The StateofUmma video clip
Days ago, I showed my friend a clip about the abysmal state of the Muslim umma. It’s found here. He said it made him sad, and went on to ask me: “but what can we do? I think we need strong leaders; establish some order in our house…”
Sadly, I disagree with him. What is order? [...]
BinLadenism- Does it exist?
Muslims are divided into 3 camps: those who believe Usama bin Laden was involved in the 9-11 attacks; those who don’t; and lastly, those who think Usama is America’s just desserts.
Whatever his guilt, or non-guilt, those Muslims who think he was involved- and this includes, surprisingly, the Saudis (all too eager to disassociate themselves [...]
Who moans Jean Charles de Menezes?
Tony Blair is ‘desperately sorry’ that an innocent man was shot dead in the tube last week. Jean Charles de Menezes had nothing to do with al-Qaida or the London bombings, but had the misfortune to look like a Middle Easterner. As one eyewitness puts it, “I saw an Asian guy…”. That seems to be [...]
Disunity in Islam
My jaunts in and out of Muslim online forums have always been interesting. I’ve often come across wails of despair; specifically aimed at the rampant disunity amongst Muslims. Writes one inspired Muslim: …if we follow the Qur’aan and Sunnah, we will be united, this is obvous. But bid’ah is like a barrier stopping us, if [...]
General rules of fundamentalism
Bruce Lawrence, of The Religious Movements Homepage Project, listed the following 5 ‘family resemblances as the general attributes of fundamentalism:
Fundamentalists are advocates of a minority viewpoint. They see themselves as a righteous remnant. Even when they are numerically a majority, they perceive themselves as a minority.
They are oppositional and confrontational towards both secularists [...]
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