Category Archives: Ethics

Evangelical Islamophobia as American as Apple Pie | Politics | Religion Dispatches

Evangelical Islamophobia as American as Apple Pie | Politics | Religion Dispatches.

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Historicism, Reform and Revelation

Salam Professor Moosa, I would be grateful if you can answer some of my questions. As a freelance columnist I write on issues of human rights, democracy, secularism and liberalism. Many a times however even though I share the same … Continue reading

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Sharia, Theology and Modernity

Reza Ismail wrote: “I would like to pose the following question to you Prof: In Islam’s encounter with modernity it is faced with a plethora of non-standard contexts onto which Shar`i positions need to be established.  In one response approach, … Continue reading

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My interview on Duke Office Hours about Sharia

http://ondemand.duke.edu/video/24337/ebrahim-moosa-on-shariah-law

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Ethics of Publicity

DILEMMAS OF REPORTING AND SHARING INFORMATION After Terry Jones got his 15 minutes of fame for planning to burn the Qur’an in an orgy of exhibitionism that unfortunately did materialize for him, several media outlets pondered their decision to publicize … Continue reading

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