History
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.
Hudaybiyah: A Victory in the Long Term
Sometimes, events happen that are deemed disturbing by those that witness them first hand. But later on, history will describe these same events as significant positive turning points. The Treaty of Hudaybiyah…
History and the Role of the Historian
Without the faculty of memory man would not quite be man. This may sound a little peculiar but a moment’s consideration may reveal the profundity of the observation. Our sense of our…
A Note on Understanding Islam:Liberalism’s Origins & the Superimposition of a Specific European Experience
Having travelled to the America’s, Middle East and Europe, lecturing and debating on issues related to Islam, philosophy and politics, I have found a common trend when people try to understand Islam…
One State Solution: A Historical Perspective
Recent events in Palestine have raised many concerns about the practicality of the so-called ‘Two States Solution’. Political analysts are now perplexed, trying to ascertain as to whether this ‘solution’ will ever…
Qur’anic Attitudes to Pre-Islamic Society and Customs
“We were a people of Jahiliyyah, worshipping idols, eating the flesh of dead animals, committing abominations, neglecting our relatives, doing evil to our neighbours and the strong among us would oppress the…