A very thoughtful piece by Manzurul Haque is followed by my commentary;Manzurul, you made a profound statement “The idea is that as Muslims we should have no difficulty in developing… Read more »

Article by Yogi Sikand follows my commentary;http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2008/05/critiquing-islamism-and-maududi.html Yogi, Thanks for posting yet another piece that opens the windows to “exploring” the truth. Finding the truth is one’s own responsibility. I… Read more »

It reminds me of my College Professor Ramachandran and my weaver friend Fakhru Bhai; a Hindu and a Muslim respectively and I used to discuss and understand the wisdom of… Read more »

God has been good to us. After 9 months of good medical care and God’s grace, Najma, my wife is now completely under God’s care and surviving with Allah’s grace,… Read more »

Indian Muslim Educational Reform: Halting Efforts Yoginder Sikand The reform of Muslim education, in particular bridgingthe gap between ‘religious’ and ‘worldly’ knowledge,has been one of the main focuses of the… Read more »

Turkish schools offer Pakistan a gentler Islam By SABRINA TAVERNISETurkish educators are offering an alternative approach to religious schools that could reduce extremists’ influence. Saturday, May 3, 2008 KARACHI, Pakistan:… Read more »

Islamic EtiquetteBy Layth (e-mail: [email protected]) Besides the laws revealed by GOD that were designed to govern our lives, the Quran has also indicated a list of ‘Etiquette’ which we are… Read more »

Noah Feldman wrote another master piece in March – and it is a must read to understand Sharia, it is at: http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-shariah.html Mike Ghouse# # # The Fall and Rise… Read more »

Islam’s Women ScholarsBy Yoginder Sikand One indicator of the development of a society is itsfemale literacy rate and, related to this, the numberof its female scholars. On both these fronts,… Read more »

I have read several articles by Matthi Kuruvila and we have published on this forum. It is good to see the main stream paper present a truthful view of Islam…. Read more »