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“I am the City of Knowledge and Ali is its Gate.” This saying is attributed to the Prophet of Islam...July 24, 2021
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The philosophers of different faiths sparked ideas that were carried into the works of John Locke and Thomas Jefferson...Read MoreJune 10, 2021
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A prayer for coexistence in the time of pandemic
In a typical, non-pandemic year, the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington DC hosts an Interfaith Iftar Dinner during every Ramadan with direct interpersonal interaction and dialogue among people of diverse backgrounds. But this is not a...May 8, 2021 1416 0 -
How flowering of a great Jewish philosopher showed fruits of diversity in Andalusia
When we hear the phrase “the Dark Ages,” we most likely picture a version of Europe far from modernity. However, as I’ve learned throughout my Islam in Europe course at American University, taught by Ambassador Akbar...April 28, 2021 1658 0 -
New book “The Flying Man” spotlights the knowledge ethos of the Golden Age of Islam
The featured image shows an entrance to the Qalawun complex which had a Mansuri hospital in Cairo/Wikipedia Since the outbreak of COVID-19, one of the most commonly used medical terms has been quarantine, the practice of...March 26, 2021 3109 2 -
Why Napoleon provides Macron the way to bridge-building with French Muslims
As I write these lines, it appears that Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, has declared war on Islam after the tragic and unacceptable beheading of Samuel Paty, the French teacher. As a teacher myself, I...October 30, 2020 1175 0 -
A tribute to Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar, is a great translator of the Qur’an, and thanks to her for correcting the 1400-year-old misogynistic interpretations of verse 4:34 that bred resentment among Muslim women, most certainly American Muslim women. The traditional interpretations...October 21, 2020 1240 0 -
Introducing the Lioness of Karbala to the West
By Anna Gephart As a non-Muslim American I was in my “World of Islam” class at American University ready to learn about Islamic history when my professor, Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, introduced our class to the story...October 13, 2020 1479 0 -
The speech that defeated the cruelest tyrant
Once I was at my office at the HEC in Islamabad and a government employee of a junior rank next to my office came to say salaam to me, probably curious about one of the few...September 5, 2020 3170 1
