Analysis
Road to Uyghur genocide accelerated after Ürümqi massacre
Abdulhakim Idris explores how colonial policies, state repression, and the Ürümqi massacre paved the way for the Uyghur genocide.
Questioning Christianity
Christianity has billions of followers around the world (1 billion in fact are Roman Catholic), and it can be true to assume each Christian may have a slight variation in matters regarding…
Principles of Fiqh: Its Meanings & Benefits
The principles [usul] of Islamic Jurisprudence [fiqh] deals with the derivation of rulings [ahkam] relating to all matters of worship ['ibadah], dealings [mu'amalat] or any type of act conducted in this life…
The Place of Narrative and its Importance – Part 2
In part one I explored the relationship between ideology, narrative, and discourse. The hypothesis forwarded there was that these modes of thought form the mediating structures by which “raw” sensations turn into…
The Place of Narrative and its Importance
Introduction I have always claimed that how we “see” things is not an independent act but one that is mediated through structures of meaning learnt over time in the milieu of society.…
Decolonising the Mind through Critique
We live in a time of technological wonder. I can communicate with anyone in almost any part of the world at the click of a button. I can even see someone who…
Music: Consensus & Ijtihad pt 2
In a previous article I highlighted that the existence of a difference of opinion is not itself an evidence for a position that one holds. I also pointed out that not every…