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Noor Microfilm Collection This is a very promising manuscript collection for Moghul history manuscripts… Continue reading →

Nihad Awad Disagrees with Atlantic Article n September, Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), held a press conference in Washington and, flanked by other Muslim figures, announced that 120 Muslim scholars had produced an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This Atlantic article has prompted quite a bit of discussion this week, for good reason.  It’s long, but definitely worth a read: What ISIS Really Wants What is the Islamic State? Where did it come from, and what are its … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Adam Shatz Reviews “Congo: The Epic History of a People” Africa, it’s said, is the mother of modern civilisation, but it’s probably more accurate to say that Congo is. Consider your mobile phone. Before it was assembled in a Chinese factory, the coltan in its capacitors may have been dug by miners in the Eastern […] Continue reading →

I saw this from my facebook feed tonight, by Marc Gopin — does it make sense to you?: MEN AND WOMEN IN WAR “Force protection”. A clean phrase, and its cousin “collateral damage”, that actually mean together that today, men don’t get killed in war much. The vast majority of the dead and wounded are […] Continue reading →

In this Independent article, rumors appear to have floated that the Saudi government, who are officially claimed as “the protectors of the two holy shrines,” are considering removing the Prophet Muhammad’s tomb in Medina, and moving it to an anonymous spot in a nearby cemetery. If this happens, it could seriously divide the Muslim world […] Continue reading →

I think you should all attend this: HAVE YOUR OWN DOMAIN? WANT ONE IF YOU DON’T? Having your own Domain is a critical part of securing and developing your digital identity. But what exactly can you do with a Domain for your courses and job prospects? How does this platform allow you to feature your […] Continue reading →