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    Muslims are not betraying Islam in embracing liberal democracy

    Last week, during a book tour in London, I spoke to a large group of British Muslims on Islam and liberty. A few of the questions that I received from the audience indicated why discussion on this topic is much needed. “If the state gives the people the freedom to do what they want, then [...]

  • How To Pray Fives Times A Day With A Busy Work Schedule

    How To Pray Fives Times A Day With A Busy Work Schedule

  • Western democracies are undermining people’s rights

    Western democracies are undermining people’s rights

    Intense theoretical debates about the virtues of democracy have been taking place over the past months as we attempt to analyse events in the Arab world. Democracy, most conclude, should be the goal: it is the best political system, one in which citizens can see that their political choices are respected, their freedoms and rights [...]

  • Thanksgiving; An Interfaith Celebration

    Thanksgiving; An Interfaith Celebration

    The biggest part of Thanksgiving is sharing and caring. It is a day to express friendship and kindness to those who are struggling with the difficulties of life. It ought to bring out the best in us for others. Why should we do that? The Native Americans believe that the world is one large family, [...]

  • The Inspiration from Nelson Mandela

    Everyone should read Nelson Mandela’s autobiography! In fact, you probably already have. But I’m a little late to the game and just did it, finally. Long Walk to Freedom is deeply inspiring. It’s the story of an unbelievably strong man who remained a freedom fighter in every aspect of his life, whether he was free or [...]

  • Cultures and Lifestyles (more)

  • Taste of Ramadan: Agar Agar Pudding

    Taste of Ramadan: Agar Agar Pudding

    Having for the first time experienced fasting away from home, it has given me the opportunity to taste different traditional cuisines the month has to offer, and it has been a great deal to me, because I love the feel

    August 26, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Ramadan in Cottage Country

    Ramadan in Cottage Country

    For a few days this week, my son and I had some Muslim Arab kids from the Mideast, ages 8 and 12, up at the cottage. They’ve been in Canada for two years. Since it was Ramadan, we decided to

    August 14, 2011 | 7 comments | View Post

  • Self Development (more)

  • Maximise Your Discipline

    One of the biggest reasons many of us struggle to adopt the methods and mindsets that give us the best chances for success is that we get distracted by all the wonderful opportunities that come our way. In fact, I

    November 25, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Keeping the Body in Balance this Ramadan

    Keeping the Body in Balance this Ramadan

    YES, it is that time of year again. The month of Ramadan has come. This is the month where Muslims fast from dawn to dusk every day for 29 or 30 days. It is a month of reflection for many

    August 12, 2011 | 1 comment | View Post

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  • Evening of Inspiration

    It is not very often that one feels that they are a witness to a living moment of history. Last night was one of the rare privileges that I was accorded to see history in the making. I had the

    May 3, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Remembering Fred Shuttlesworth

    Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth died as he had lived, fighting strongly yet always in the shadows. His death on October 5, 2011 was not only overshadowed by the passing of another transformational American icon, Apple founder Steve Jobs, but was also

    November 25, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Social Justice (more)

  • Religion and Politics in Syria

    Many politicians and journalists are fearful of the future which can be facing the religious minorities in Syria following the revolution. Very often, these fears are expressed in the context of justifying the hesitancy of the US and the international

    March 19, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Spirituality (more)

  • The Lessons of the Feast

    On Sunday 6th November, it will be the Great Feast of Islam and Muslims (Eid al-Adha) symbolizing the culmination of the pilgrimage to Mecca; a few days of light, fraternity and love intended to symbolize meditation, a return back to

    November 25, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Coexistence (more)

  • Sri Lanka – The Extremist Way

    April has been an educative month, so far. In the first week of April, white-vanning reached new levels of omnipotence and omnipresence. The sudden disappearance and the equally unlooked for reappearance of Premakumar Gunaratnam and Dimuthu Attygala has compelled even

    May 3, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • In Face of Conflict: Religion as a Force of Peace

    The contemporary Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt, has developed a compositional system that—reduced to its sparest minimum—consists of the dynamic interplay of two musical lines in a field of silence. The melody, which proceeds mainly in steps up and down the scale,

    November 25, 2011 | 1 comment | View Post

  • Other Recent Articles

  • Sri Lanka: Can there be a sanitized development paradigm for societal change?

    Success: A life pursuit:-Everyone wants success in life. In today’s globalizing and thrill seeking culture life-success is defined in terms of increasing wealth, higher status and limitless opportunities for indulging in physical pleasures. Pursuit of these has brought the whole world to a crisis point. Globally, increasing population has outpaced the available natural resources: land [...]

    November 25, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Western Fear of the ‘Islamist Other’

    The year 2011 has proven to be quite unique as evidenced by the tumultuous social, political and economic events that have taken place all around the world. Lenin once said that “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen”. This has seldom been more true than in this year. The [...]

    November 25, 2011 | 2 comments | View Post