The Rabbi and Imam Shamsi Ali
Haaretz: New York rabbi, imam denounce violence after bomb plot exposed
New York-area religious leaders, Muslim cleric Shamsi Ali and Orthodox Rabbi Marc Schneier held a press conference Thursday, issuing a joint condemnation of the recently uncovered plot to bomb New York Jewish centers.
Two New York-area religious leaders, Muslim cleric Shamsi Ali and Orthodox Rabbi Marc [...]
Review of Wahhabi Islam (Natana DeLong-Bas)
Natana DeLong Bas’ Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad is not a bad book, but it is not a particularly helpful book either. One of its strong points is how adroitly DeLong-Bas eases the reader into topics. This is no small feat since the protagonist is Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab (d. 1792) [...]
Why Wahhabism fails in Southeast Asia
Most Indonesians- and Southeast Asians, for that matter- are not afraid to identify the threat that confronts them. I am speaking, more specifically, about the source of extremist behavior within their societies. In the west, Wahhabism is often seen as a devious concoction by so-called Western Islamaphobes. A lot of Muslims believe that. In numerous [...]
Wahhabi enforcers sacked
Major reshuffle in Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has sacked two powerful religious officials in a wide ranging shake-up of the cabinet and other government posts.
One of the dismissed men was the head of the controversial religious police force. The other was the country’s most senior judge.
We can only hope that more of this [...]
Neo-Salafists win Kuwaiti poll
Sunni Islamists gain in Kuwait poll
Sunni Islamists have made a strong showing in Kuwait’s legislative election, while minority Shia gained one more seat, according to results released on Sunday.
Official results from four districts and unofficial returns from the fifth showed that the Islamic Salafi Alliance and its allies won at least 10 seats in Saturday’s [...]
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