This is the third abridged translation of a bio of one of the figures of the modern Islamic movement as told in the book by sh. Abdullah al-Uqail.
They called him “father of the collegians” because he was one of the first group of university students to work with Imam Hasan al-Banna to establish the Muslim […]
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Mohamed Abdelhamid Ahmed
Published March 15th, 2007 in History, Islamic Movement, Politics and Quotes. 1 CommentLives in the balance
Published March 15th, 2007 in History, Politics, Reminiscing, U.S. and music. 7 Comments“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” This was today’s quote: the words of Abraham Lincoln. Fitting given today’s world.
One Friday halaqa early in my days at Stanford the main segment was a PBS Frontline documentary about various aspects of American foreign policy. As the end credits rolled music was playing […]
The gall of it all!
Published February 24th, 2007 in Islamic Movement, Palestine and Politics. 1 CommentA recent news article speaks of Israel’s plans to investigate sheikh Raed Salah. Sheikh Raed is the leader of the Islamic Movement “inside the green line” (i.e. in the parts of Palestine taken for Israel in 1948). He has been routinely jailed by Israel on accusations of “sympathizing” with outlawed groups, etc. The last arrest […]
Thursday we had Norman Finkelstein speaking at McMaster. A little bird tells me there were serious efforts to intervene with the powers that be, both on and off campus, to prevent the talk from actually happening. Al-hamdulillah those efforts were unsuccessful and the audience was edified by a compelling talk from a very articulate man […]
Dr. Mohammad Natsir
Published January 31st, 2007 in History, Islamic Movement, Politics and Quotes. 7 CommentsI haven’t been able to post for the last few days. Last weekend was spent in Montreal leading an LTP (Leadership Training Program) offered by MAC Youth for the Montreal area MSA’s. Inshaa Allah this weekend we’ll have another one at McMaster for the MSA’s of Southwest Ontario. More on LTP’s later inshaa Allah - […]
Tokyo Rose
Published January 19th, 2007 in Civil Rights, History, Politics, Prejudice and U.S.. 0 CommentsToday’s “This Day in History” was about Tokyo Rose. I found myself asking for the nth time when we as a society will ever learn the lessons of the past. I still remember the 1st gulf war and the reporting that essentially made CNN. They covered “smart” weapons as if they were computer games, or […]
