Akbar Ahmed
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What do Ibn Battuta’s world travels tell us today?
Cordial relationship between Jews, Christian and Muslims in Gaza...Read MoreFebruary 10, 2024 1851 0 -
What makes Gandhi and Jinnah Return Home play relevant to our times
They had a complex relationship but stood for peaceful coexistence...Read MoreOctober 18, 2023 2314 1 -
The elusive peace recipe
Man is constantly raising the question, with angst and anguish, Why am I here?...Read MoreJuly 11, 2023 973 0 -
The relevance of an Andalusian novel on human bonding with Nature
Respecting animals and plants...Read MoreDecember 17, 2022 1190 0 -
Artificial Intelligence: A new era or the end?
“When sorrows come,” groaned Claudius in Hamlet, “they come not single spies, but in battalions.” Our world knows what he meant. Consider: There is the imminent threat of climate change—and we can see its devastating impact...September 11, 2022 1387 0 -
The Passing of Two Giants – Desmond Tutu and E O Wilson
By Akbar Ahmed and Brian Frost On December 26, we lost two icons of enlightenment: Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu and two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, biology professor E. O. Wilson (there is no Nobel award for...January 6, 2022 811 0 -
Book Review: From Jerusalem to a Kingdom by the Sea
Affability and natural wisdom are part of the author's personality...Read MoreNovember 27, 2021 694 1 -
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America’s Gullah community and its unique cultural heritage
Since fighting alongside the Patriots in the American Revolution, Black Muslims in America have contributed immeasurably to the quest to advance their nation towards its ideals despite facing unspeakable injustice. Recently, Black Muslims have been at...May 27, 2021 2559 1 -
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 3089 2
