Author: The Ummah Times
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The Absurdity of ‘Racism’
Zeshan Shahbaz Before we are anything else, we are human. Before we are black, white, yellow, brown or any other shade of colour, we are human. Factually, it comes down to male and female human beings spread across this planet Earth where colour and language are nothing but states of nature (1). This not only…
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Liberalism Versus Islam
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A Detailed History of the Role of WW1 in the Destruction of the Khilafah
November 11th is known in Europe and North America as “Remembrance Day.” This day was specifically designated by King George V in 1919 as a ceremony to be observed every year on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, to remember the lives of those lost from among the “Entente” (British,…
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Extraterrestrials in Islam
(The below article was originally published as Islam and Extraterrestrials in the May 2005 edition of the journal, The Ambition [Vol. 15 No. 5] and with permission has been re-published in The Ummah Times) Nadeem Haque and Zeshan Shahbaz People of earth, your attention, please,”… This is Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planning…
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An Affront to the West’s Public Sexualization of Women
“He said, ‘You f**-ing terrorist,’”… “‘You deserve to die.’” …‘You’d better take that scarf off your head before I rip it off.’” (https://globalnews.ca/news/4367924/durham-police-hijab-confronted/ [August 2, 2018]) With the trend of anti-Muslim hysteria going on these days, especially in the West, it is quite striking that it is modestly attired Muslim women who have received…
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The Inevitable Failure of Erdogan’s “Turkish model”
In June of 2018, Turkey held its first elections since enacting its shift to an “executive form” of presidency (similar to the US style, as opposed to Canada and Europe which follow the Parliamentary style). The result was a resounding victory for sitting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had called the elections 6 months earlier…
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Usage of Aql: Islam’s Prime Method
Zeshan Shahbaz Every Muslim would agree that the primary basis of Islam is the Qur’an and by extension the path of the Prophet Muhammad (saaw).1 However, there is one question that garners a wide variety of answers – that is the question of method. What is the method of Islam? What I mean is, when…
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From X to Islam
By Nadeem Haque One of the most prominent speakers on Islam, in Britain, in the early 1960s[1], was delivering a lecture at the London School…
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Pakistan: Imran Khan in power, what next?
Timely and a must listen to discussion on the recent federal elections in Pakistan.
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Current Federal Election in Pakistan
Commentary regarding the current federal election in Pakistan: “I just got asked why I am so negative about the Pakistani elections. Which I guess is a good question so without rattling on here is why : 1) The Democratic process , the failed legislature and crony corruption are all legacies of colonialism. The British might…