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What is Islamization of Science?

Mohammad Gill   Jan 19, 2005   interacts: 58

If science developed by Muslim scientists is to be called Islamic science, sure, it can be created if the Muslim scientists concentrate and produce some

What Does It Mean to be a Muslim in a Secular Country?

Mohammad Gill   Jan 10, 2005   interacts: 114

The younger generation that is born and bred in the western secular countries is exposed to much broader influences ...

Hey JC, won’t you smile for me?

Farzana Versey   Dec 20, 2004   interacts: 94

Are we ready to believe that Jesus was not of virgin birth, he did not die on the Cross, he got married and was the

Bishop Spong’s Critique of the Traditional Christianity

Mohammad Gill   Dec 20, 2004   interacts: 11

Apropos of crucifixion of God together with Jesus Christ, Spong (9) remarked, “..any god who can be killed ought to be killed.”....

Our Minds Our Existance

Naved Haqqi   Nov 27, 2004   interacts: 13

If our existance is solely dependent on our ability to use our minds, and be able to reap the benefits or suffer the consequences, then,

God-shaped Hole: Contemporary Relevance of the Spiritual

Farrukh Khan   Nov 18, 2004   interacts: 9

From a world of certainty and solace provided by God– in the next world if not this one– the 19th century sciences, philosophy and political

Deep Roots of Religious Orthodoxy

Mohammad Gill   Sep 28, 2004   interacts: 43

...The Church resisted the change in its geocentric belief due to Galileo’s efforts but the Christian religion accepted Galileo’s view nonetheless and the Pope formalized

Anushakthi Amma

Udayakumar    Sep 21, 2004   interacts: 18

It is year 2015. The Kalankulam Nuclear Power and Bomb Project (KNPBP) has been functioning since 2007. The farming villages, fishing villages, and the dalit

Culture Wars

Zeynab Ali   Sep 13, 2004   interacts: 43

Good Muslim, Bad Muslim is Mamdani’s most recent work. Inspired largely by the post Sept 11 scenario in the US,

Questioning the Hadeeth

Gibran Bham   Sep 1, 2004   interacts: 120

Questioning the Hadeeth: The hadeeth restrict a lot of our actions, thoughts and put a cloud over the whole spirit of religion. The solution is

Religiosity is the Death of Religion

Murad A Baig   Jul 28, 2004   interacts: 43

Rituals, penances, processions and offerings packaged as joyous distractions cost much less than the effort of understanding and practicing the moral, social and philosophical tenets

When did Freethought Cease in the Muslim World?

Mohammad Gill   Jul 15, 2004   interacts: 159

The period in which rationalism was tangled with orthodox thought lasted for about four to five hundred years. In spite of the stresses and strains,

The Rock Star and the Mullahs

Bina Shah   Jul 9, 2004   interacts: 51

Salman Ahmed is a man on a mission: to challenge Pakistan’s hardline mullahs on why they believe music is not allowed in Islam.

The Triple Conspiracy

Farzana Versey   Jul 1, 2004   interacts: 72

On July 4, the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board is likely to adopt a resolution scrapping the ’triple talaq’. Many Islamic countries, including Pakistan, do

Feudals and Us

Sameer    Jun 30, 2004   interacts: 43

From the time of King Akbar onward, mostly lower castes were converted to Islam in the second phase while tribal based conversions were mostly to

Understanding Sanatana Dharma

Nazar Khan   Jun 29, 2004   interacts: 755

Dharma is the process for aligning one’s body, mind and soul with the nature in search of the Ultimate Truth

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