Conversations, Questions, and Answers About Islam
Conversations, Questions, and Answers About Islam
An engaging conversation between a Christian Pastor and a Muslim Imam, “Out of Context” is a 14 part Interview series answers pressing questions about Islam and gives valuable insight into the spirit of the faith. In Part 1 of this…
Qasim Amin’s Primary Arguments As an intellectual and reformer of his time, he believed that one of the issues underpinning the backwardness and exploitation of Egyptian society was the low status of women. He argued that education was the most…
What are your thoughts on religious scholars or philosophers like Karen Armstrong who approach Islam from the historical and cultural point of view, or Alain de Botton who said that all religion are man-made? To illustrate some examples, Karen Armstrong…
A good friend of mine shared this with me so I’m passing it along: This is part of Season 2 of “Who’s Afraid of Aymann Ismail?,” a series featuring Slate’s Aymann Ismail investigating fears about Muslims in America. Why the far…
In the Qur’an, there are plenty of clear guidance or rule on specific things. If we break them, then we’ll have specific punishments. But then, almost always after the punishments are mentioned, the Qur’an says that Allah is most forgiving.…
These types of conversations require the utmost respect and I sincerely appreciate your comments. Making straw man arguments are fruitless. I’d much rather be having a substantive conversation like this. You made some interesting statements in your last response and…