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July 1, 2020 |Changing the University!
When will the University be ready to reckon with the racism, neoliberalism, and eurocentrism that reproduces the society that we all are experiencing? The University, as an institution, is at the forefront of reproducing the societal structures, political, social, cultural, and economic, to name the obvious, and embedded in all are the racial markers…
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June 26, 2018 |Local vs. transnational: False choices for American Muslims
Debates on how to best navigate the engagement in America’s complex and rapidly evolving political, social, cultural, religious and economic landscape are a major preoccupation for members of the diverse American Muslim community. At the core, the debates can be narrowed down to two main ideas: 1. We should focus on the rights of Muslims…
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November 2, 2017 |The Balfour Declaration: The UK Government Must Apologize to the Palestinians!
On the eve of the 100th anniversary of Balfour Declaration, Palestinians under occupation and in the diaspora are due an unequivocal apology from the British government. However, on October 29, 2017, the current Tory Government Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson struck in The Telegraph a celebratory note calling the Balfour Declaration an “incontestable moral goal: to…
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June 9, 2017 |Commemoration: A Collective Narration of Palestine
On June 5, 1967, Palestinians around the world marked the 50th anniversary of Naksah, which is commonly known as the Six Day War. Occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights were the immediate outcome of the war but the real impact is the total erasure of Palestine from the global map. In…
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October 26, 2016 |The Metaphysical and the Crisis of Spiritual Materiality
The word “spiritual” — frequently used in increasingly non-descriptive and narrowly understood ways in the modern and post-colonial period — is a term that postulates a new relationship between the human and God that is no longer regulated by existing “tradition” or normative religious discourses. Just as modernity, post-modernity, or neo-liberal world order defined every…
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September 13, 2016 |The Meaning of Eid for the Ummah
The Hajj, the fifth pillar in Islam, rightly serves as the culminating experience for a Muslim’s spiritual journey in life and the struggle with which it is associated. Following the rights of Hajj, believers all around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, meaning that which regularly returns. What is the meaning of…
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September 7, 2016 |Muslim Intellectuals and America’s Imperial Project!
The role of the intellectual in these difficult times is paramount as debates on every issue abound in contemporary society. Nothing from the economy to the environment, race relations to healthcare, and migration to outer space exploration escape the debates and are all in contestation and in flux. At the outset, let’s not posit that…
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July 21, 2016 |On Military Coups and Post-Colonialism
The failed military coup attempt in Turkey will possibly bring an end to a pernicious feature that has been around throughout the postcolonial period. Military coups and interventions are a permanent feature of the postcolonial state. While the Turkish experience with direct colonialism is non-existent, the effects of Eurocentric discourses and the shift toward Europe…
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June 2, 2016 |
Ramadan: A De-Colonial Centering Moment
The month of Ramadan is approaching and with it a deliberate shift occurs in the daily life and practice of every Muslim. Islamic sources offer extensive commentaries on the divine wisdom behind the month of Ramadan. Discussions abound on the numerous benefits in this world and the hereafter for those observing the fast, as well…
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April 21, 2016 | Daily SabahRestoring Palestine: Six Divergent Visions
Palestinians’ feeling of being foreigners in their own land and unwanted, stateless refugees waiting for country after country to allow them in, grant papers and permit free movement is not something to wish upon anyone. Palestinians are capable and will continue to resist and counter Zionism at every turn no matter the obstacles; yet, the…
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