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10 December 20180706 Hakim Khatib

Why the Arabic Majority World Turned Away from Science

Contemporary Islam is not known for its engagement in the modern scientific project. But it is heir to a legendary “Golden Age” of Arabic science fre

8 March 20170567 Hakim Khatib

I am quite used to people smirking into their sleeves when they hear that I’ve just written a book called The Islamic Enlightenment. The really helpf

4 July 201601127 Hakim Khatib

A Saudi Cleric says on the Islamic TV Iqraa (lit. recite) that the treatment of love comes in six potions: Praying, averting one’s glance, keeping di

8 May 20161419 Hakim Khatib

Needless to say, the global Muslim community and its Weltanschauung stand at the Abyss, in which Muslims are steadily approaching threshold of unimag

25 August 20151568 Hakim Khatib

Using religious frameworks in political contestation and mobilisation processes has become more eminent in recent decades spiralling an intricate

1 July 20150408 Neville Teller

Friday, June 26, 2015 was a day of horror. In the seaside resort of Sousse in Tunisia nearly 40 sunbathing tourists were mown down by gunfire; earlie

19 January 20150606 Hakim Khatib

Islamic State (IS), previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has shown nothing but destruction, chaos and sectarianism. Throug

16 January 20150563 Hakim Khatib

Muslims’ controversy is overwhelming. It is neither Islam nor Muslims responsible for the terrorist attacks in Paris; it is rather beyond. Freedom of

20 March 20140707 Hakim Khatib

Wahhabi clerics in Saudi Arabia seem not to have much to do, so they ban names. While a spokesman at the Interior Ministry in Saudi Arabia denied ban