Comments for DIHLIZ: The Spaces In-Between

Comment on visit to South Africa by adis

adis — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:30:14 +0000

how true! was lucky enough to visit in 2005 on this very day. i remember because of the Aceh tsunamy…….enjoy

Comment on Insight for Occupy Around the World by sam kigar

sam kigar — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:11:13 +0000

let us hope that this passion is not too momentary

Comment on Insight for Occupy Around the World by OccupyEM.com

OccupyEM.com — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:50:59 +0000

What the hey!? Google Ads/YouTube ads on an academic blog? #OccupyEbrahimMoosa.com

Comment on Beirut visit in April 2011 by ebrahimmoosa

ebrahimmoosa — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:32:34 +0000

Yes, I think Ranciere takes aesthetics into affect and communities of belonging.

Comment on Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws: Death and Destruction by ebrahimmoosa

ebrahimmoosa — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:21:28 +0000

I need to know why and how you say that freedom of speech is incompatible with shariah. Give me some concrete examples of conflict.

Comment on Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws: Death and Destruction by ebrahimmoosa

ebrahimmoosa — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:18:05 +0000

Dear Anisaljanis,
I am not sure I agree with all your presumptions. There is nothing essential about Islam being “un-invadable” or a killer app of Christianity. Muslims convert to other religions and people convert to Islam. If you think Shariah consists only of those teachings that were construed in the early centuries where you had an ethics of obligation. But it is eminently possible that a version of Shariah that takes liberal or communitarian presumptions seriously could find a way to valorize freedom of speech.

Comment on Extra-Judicial Executions of America’s Enemies by Molvi

Molvi — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:41:12 +0000

The logic is very simple. If they are engaged in war against you there is no reason for judicial sanction; Awlaki is simply another victim of the ongoing war. As for Yemen Ali Abdullah Salih is supported by the Saudis and will soon be fed to the “Arab street”.

Comment on Extra-Judicial Executions of America’s Enemies by sam kigar

sam kigar — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:18:18 +0000

thanks for the great piece. rather shocking how little coverage of this execution was placed in the context of the Yemeni (or global) political situation. also of note is that this observation falls in step with the (somewhat rambling) declaration of the occupy wall st movement.

Comment on Beirut visit in April 2011 by Kailyn

Kailyn — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:57:35 +0000

There is a critical shortage of ifnormative articles like this.

Comment on Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws: Death and Destruction by anisaljanis

anisaljanis — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:01:44 +0000

Dr. Moosa
this is from your CFR piece.
“Just as every policymaker needs to know the ABCs of diplomacy, they need to understand the ABCs of culture. And a deep knowledge of the culture is the knowledge of religion. Lacking that, there can be all kinds of faux pas. Important military divisions and wings of our government [have shown] that there is a tremendous knowledge deficit.”
In evolutionary theory of culture evolutionary games theory, Islam is an un-invadable CSS (culturally stable strategy). Islam is resistant to proselytization, the “killer app” of christianity.
That is why I think it is very to important to determine if freedom of speech is incompatible with shariah. I think it is. What do you think?