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UK GOVERNMENT IN FAVOUR OF TACKLING RADICALISATION BY EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES, BY SHAHID MALIK (17/01/08)
 
Speech of Shahid Malik, British Minister for International Development, in occasion of the meeting on Alliance of Civilisations recently hold in Madrid. 
Thank you Mr Chairman, Distinguished Friends of the Alliance of Civilisations good morning and Asalam-u-alaikum.
 
Traditional notions of identity are becoming [...]

Watching a clip of a recent interview with Norman Finkelstein upon a recent visit he concluded in Lebanon, the renowned US Political Science Professor’s spirit of relentless defiance appeared most impressively unwaned. Finkelstein’s strong message to “Freedom and Dignity Lovers” that states in essence – coming from Finkelstein the Jew whose parents are survivors of [...]

In the Middle East, the religious sphere must now complement the societal one, which is why the work of Religions for Peace is so vital.
By Prince Hassan bin Talal
Princeton, February 6, 2008
The political power play in our world barely reflects the existential needs and realities of people on the edge of an abyss. The historic [...]

A Moral Witness to the ‘Intricate Machine’
By Avishai Margalit
Dark Hope: Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine, by David Shulman. University of Chicago Press.
“I am an Israeli. I live in Jerusalem. I have a story, not yet finished, to tell.” This is the opening line of David Shulman’s powerful and memorable book, Dark Hope, a [...]

What Ails Arab World
By Reem Al Faisal, Arab News
There is an Arab proverb that says, “If you have no more shame left in you, then feel free to do what you will” – Iza Lam Tastahi, Faf’ial Ma Shie’it (Rajai’s Translation) – and by observing the present Arab mood, one is struck by how much [...]

“I beleive that if today an autocrat of Mohammad’s calibre assumes world leadership, he could solve all problems of humanity splendidly. The world will become an abode of peace and happiness. I predict that tomorrow’s Europe will embrace Islam.”
A. George Bernard Shaw 

The Caliphate and Government in History
By Ali Abd al Raziq
Source: middleastforum.com
Islam is a universal message that knows no national boundaries. It makes no distinctions in gender nor wealth and unites humanity in the noble cause of devotion to God.
At the time of the Prophet this religious unity was not political in nature and had none [...]

Nasserism in the Dreams of a Youngster
By Rajai Masri
Psychological warfare is getting the better of us in the Arab World, politicians and statesmen more than intellectuals and lay people.  Self-deprecation, heralded the good part of the time by our non-representative regimes, are the hallmark of the present general mood in the Arab world.  I came [...]

Taken from: “The Origin of Man”, by Dr. Maurice Bucaille
Source: islamicity.com
INTRODUCTION
Dr. Maurice Bucaille is an eminent French surgeon, scientist, scholar and author of “THE BIBLE, THE QUR’AN AND SCIENCE” which contains the result of his research into the Judeo-Christian Revelation and the Qur’an. It is a unique contribution in the field of religion and science.
Being an [...]

The Palestinian/Arab – Israeli Issue is nearly sixty years old with bloody cycles of devastating wars marking what appears unending hostilities and increasingly remote prospects for a just permanent peace. The recent events of Palestinian internecine showdown in Gaza marks a dramatic change in the Palestinian political landscape of consequence to the Palestinian-Israeli ongoing confrontations [...]

By Rajai Masri
June 2, 2007
In responding to the centrality of art in the advancement of civilizations, I am at a loss trying to discuss this issue by virtue of my dearth of knowledge in this field. However, as with regard to Islamic Civilization (Note, Civilization not a mere insulated and isolated religion), Calligraphy and [...]

Guardian Unlimited (UK)  May 26, 2007
Leading British architects have accused their counterparts in Israel of complicity in schemes that contribute to the “social, political and economic oppression of Palestinians”.
The architects, including Will Alsop, Terry Farrell, Richard MacCormac, Royal Institute of British Architects president Jack Pringle and president-elect Sunand Prasad, have signed a petition organised by [...]