identity, conflict, traditions, and human behavior
Muslims cannot agree on the date of Eid, but apparently they have agreed to conquer America Hasnain Walji Apparently, 1.3% of America is preparing to overthrow the Constitution. Someone should inform the 1.3%. Our recent Houston Chronicle op-ed, “The ‘Sharia threat’ is a hoax. Here’s why,” addresses a political fiction that, like an unsuccessful politician, refuses to retire gracefully. We…
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Above image: Shaykh Omar al-Mukhtar, aka. Lion of the Desert, born around 1860 in the village of Zawiyat Janfur, Libya, emerged as a symbol of resistance against Italian colonization as a respected teacher within the Senussi Sufi order. Shaykh Al-Mukhtar led and organized and led guerrilla warfare against the Italian forces. He famously said, “As for me, I will live…
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Palestine Chronicle Spain’s World Cup victory sparked celebrations across Gaza, where many viewed the triumph as reflecting years of solidarity with Palestine. Key Takeaways Gazans gathered in makeshift cafes to watch Spain defeat Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup final, celebrating both the victory and Spain’s support for Palestine. Residents described the celebrations as an expression of gratitude toward a…
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Islam in the West: Kufr and the Politics of Burial FARAH EL-SHARIF JUL 8 “The earth will then tell its news” — Qur’an 99:4 “And when the girl who was buried alive is asked, for what sin she was killed?” Qur’an 81:8-9 “Islam is neither religion nor materialism; it is a way of life” — Alija Izetbegović “They tried to…
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Why did God create us in diverse nations, races, and tribes? Two memorable Qur’anic verses, taken together, suggest an answer. “…So compete with one another in doing good. Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together [for judgment]. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.” (2:148)* “O humanity! Indeed, We created you from a male and a female, and…
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Foreign Policy Archive.org From the outside, with its high minarets and bulbous Mughal-style dome, the Wilmersdorf mosque, located on Brienner Street in southwest Berlin, looks much the same as it did when it was built in the 1920s. But the institution, just like the city around it, has changed. Today, the mosque is a quiet place. It mainly serves…
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By Farah El-Sharif, Sermons at the Court Substack “The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools.” ―Thucydides For the past two years, I have been in touch with Dr. Kamal Al-Hindi in Gaza, who, despite living through the holocaust of our times, has been magnanimously sharing daily dispatches…
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By: Rachida Lamri | Date: February 10, 2026 | Newarab.com In medieval Muslim-ruled Iberia, during the golden age of Al Andalus, a certain chamber music was born. It evolved and echoed for centuries in the royal palaces, noble courts and culture of Córdoba, Seville and Granada. This music was forged over time and, quite literally, through movement: musicians, poets and theorists arrived…
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Mo Hamdouni I almost always take the qahwa bldiya (traditional café) as my observation point when I travel. Not out of exoticism, and not to “watch people” the way one watches an object, but because the qahwa bldiya is a small theatre at the right scale: everything is public and yet discreet; everything is close and yet regulated. The cup,…
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Emmanuel Todd Substack Excerpt with comment: My reflections on war, on what everyone can see by watching the television news (our daily spectacle), have therefore led me to a new interest in religion as a historical factor. Observing the consequences of the disappearance of religion in the present day has even opened up a completely new field of research for…
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