Archive for April, 2018

An Interview with Idris Mears

An Interview with Idris Mears

British Muslim Idris Mears about his conversion in Islam, his life and his books.

April 29, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
How Quaker Reads the Qur’an

How Quaker Reads the Qur’an

Quaker Michael Birkel about his experience of reading Quran.

April 29, 2018 0 comments Faith
A White American Muslim Conference? Why not?

A White American Muslim Conference? Why not?

On the heels of the recent Black American Muslim conference held in California, a White Muslim brother recently bought up the idea of a White American Muslim conference. Wow! At first I thought it was tongue in cheek, and for the record, I’m not for or against but come to think of it, a White American Muslim conference is an[Read More…]

April 29, 2018 1 comment Society
Muslims From the Subcontinent and Their Problems in the West

Muslims From the Subcontinent and Their Problems in the West

The case of the finest Muslim youth from the communities of expatriate subcontinent Muslims is quite unique. It is quite unique because the Indian being has a deeply rooted component which is inherited from Hinduism: The caste, and the delusion of superior purity. We are pak; the rest is na-pak; pure-impure. Contrary to the ruminations on the theme by the genial madman[Read More…]

April 26, 2018 6 comments Society
Interview with Haroun Sidorov, CEO of I4E (part 1)

Interview with Haroun Sidorov, CEO of I4E (part 1)

An interview of Haroun Sidorov, CEO of I4E to Ali Shahin As-salamu aleikum, Harun. As the CEO of the project “Islam for Europeans”, please tell about yourself and about how you relate to this problem? Wa aleykumu as salam. I converted to Islam in 2003 and this was preceded by about 2 years of meetings and discussions with the person[Read More…]

April 24, 2018 2 comments Our guest
Collaboration in non-Muslim lands – Jonathan Brown

Collaboration in non-Muslim lands – Jonathan Brown

Dr. Jonathan Brown speaks about Islamic rules of collaboration in non-Muslim majority land.

April 21, 2018 0 comments Faith, Society
PRIORITIES, people!

PRIORITIES, people!

Random hypothetical scenario: 1. President X of not-existent Eastern European country Bieloslavatia (or the Caribbean Puerto Tobagahamas) declares that himself and his whole nation are ready to accept Islam, but he will not accept foreigners (Muslims or not, economic immigrants or refugees) from too much different cultures – not on the basis of a delusion of not-existent “ethnic purity” nor[Read More…]

April 21, 2018 1 comment Our vision
Tatar community in Finland: a case for European Muslims

Tatar community in Finland: a case for European Muslims

The Tatars provide a good example of successful integration: they have adapted well to Finnish society as hard-working citizens, while managing to maintain a close community. The Tatar community has not asked for outside help but has, through its own resilience, acquired good-quality premises for itself and been able to maintain two graveyards. It has also set an example for[Read More…]

April 21, 2018 0 comments History & Culture
Western Muslim Conservatism

Western Muslim Conservatism

The article on the so-called “Progressive Islam”, published on our website, raises the question of the attitude towards that ideology and it’s opponents. As for “Progressive Islam,” which denies the basic and consensual principles of Islamic theology, nothing to speak about — it is not Islam. Considering the fact that a significant number of white European Muslims are converts, for[Read More…]

April 17, 2018 2 comments Society
Stoning and Hand Cutting in Islam – Jonathan Brown

Stoning and Hand Cutting in Islam – Jonathan Brown

Often the only things people in the West associate with Islam are stoning and hand chopping. These images permeate our culture, from the trailer of hits like Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) to straight-to-cable pablum like Escape: Human Cargo (1998) (again, in the trailer… ‘If you can’t live by their rules, you might die by them’). There is no better example of how[Read More…]

April 15, 2018 0 comments Faith