[Sewaktu] di Universiti al-Azhar, saya kembali dibawa untuk mempelajari sirah Nabi sekali lagi. Namun tidak lagi hanya dalam bentuk pembentangan fakta. Kami dibawa untuk membanding sumber-sumber sejarah yang berbeza, meneliti hujah dan dalil yang menjadi sumber pemberitaan sejarah yang ada, berfikiran…
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One of the world’s most influential Islamic scholars called on President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday at the Istana. Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, president of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies which…
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I’d like to take a minute and speak about this prevalent trend of ‘Hijab fashion’ and ‘Hijabi Fashionistas’. Before anyone gets defensive and feels they’re being attacked, this is not about anyone’s *personal* journey, rather more about *public journeys* and how…
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I often get into debates with people about women in Islam. How we dress. How we don’t dress. What we think or don’t think or should-be-thinking. I get into debates about feminism. What it is and what it isn’t. I…
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Companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday, setting off a storm of complaint from rights groups and religious leaders. In its first ruling…
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