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The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Sharia Debate
Sheila Musaji
The Gaffney Report aka ‘The Return of Dr Strangelove’
Abdul Cader Asmal
The Natural Law of Compassionate Justice: A Missing Dimension of Religion in the Public Square
Dr. Robert Dickson Crane
The Strange Case of Usama Hasan
Mohammad Fadel
The Warriors of Gender Intifada: Where Are They Now?
Dr. Robert D. Crane
The Western Intellectual and Cultural Challenge and the Responsibilities of the Ulema
Dr. Mahmud Ahmad Ghazi (tr. Yoginder Sikand)
Wikipedia and Depictions of the Prophet Muhammad: The Latest Inane Distraction
Jeremy Henzell-Thomas
In the name of God,The Compassionate, The Merciful
Oh mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (Not that you may despise each other). 49;13
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- Apostasy and Freedom of Faith in Islam - updated 9/8/12
compiled by Sheila Musaji
9/8/12- Islamic Sharia and Jewish Halakha Arbitration Courts - updated 5/26/12
Sheila Musaji
5/6/12- Frank Gaffney’s Obsession with Sharia - updated 4/29/2012
Sheila Musaji
8/3/11- Shari’ah Thought: Guidelines and Qualifications for Knowledge
Dr. Robert D. Crane
6/14/11- The Strange Case of Usama Hasan
Mohammad Fadel
3/11/11- A Dissenting Voice on Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Yoginder Sikand
- The Rubber Hits the Road: Shaykh al Azhar says Human Rights are an “Internal Affair”
Dr. Robert D. Crane
1/21/11- Debating Jihad
Yoginder Sikand
1/1/11- Christians senselessly tormented by extremists in Muslim world
Akbar Ahmed and John Bryson Chane
12/24/10- Sharia, Fatwas and Women’s Rights
Asghar Ali Engineer
12/11/10- The BMMA’s Muslim Marriage Contract: Championing Women’s Rights in the Absence of Legal
Yoginder Sikand
12/4/10- Indian Muslim Women’s Group Denounces Darul Uloom Deoband’s Divorce Fatwa
Sheila Musaji
11/26/10- The Role of Imams of Mosques in Social Reform
Maulana Waris Mazhari
11/19/10- Five Suggestions for the Islamic World
Asghar Ali Engineer
11/6/10- Spiritual Guidance versus Positivist Law: A Reply to Amina Wadud
Dr. Robert D. Crane
11/1/10- The Gaffney Report aka ‘The Return of Dr Strangelove’
Abdul Cader Asmal
10/19/10- 10,000 Muslim Men Against Domestic Violence
Muslim Consultative Network
10/8/10- Muslims In A Hostile World
Khaled M Abdel-Hamid
9/28/10- Shari’ah Compliance in America: Strategies for Common Ground
Dr. Robert D. Crane
9/28/10- Cordoba House: Hope From the Ashes of Tragedy - updated 9/12/10
Sheila Musaji
9/9/10- Modesty and Niqab in America: Ahkam vs Maqasid, Ethics vs Law
Dr. Robert D. Crane
9/1/10- Human Responsibilities and Rights in the Shari’ah: An Advanced Primer
Dr. Robert D. Crane
8/21/10- Woman judges and Sharia
Asghar Ali Engineer
7/31/10