Note: Google Translate from Arabic in Al-Qudus Newspaper dated 2 April, 2025 According to the latest official statistics announced by the French Ministry of the Interior in a social media post, 173 anti-Muslim incidents were recorded in France in 2024. The ministry explained that the rate of attacks on Muslims decreased by 29% in 2024 compared to 2023. However, the Collective Against Islamophobia in Europe (CCIE) disputed the figures published…
The much talented Ravi Agrawal the editor of the Foreign Affairs magazine came up with a very timely topic for the Spring Season “THE BILLIONAIRE RULE”. “The image of the world’s most powerful CEOs attending Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20 is seared by now in our collective memories. Power attracts money, of course—especially if tax cuts and deregulation are on the table. But is the increasing salience of billionaires…
By: Sami Jamil Jadallah If anyone thinks that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was not a social and theological liberation revolutionary, they had better think twice.I have been thinking of writing this essay for more than a few years after I became aware of the Christian Liberation Theology which has its roots in Latin and Central America and arose from the Catholic Church indifference to the poor, oppressed and disfranchised, especially…
By: Sami Jamil Jadallah While there are centers engaged in interfaith dialogue between different faiths, they seldom undertake the mitigation and mediation of inter-Islamic conflicts and conflicts with other communities within or outside the Muslim world. Most Islamic institutions shy away from tackling the dangerous ongoing geopolitical and theological issues and “Schism” between Sunnis and Shiites or the ongoing sectarian conflicts between Sunnis-Shiites and marginalization of important offshoots such as…