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A Monthly Newsmagazine from Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought (ICIT) Archives Multimedia Donate About Sign In Sign In Home Archives SubscribeDonate About Page To Gain access to thousands of articles, khutbas, conferences, books (including tafsirs) & to participate in life enhancing events Visit our Digital Library American imperialist agenda will prevent Hamas’s expulsion from Qatar Dhu al-Qa’dah 05, 1445 2024-05-13 Biden’s zionist entanglement in Gaza Genocide: Does he have an exit strategy? Dhu al-Qa’dah 02, 1445 2024-05-10 Howling zionist mob sets fire to UNRWA office in occupied East Jerusalem Dhu al-Qa’dah 02, 1445 2024-05-10 Secret of Hamas’ strength to resist the Israeli war machine Shawwal 29, 1445 2024-05-08 Daily News Analysis American imperialist agenda will prevent Hamas’s expulsion from Qatar Biden’s zionist entanglement in Gaza Genocide: Does he have an exit strategy? Howling zionist mob sets fire to UNRWA office in occupied East Jerusalem Secret of Hamas’ strength to resist the Israeli war machine More News Daily News Analysis American imperialist agenda will prevent Hamas’s expulsion from Qatar Dhu al-Qa’dah 05, 1445 2024-05-13 Daily News Analysis Biden’s zionist entanglement in Gaza Genocide: Does he have an exit strategy? Dhu al-Qa’dah 02, 1445 2024-05-10 Daily News Analysis Howling zionist mob sets fire to UNRWA office in occupied East Jerusalem Dhu al-Qa’dah 02, 1445 2024-05-10 Daily News Analysis Secret of Hamas’ strength to resist the Israeli war machine Shawwal 29, 1445 2024-05-08 More News Week In Review Muharram 13, 1442 2020-09-01 Reforming” Egypt’s Al-Azhar is all about milking Western regimes NATO-backed dictators in the Muslim world use Western opposition to Islamic revival as a cash cow mechanism to milk Western regimes for money and political backing. Currently, one of the most notorious characters implementing this policy is Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who uses Islam as a bogeyman to gain more backing from NATO regimes. Writing for the London-based Middle East Eye (MEE), Mohammad Fadel, Professor of Law at University of Toronto, states: “Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his cultural allies among the secular elite, including Gaber Asfour, the former culture minister, are convinced that the key to Egypt’s progress lies in religious reform… That al-Azhar needs radical reform brooks no dispute. But the same can be said about every single public institution in Egypt. There is no public institution in Egypt that does not suffer from backwardness, mismanagement, corruption and dysfunction. That is the fully predictable result of a state that has abandoned any serious plans for national development for more than two generations.” Sisi and his ilk know that projects branded as “reforming” Islam will get much support from the West and deflect attention from their glaring failures in other vital areas. Such tactics will create blind spots for regimes like Sisi’s and his external backers. Creating fictional threats will simply trigger unexpected disturbances that are rooted in real issues. This will lead to widening the gap between the ruling caste and the society. This is a recipe for disaster. Courtesy: Middle East Eye View MoreCurrent Issue Crescent International Vol. 54, No. 3 Shawwal, 1445 2024-05-01 Main Stories Iran Retaliates — and Transforms Regional and Global Orders Kevin Barrett Amid Israel’s ongoing genocidal war on Gaza, Iran’s retaliatory strike on the zionist entity has radically transformed the regional and global orders. It has exposed both American and Israeli impo... Main Stories Protests Against Israel’s Genocidal War On Gaza Spread Across US Campuses Khadijah Ali American campuses have erupted in unprecedented protests against Israel’s war on Gaza and US complicity in supporting and financing it. Students and faculty are demanding that universities end their... Editorials Iran’s Retaliatory