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The Iranian Response And Its Implications For The Middle East
Osman Softic || 17 April 2024 Iran unleashed several hundred kamikaze drones and cruise and ballistic missiles on April 13, 2024 in its military operation dubbed ‘truthful promise,’ striking at various military targets in Israel. The Iranians claim this first […]
Did Istanbul Elect Turkey’s New Leader?
Ahmet T. Kuru || April 4, 2024 The reelection of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on March 31 means much more than a municipal win. It has consolidated Imamoglu’s reputation as the only politician able to defeat President Recep Tayyip […]
Ibn Khallikan: Shaping Islamic History through the Lens of a Kurdish Scholar
Zhilwan Tahir || 18 March 2024 In the realm of Islamic history, several individuals emerge as notable for their significant influence and valuable achievements. Ibn Khallikan, a prominent Kurdish historian, stands out as a noteworthy character whose writings have had […]
The Philosophical Sufism of Harun Nasution: A Phenomenological-Historical Investigation of the Influence of Neo-Mu’tazilism – Part IV
Ahmad Farouk Musa & Piet Hizbullah Khaidir || 13 March 2024 Islamic Reformism via Neo-Mu’tazilism Indeed, the main challenge confronting us today is the same one the past reformists faced: intellectual stagnation. As a result of the decline in rationalism […]
The Philosophical Sufism of Harun Nasution: A Phenomenological-Historical Investigation of the Influence of Neo-Mu’tazilism – Part III
Ahmad Farouk Musa & Piet Hizbullah Khaidir || 11 March 2024 Harun Nasution’s Sufism Does the rationality of Nasution’s Islamic thought prevent him from practicing sufism? When we examine the book Philosophy and Mysticism in Islam, sufi practices (also known […]
The Philosophical Sufism of Harun Nasution: A Phenomenological-Historical Investigation of the Influence of Neo-Mu’tazilism – Part II
Ahmad Farouk Musa & Piet Hizbullah Khaidir || 5 March 2024 Islamic Rationality and the Rational Thought of Harun Nasution Nasution believed that the dominance of fatalism, especially in Ash’arite theology—the predominant position of the Malay Muslims of the […]
My Malaysia ordeal shows how religion can fuse with populist nationalism to silence dissent
Ahmet T. Kuru || March 1, 2024 I hadn’t expected my book tour in Malaysia to end with a confrontation with men who identified themselves as police in a Kuala Lumpur airport. I arrived in the Muslim-majority country in early […]
The Philosophical Sufism of Harun Nasution: A Phenomenological-Historical Investigation of the Influence of Neo-Mu’tazilism – Part I
Ahmad Farouk Musa & Piet Hizbullah Khaidir || 1 March 2024 Abstract Sufism is the mystical form of Islam that emphasizes spirituality which is commonly seen as irrational. Conversely, rationalism (mu’tazilism) stresses the rational dimension of Islam. Is philosophical or […]
Apex court decision on shariah provisions seen as liberals undermining Islam, says IRF
PETALING JAYA: The recent decision by the Federal Court to strike down 16 provisions in Kelantan’s shariah enactment has been misconstrued by detractors as liberals undermining Islam’s status in the country, an Islamic think tank said. Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) […]
Legal challenge issue blown out of proportion
LETTERS: We read the news about the death threat against Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid and her daughter Tengku Yasmin Nastasha Tengku Abdul Rahman with much consternation. They have also received threats on social media, including calls for their […]
On the Islamisation of Knowledge and Critical Muslim Studies: A Brief Analysis
Ehsan Shahwahid || 27 February 2024 Intellectuals and scholars have discussed the problematics of colonization, modernity and knowledge production, which led to several initiatives undertaken to disentangle these legacies of the West still prevailing towards Islam, Muslims, and more broadly […]
Uraian “Tema-tema Agung Al-Qur’an” oleh Fazlur Rahman: Terjemahan Major Themes of the Qur’an oleh Ahmad Muziru Idham
Mohd Jalaluddin Hashim || 15 Februari 2024 Fazlur Rahman (1919-1988) adalah ahli hukum dan intelektual Islam yang terkenal. Beliau dilahirkan pada 21 September 1919 di Hazara, daerah yang terletak di barat laut Pakistan. Fazlur Rahman Malak terlingkung dalam keluarga Muslim […]
Kata Pengantar kepada Tema-tema Agung al-Qur’ān terjemahan daripada Major Themes of the Qur’ān oleh Fazlur Rahman
Ebrahim Moosa || 13 February 2024 Terjemahan oleh Ahmad Muziru Idham Adnan Sudah melangkau tiga dekad sarjana dan pemikir ulung Islam, Professor Dr Fazlur Rahman (1918-1988) menulis Major Themes of the Qur’ān, namun bukunya masih terus menarik minat pembaca untuk […]
ICJ on Gaza: Acting Against Israel
Chandra Muzaffar || 2 February 2024 Five days after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced various interim measures aimed at preventing the State of Israel from committing acts in Gaza which come within the scope of the Genocide […]
Alfred Stepan, Democracy, and Islam
Ahmet T. Kuru || 22 January 2024 During my visit to Malaysia on January 5-10, 2024, my host was Dr. Farouk Musa, director of Islamic Renaissance Front, who published my book’s Malay edition, “Islam, Autoritarianisme, Dan Kemunduran Bangsa: Suatu Perbandingan […]
Wawancara Bersama Prof. Dr. Ahmet T. Kuru
Terjemahan: Ahmad Muziru Idham || 20 Januari 2024 Ahmet T. Kuru (PhD, University of Washington) ialah pengarah di Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies dan merupakan Profesor Sains Politik di San Diego State University. Beliau ialah seorang sarjana pascakedoktoran […]
Interview with Prof. Ahmet T. Kuru
15 January 2024 Ahmet T. Kuru (PhD, University of Washington) is the director of the Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies and a Professor of Political Science at San Diego State University. He was a postdoctoral scholar at Columbia University. This interview was […]
Gaza: South Africa Seeks Justice
Chandra Muzaffar || 10 January 2024 The International Movement for a Just World (JUST) commends the Government of South Africa for requesting the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue an urgent order declaring that Israel is in breach of […]
Book Launch of Islam, Autoritarianisme dan Kemunduran Bangsa: Suatu Perbandingan Global dan Pensejarahan A translation of “Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison” by Ahmet T. Kuru
Date: Monday, 8st January 2024 Time: 3.00PM – 5.30PM Venue: University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus – Kuala Lumpur Teaching Centre, Level 2 Chulan Tower, 3 Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur Register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_JsVlTCq72cNERiD_yOdCtk0wJuU1o4Vqr7ZeXT3T-0PK0Q/viewform Welcoming Speech & Book Launch: […]
Jawapan kepada Khalif Muammar – Hujah mesti dibalas hujah
30 Disember 2023 Kami merujuk pada kenyataan Dr Khalif Muammar yang bertarikh 29 Disember 2023 yang merakamkan kegusaran tentang buku tulisan Prof. Ahmet T. Kuru yang diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Melayu oleh pihak IRF dengan tajuk: Islam, Autoritarianisme, dan Kemunduran […]
