Author Archives: Ali S. Harfouch

Ali S. Harfouch is a Beirut-based analyst and critic with an interest in geopolitics and Islamic thought. He completed his Master of Arts degree in Political Studies at the American University of Beirut. His twitter handle is @asharfouch

Kashmir is Invisible

Ali S. Harfouch 26/08/2019 Current Affairs, Featured, Islamic Thought, Latest Islamic, Opinion, Politics 6 Comments

Who is speaking the language of Islam, the idle youth in the Gulf or the defiant youth of Kashmir?

Fasting: a Revolt Against the Modern Condition

Ali S. Harfouch 07/06/2018 Articles, Featured, Islamic Thought, Latest Islamic, Propagation, Ramadan, Ramadan 1442, Seasonal Reminders Leave a comment

In 1960 Tunisia's secularist president Bourguiba asked the esteemed scholar Ibn ʿĀshūr to issue a fatwa to abandon fasting for its impact on the economy. Ibn ʿĀshūr went on public radio and responded…