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Islamic Manuscripts Website

http://www.islamicmanuscripts.info/ This site is dedicated to the world of the Islamic manuscript. The manuscript literature of the Islamic world is a vast area of study. Islamic manuscripts contain an as yet almost untapped source of the rich Islamic heritage. Islamic manuscripts have been studied for quite a while and many are well-known. However, even moreContinueContinue reading “Islamic Manuscripts Website”

Large PDF Book Resource for Arabic Books

For those who are not acquainted with the following site, you may find its large collection of Arabic books in pdf format very useful. I came across this website just recently and hope to collect a list of sites like it that provide pdfs of books online for free. If anyone has information that wouldContinueContinue reading “Large PDF Book Resource for Arabic Books”

Orientalism’s Wake: The Ongoing Politics of a Polemic

Edward W. Said, who passed away at the age of 67 on September 25, 2003, was a towering “public intellectual” — a man of extraordinary erudition, a path-breaking scholar, and a passionate activist. Said was a man of many interests, talents, and accomplishments — pianist, opera critic, newspaper columnist, popular essayist, television celebrity, and publicContinueContinue reading “Orientalism’s Wake: The Ongoing Politics of a Polemic”

Qur’an, Liberation and Pluralism by Farid Esack: Book Review

Book review by Abdul Hakim Murad During the late 1980s, Farid Esack was one of the most conspicuous Muslim campaigners against apartheid in his native South Africa. His sermons and broadsides diffused by the Call to Islam association of which he was National Co-Ordinator until 1990 were warmly received, particularly by anti-racist sections of theContinueContinue reading “Qur’an, Liberation and Pluralism by Farid Esack: Book Review”

Justification for Violence: Religion or Policies?: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Bin Ladin’s Statements

[This link was provided to us by Shaykh Ashraf Dockrat] Assalamu ‘alaikum, A preprint of Alejandro Beutel and Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad’s paper “Justification for Violence: Religion or Policies?: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Bin Ladin’s Statements” has been submitted for publication to The Middle East Journal. A pre-print is available on the Minaret of Freedom Institute websiteContinueContinue reading “Justification for Violence: Religion or Policies?: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Bin Ladin’s Statements”