Editor’s note: Claire Khaw is one of Britain’s most provocatively iconoclastic thinkers. Imagine the reaction she gets, in certain quarters, from statements like: “…my purpose is to restore the patriarchy by means of establishing a one-party theocracy based on the Koranic principles that will replace the immorality of feminism.” Among the many post-9/11 Western reactions to Islam, hers is certainly…
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Belief in angels is the second of the six Islamic articles of faith (arkan al-iman). Islam holds that angels are created from light, are inherently worshipful, sinless and obedient to God, and can assume human form when God so wills. The angel Jibril, who brought the Qur’anic revelation from God to the Prophet Muhammad SAAS, is the best known, but…
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Zafar Bangash At the 40th International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran (August 27-30), ulama, academics and activists from around the world issued a strong call for Muslim unity. In the opening session on August 27, President Masoud Pezeshkian and Secretary General of Majma at-Taqrib Shaykh Hamid Shariari had addressed the conference (See the report in Crescent International). Below are the…
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By Laurent Guyenot Kevin Barrett is one of the most active and insightful (and funny) thinkers on Israel and Jewish power. His Substack newsletter is often featured on the Unz Review. He is also a convert to Islam, holds a PhD in Islamic studies, and lives in Morocco with his family. A polyglot who studied in Paris, he speaks excellent…
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