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Thread: Status of women in Islamist discourses - excerpts from Lamia Rustum Shehadeh's "Role of Women In Fundamentalist Islam" #1. Sayyid QutbIn his novel 'Tifl min al-qaryah' (1946), Qutb comes

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"Milestones" by Sayyid Qutb - A thread.This, if you'll excuse the metaphor, is the Bible of political Islam. Originally published in 1964 as Ma'alim fi al-Tariq, it is the enduring

A few quibbles, but the new Dexter Filkins on Iran (as it to be expected) is excellent:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/the-twilight-of-the-iranian-revolution This was a bit of a head-scratcher. There aren't many parts of t

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They say to me you’re Isl@mophobic. First I used to defend myself but now I don’t. I’ve realised that I’m, in fact, Isl@mophobic. And why shouldn’t I be?Let’s revisit our

This year, one of the most watched Ramadan TV series was Al Ikhtiyar (The Choice) depicting the bravery of Egyptian military officers fighting Jihadis in Sinai. The series introduced Egyptians

1. “The Origin of Secunderabad” THREAD # 1 of 2 LONG THREADSRead on, if you are a Hyderabadi. Or if you are interested in history. Or both! 2. Today Secunderabad

1.#Thread on the forgotten Hindu Raja from Bengal - Raja Ganesha.Raja Ganesha ruled as a Bengali Hindu ruler in the early 15th century, when Bengal was bordering the Muslim state

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1/9 The centerpiece of Islamist thought is one idea: only God is sovereign. This implies that only divine law is legitimate. Failure to submit to this conception of God is

I see Hafez Salama is dead and the adoring tributes have started, but here is a fun fact about the man. On January 4th 1952 he led the burning of

Ok on va prendre au mot les amis de Jordana, ça va pleurer je préfère prévenir. Après *des milliers de gens se sentent en insécurité avec les flics, c’est légitime*

Views of Irfan Husain (a Pakistani newspaper columnist & former servant) on bloody Islamic History. "”While historical events should be judged in the context of their times, it cannot be

Shaykh al-Akbar Ibn Arabi رحمه الله to some is a Great Wali, to some an apostate SubhānAllāh. Imām al-Suyūṭī wrote a defence of the respected Shaykh-The Scholars past and present

[THREAD]ISLAM IS FREE FROM TERRORISMFreeing the Salafis/Ahlus Sunnah/Muslims from the accusation against them that Isis and all the terrorist groups are Sunni "Wahabbi" and that they represent Islam.An Especially relevant

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The Chitralekha Inscription of Bayana/Sripatha (955 AD/1012 VS) of the Surasena Yadava dynasty of Jadaun Rajputs - The Descendant Family of Lord Krishna MentionedSource: Epigraphia Indica - Vol. XXII (1933-34)

A brief History of Hyderabad It's origin, It's people & It's attempt to become a Caliphate.[Thread] In 1589, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (Sultan of Golkonda: Qutb Shahi dynasty) built the

Fed up with this #Maratha Supremacism spamming my TL & I am forced to right a Thread on Real Face of Marathas1. Marathas did try to establish their rule in