Strike A Global Game-changer Editor Israel’s days of hit-and run are over. Iran’s strategic patience in the past was misinterpreted as weakness. When Israel attacked the Iranian consulate in Damascus killing seven Revolutionary Guar... Opinion From Wahhabism To Hedonism: MbS’ Idea Of ‘Reforms’ Zafar Bangash The Bani Saud-occupied Arabian Peninsula was in the past known for its rigi... Opinion Give Not Reins To Your Inflamed Passions; Take A Little Time And Reflect Abu Dharr How ‘Uthman became the third Khalifah and details about Ubaid Ullah ibn U... News & Analysis The Impending Israeli Implosion Over The Haredi Draft Omar Ahmed Zionist Israel faces deep internal divisions. These range from great dissat... News & Analysis Bani Saud Treachery Exposed Over Iran’s Retaliation Against Israel Ayman Ahmed Both the Bedouins from Najd illegally occupying the Arabian Peninsula and t... News & Analysis Can Pakistan Survive Under The Heavy Boots Of Its Generals? Zia Sarhadi Pakistan’s future seems uncertain. The moronic generals have usurped all ... News & Analysis Jordan: The US-British-Zionist Colony Yusuf Dhia-Allah Jordan is an artificial entity. The British carved it out of a part of Pale... Islamic Movement Where Towing The Line Of Deviant Powers Ends Up Imran Khan When some Muslims mention power, they only think in terms of human beings having power on earth. Allah is not part of their thinking. This leads them to deviant behaviour and results in endless suffer... News & Analysis Russian Withdrawal from Azerbaijan: A Grand Geopolitical Chess Move Akhmet Makhmoudov In a surprise move, Russia pulled its forces out of Karabakh unilaterally. This has great geostrategic and political implications that also reflect Moscow’s confidence and its ability to maintain in... Islamic Movement Confident Leadership Or Israeli Zig-zagging? Imran Khan Muslims today suffer from the Israeli mentality” that the noble Qur’... News & Analysis India’s Convoluted Elections And The Threat To Minorities Khurshid Alam India’s elections are not an exercise in democracy. They will further con... Letters to the Editor Opinion Poll Worldwide student protests in solidarity with the Palestinians have radically transformed the political landscape and put the warmongers on the defensive Agree Disagree Don’t Know Vote Results Back Editors’ Pick A highly-readable analysis of the corporate domination of US politics and society Iqbal Siddiqui Rabi’ al-Thani 24, 1426 2005-06-01 The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth about Globalization, Corporate Cons, and High-Finance Fraudste... Response to tsunami highlights desperate need for change in Muslim societies Abdar Rahman Koya Muharram 20, 1426 2005-02-01 No sooner had the tsunami struck more than ten countries in southern Asia than the numbers games began. First it was the giant news media w... Exposing the hypocrisy, greed and brutality of the western world powers Abdullahi Abubakr Shawwal 21, 1421 2001-01-16 Rogue States: the Rule of Force in World Affairs by Noam Chomsky. Pub: Pluto Press, London, 2000. Pp: 252. Pbk: UK£10.99. Understanding Hajj beyond rituals Zafar Bangash Dhu al-Qa’dah 29, 1437 2016-09-01 Despites its being one of the most important pillars of Islam, most Muslims know little understanding about it beyond rituals. Hajj’s most... Toronto Conference Remembers range and depth of Allamah Iqbal’s thought and understanding Zafar Bangash Safar 16, 1419 1998-06-11 Great men live in people’s consciousness long after they have left the physical world. Sayyid Jamaluddin Afghani (Asadabadi), Allamah Muha... 1 Rahbar’s opening speech to Imam Khomeini conference on Palestine Sayyid Ali Khamenei Rabi’ al-Thani 05, 1423 2002-06-16 Islamic Iran showed its support for the Palestinian cause this month, when the annual conference to mark the anniversary of the death of Ima... Authors Tahir Mahmoud Kevin Barrett Salina Khan Abu Dharr Khadijah Ali Eric Walberg More Authors Multimedia Ep.003 | Crescent International: Start to...