and Modernity
Becoming Modern, Becoming Depressed
A study titled ‘Depression as a disease of modernity’ was published in 2012...
Liberal Secularism
Is Secularism Neutral?
In our times, one of the most prevailing myths is the idea that secularism is neutral. This narrative is propagated by liberals...
Historical Perspectives
Islam and Modernity
Politics
The Cultural Imperialism Against Islam
In order to understand the current condition of the Ummah today, it is imperative we recognize that the situation today...
Politics
Struggle for Socio-Political Change in the Muslim World, Maududian View
Looking at the corruption and lawlessness in Pakistan and the dominance of the Western civilization and its oppressive hold...
Islam and Modernity
Liberal Secularism
Naturalism and the Value of Human Beings
The claim of atheism to say that God doesn’t exist is not an intellectual position that exists in a bubble. If it claims to ...
Spiritual Reminder
Engaging With Scripture – Are We Falling into the Same Trap as the People of the Book?
I distinctly remember sitting on a bus with my Mushaf (copy of the Qur’an) open in front of me. I was seated next to ...