Muslim Issues

Ali Sina Balkhi a legendary Persian scholar better known in the West as Avicenna was born in 980 AD in Afshana a village near Bukhara in Transoxiana and died in Hamadan in modern Iran in 1037 AD. Avicenna’s achievements are extraordinary indeed. He was a scholar that gained recognition and honour as an authority in several disciplines. He became famous …

This month, to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Imam Khomeini, Crescent International and Islamic Book Trust, Kuala Lumpur , have published a book of essays on the Imam’s life and thought.  Here we present an abridged version of the introduction to that volume, written by former Crescent editor IQBAL SIDDIQUI. Imam Ruhullah Musawi al-Khomeini (September 24, 1902 …

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‘Does God Hate Women’ by Jeremy Stangroom and Ophelia Benson cites attitudes to women and criticises Mohammed’s marriage An academic book about religious attitudes to women is to be published this week despite concerns it could cause a backlash among Muslims because it criticises the prophet Muhammad for taking a nine-year-old girl as his third wife. The book, entitled Does …

Sri Lanka’s 26 year old war is finally over. An ending that heralds an era free of suicide bombings, insecurity, and extravagant defense budgets. After what seemed like an eternity to many Sri Lankans, the world witnessed a truly mass celebration when the country’s Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim peoples set aside differences of every kind to welcome the end to …