Moral Epistemology and the Revision of Divine Law in Islam
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This essay explores the relationship between moral epistemology and legal theory in Islamic thought. Reviewing selected works of Khomeini, Maududi, and Qutb, I show that Islamism, drawing upon certain currents of Muslim intellectual tradition,...
Syria, an Unresolved Tragedy
After the Doha meeting has resulted in recommendations, apparently directed to the Western decision-makers, analysts were assured that the opposition, failed within the eleven years of the Syrian tragedy, cannot be recycled to produce...
Historical Roots of Syrian Jihadism… Its Reflection on Revolution
The last decade in Syria removed the coverage from many issues that were being dealt with as if they were postulates, whether at the intellectual level of research, or at the level of political...
An Islam without Miracles
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The miracle is not an obligation of religion and the inimitability of the Qur'an is not one of the pillars of faith. The miracles that were...
Obstacles to Enlightenment in the Arab World
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Talking about the issue of enlightenment may seem more urgent than ever in the Arab case, as the enlightenment has always been at the fore...
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