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Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Notre Dame, United State of America
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Category Archives: Islam in America
On Educating Oneself
Conditions of death and destruction force us to ask the question: what is wrong with human beings? What is the human condition? In other words, what dehumanizes our souls, minds and sensibilities to commit such unspeakable acts to each other? Why do some of these muscular devotees of Islam produce teachings that violate human dignity at every turn? I need not be reminded that their super power adversaries are equally craven. … Is it not time that conscientious Muslims produce what can be called the “violence critique?” ….While I concede my education was imperfect, but from somewhere I acquired the sensibility to question the unquestionable. The example of the hierodules, those slaves who served the ancient Greek temples come to mind. The hierodules had the advantage over the priests when it came to the secrets of the cult (Calasso 2005). They were surely no less knowledgeable than the priests, but because they were servants they were prepared to take risks and were more willing to expose, question and explore the secrets of the cult. I too behaved like the hierodules. Continue reading
Op Ed: A Community is Judged by It’s Conduct says al-Kasani
Please read my op-ed in today’s Orlando Sentinel. Comments on my WordPress page are welcome. ʿAlā al-Dīn Abū Bakr al-Kāsānī (d. 1189) in what might be a throw away line in his Badāʾiʿ al-Ṣanāʾiʿ fī Tartīb al-Sharaʾiʿ, The Immaculate Calling in … Continue reading
Tribute to Professor Shahab Ahmed (1966-2015)
Ever since I heard of Shahab Ahmed’s illness, a few weeks ago, to say I was terribly unsettled, would not be an exaggeration. A particular malignant form of leukemia overwhelmed his body. I was praying for a miracle, but the … Continue reading
My interview with Diffused Congruence: The American Muslim Experience
Diffused Congruence: The American Muslim Experience.
Wanted Women — The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui — By Deborah Scroggins — Book Review – NYTimes.com
Wanted Women — The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui — By Deborah Scroggins — Book Review – NYTimes.com.
Posted in Ethics, Foreign Policy, Islam in America, literature, US Politics
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Chicago by Alaa al-Aswany
Coleridge long ago said poets were humankind’s unacknowledged legislators. But if you care to read further you might agree with me that novelists too could enjoy this privileged position. Recently, I cited the Egyptian novelist, Alaa al-Aswany in an article … Continue reading
TV interview on crisis in Egypt & Islam and Democracy
My interview with WRAL on the Egypt Crisis My interview at Duke University on Islam and Democracy
Evangelical Islamophobia as American as Apple Pie | Politics | Religion Dispatches
Evangelical Islamophobia as American as Apple Pie | Politics | Religion Dispatches.
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