Category: Islam & Reform

How do you distinguish between an Islamist and a Muslim?

Thanks to Suneel who alerted me to this interview with prolific author, broadcaster and columnist Tarek Fateh (also author of “Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State”)… Two short excerpts: How...

On Iran, Anti-Semitism and the Twelfth Imam

Yesterday, I was alerted to this news-report from earlier this week in which Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad was quoted as saying: the state of Israel will cease to exist with or without the involvement of his country....

Thou shalt go out and convert

From an article in UK’s Daily Mail today: The Church of England was accused by one of its most senior bishops yesterday of failing in its duty to convert British Muslims to Christianity. …The...

Recommended weekend reading

On the demoralising effect of the Sixth Pay Commission on the Armed Forces: A General’s letter in anguish to the PM On the cheerleaders controversy: A Culture of Tolerance� On the developments in Nepal:...

Of Saudi Arabia, Petro-dollars and Terrorism

I recently came across this interesting admission by a senior US government official putting it on record that: Saudi Arabia today remains the location where more money is going to terrorism, to Sunni terror...