By Siti Solehah KUALA LUMPUR, 29 April 2021: The mainstream media has a role to educate and persuade the people to take the COVID-19 vaccines…
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Category: Research
Joseph Pitts as a Christian Slave on Hajj
By Spahic Omer Joseph Pitts (1663-1735), an Englishman, was the fourth known European non-Muslim to visit Makkah and Madinah. He was preceded by Ludovico di…
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Webinar: SDG 9 on building a preferable future for PWDs
By Nur Kamaliah Aminudin and Nur Adlina Aminuddin GOMBAK, 19 April 2021: “Most people will lose their job in the future due to technological development,…
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Exposing Pharaoh
By Spahic Omer The Quran reveals that among the family of Pharaoh there was a believing man who concealed his faith. In such a state,…
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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 Pharaohs 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. Riccoldos 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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