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A Muslim woman founded one of the oldest universities

By Ashir Karim
“Today, over a thousand years after the founding of al-Qarawiyyin, one wonders: What went wrong? Why has Islamic civilization, despite the early jump in higher learning over other cultures, why has it not continued to be a pioneer in science, technology, medicine, and business? Why has it not been a vanguard of art and literature? And why is it that Muslims have not developed curious minds, an intellectual curiosity, that is the hallmark and at the root of Western civilization’s success…”

Israeli historian wants to ‘cease being a Jew’

By Schlomo Sand
“I am aware of living in one of the most racist societies in the western world. Racism is present to some degree everywhere, but in Israel it exists deep within the spirit of the laws. It is taught in schools and colleges, spread in the media, and above all and most dreadful, in Israel the racists do not know what they are doing and, because of this, feel in no way obliged to apologise…”

Peace and Justice in Islam

By Imam Zaid Shakir
“We must clearly illustrate to the world that our religion is indeed the religion of peace. However, our striving for peace must never allow us to be unjust, nor should it allow us to passively accept injustices. We must take a stand for justice, as we are ordered in the Qur’an…”

South African Muslims reject the violence of extremists

“Warfare does not absolve the members of any Islamic caliphate, state or entity from the responsibility of human rights and the rules of engagement where women, children and the elderly as well as civilian non-combatants [are concerned]. Their lives and property are never targeted, but safeguarded,”

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad on Islamic Education

“The region with the densest and most inventive Islamic education is Indonesia. There are over 100,000 Islamic colleges in Java alone; and many are pioneering new models of spiritually-rooted education that fights the modern tendency to fragment knowledge, by reuniting everything under the principle of Tawhid…”

The Qur’an’s ultimate disclosures

By Shaykh Fadlallah Haeri
“What is the essential message of the Quran?.. Tawheed, Divine Unity, God-centricity….. and the infinite variety of pairs, complimentary opposites, multiplicity that emanates from Unity….. ; Guidance for frail humanity: creatures of earth, of time/space, longing for eternity…”