By Spahic Omer The Qur’an reveals that among the family of Pharaoh there was a believing man who concealed his faith. In such a state,…
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Category: Research
The Implication of Literal Religious Interpretation
By Bachar Bakour It is generally known that the text, be religious or not, which is carried through the language vehicle, can be expressed in…
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Samiri and the Origins of Bohemianism
By Spahic Omer Bohemianism means to live a free and somewhat dissipated life, despising conventionalities and having little regard for social standards. The word was…
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Muslims and the Modernisation Dilemma
By Spahic Omer (Summary: This article discusses the meaning and genesis of the Muslim dilemma of modernisation. The focus is on the role of ideas…
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Pharaoh and Space Exploration
By Spahic Omer (Summary: This article discusses the implications of Pharaoh’s command to Haman to build for him a lofty tower so that he could…
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Riccoldo and Islamophobia
By Spahic Omer (Summary: This article analyses the Islamophobic views (radical anti-Islamic polemics) of Riccoldo da Monte di Croce. Riccoldo’s case was unique in that…
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John of Damascus and Islam
By Spahic Omer John of Damascus (675-749) was a Christian monk, priest and scholar. He was born and educated in Damascus, the centre of the…
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Islamophobia: Meaning and Origins
By Spahic Omer Islamophobia can be defined as the excessive and empirically unjustifiable fear, hatred of, or bias against Islam, Muslims and Islamic civilisation, which…
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Countering misinformation on vaccine
By Shafizan Mohamed Malaysian authorities are planning to inoculate 30 million people starting next month. But are Malaysians truly ready and sufficiently informed about the…
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Academics at universities to conduct genuinely impactful activities
By Shukran Abd Rahman and Aida Mokhtar Human society has emerged from living in hunter-gathering age (manually, knowledge-based economy age) to bio-green economy age. The…
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