Author Archives: mikeghouse

Had Muslims crossed Pyrenees? What if the Muslim armies hadn’t been stopped at the French border? by Joan Acocella February 4, 2008The New Yorker Detail of Carl von Steuben’s depiction… Read more »

Scorekeeping condemnations Moderator Mike Ghouse comments : The following two articles are a good example of score keeping by any two groups, in this case the Jewish and Muslim Communities…. Read more »

Political Islam and the Westhttp://thepost.com.pk/OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=142997&catid=11 Rahil Yasin Moderator Mike Ghouse: It is in the interest of the World, capitalists and the poor to invest time and money in nurturing democracies…. Read more »

Politics divides religions It is a enligthening to read Karen Armstrong’s speech below. It is the insecurity of individuals that seeks security by controlling, robbing and forcing others to be… Read more »

Brooker Act re-introducedBy Zak Quiggle, Reporter. Posted February 01, 2008. To do well in the future societies as well as the current ones, we must consider it a requirement for… Read more »

All great religions preach tolerance: Karen Armstrong http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2008/02/armstrong-on-pluralism-in-islam.html Mike Ghouse: Karen Armstrong is on a tour in Pakistan talking about Pluralism in Islam organized by the Aga Khan Foundation. Indeed,… Read more »

Alternatives to Violence in Muslim History: Thanks for sharing this, I am glad you honed on the non-violence aspect in Islam. I am still trying to absorb the following statement,… Read more »

QUR’AN, HADITH AND WOMEN Asghar Ali Engineer, February 1, 2008 http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2008/02/quraan-hadith-and-women.html . Moderator’s comments are followed by the essay. . The more I learn about Qur’aan, the more confidence I… Read more »

Mistakes a few Muslims makeArrogance based comparisonsMike Ghouse, Jan 31, 2008 http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2008/01/mistakes-few-muslims-make.html The following articles (listed below) disingeniously compare Christianity with Islam , presenting Christianity in a negative way. I… Read more »

Dar al-Islam, Dar al-Harb, Dar al Kufr, and Dar al-SulhDefinitions and Significance A Discussion Paper*By IMAM Dr Abduljalil SajidChairman Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony UKhttp://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2008/01/dar-al-islam-dar-al-harb.html Paper follows Moderator’s… Read more »