Masood N. Khan M.D. ISIS is a conspiracy implanted by Syrian Government of Alavites a sect in Shiaism in collaboration with Iran and Hezbollah to sabotage the rebellion against Assad regime by Syrians majority of whom are Sunnis. ISIS is a militant organization with Wahabi ideology, initially aided by Emirates....................

It is high time Muslims should roll up their sleeves and take up an active role in reshaping the culture of this country based upon restoration of its lost moral values, justice, equality and freedom. In order to confront this challenge they will have to do the following. They should....................

Muhammad Hamid Zaman PhD While the immediate challenges facing the Muslim world may be related to national security, rampant disease and bad governance, the long-term crisis we face is not the poverty of means, but the poverty of ideas and reason. A society that is quick to blame the outsiders....................

Since ISIS proclaimed Islamic State and reportedly imposed ‘Jizyah’ (a kind of special tax) on non-Muslims, much has been written about it in the western media. As usual, Islam was made the culprit for Jizyah constituted a perfect example of discrimination of religious minorities in Islam. There is a long....................

Bassam Obeid PhD In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Praise be to Allah and peace and blessings upon Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. The purpose of this article is to clarify the issues related to the concept of Jizyah, a kind of special tax levied upon non-Muslims....................

Mohammad Owais Khan, PhD CandidateDepartment of Religion, Syracuse University, NY Gönül ne kahve ister ne kahvehâne Gönül dost ister, kahve bahâne The heart neither longs for coffee nor coffeehouses, The heart longs for a friend, coffee is just an excuse Kâtip Çelebi, a renowned 17th century Ottoman historian, in his....................

You might recall in 2010, Helen Thomas a renowned journalist of Lebanese decent , often seen sitting in the front row in almost every news conference given by the President, made comments about occupation of Palestine by Israel in a casual two minutes’ questioning by a Rabbi that was recorded.....................

You are unable to embrace the human; Why do you search for the Divine Azher Quader M.D It has become traditional for us to celebrate the thought and poetry of Allama Iqbal. Notwithstanding the power and wisdom of his thought, it may well be argued that much of the transformational....................

Masood N. Khan M.D. It seems the world today has comfortably accepted a system of governance based upon popular votes. Though still there are pockets of autocratic rulers mostly clustered in Muslim countries, in the majority of countries in the world a democratic system of governance, essentially western in origin,....................

Azher Quader M.D. For those claiming any connection to religion, theology seems to play a critical role in directing their lives. It often dictates their understanding of piety and perhaps even the purpose of their lives. Not surprisingly therefore there is a lot of emphasis given to it in our....................