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A provocative manifesto for an interpretation of Islam that synthesizes liberal ideas and respect for the Islamic tradition. Persuasive and inspiring, Islam Without Extremes offers a desperately needed intellectual basis for the reconcilability of Islam and religious, political, economic, and social freedoms.

How do we make sense of the Muslims of India? Do they form a political community? Does the imagined conflict between Islam and modernity affect the Muslims' political behaviour in this country? Are Muslim religious institutions-mosques and madrasas-directly involved in politics? Do they instruct...

What happens when authorities you venerate condone something you know is wrong? What does this mean about what you’ve been venerating? No issue brings this question into starker contrast than slavery. Every major religion and philosophy condoned or approved of it, but in modern times there is nothing seen as more evil. Americans confront this crisis of authority when they erect statues of Founding Fathers who slept with their slaves. And Muslims faced it when ISIS revived sex slavery, justifying it with verses from the Quran and the practice of Muhammad.

The Bible predicts that in the last days a charismatic leader will establish a global following in the name of peace. The Qur’an also predicts that a man will rise up to lead the nations, pledging to usher in an era of peace. The man in the Qur’an is called the Mahdi, or Islam’s savior. However, the man in the Bible is the Antichrist. Joel Richardson’s stunning research and analysis suggest that the Mahdi and the Antichrist are actually one and the same.

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Nonie Darwish lived for thirty years in a majority Muslim nation. Everything about her life?family, sexuality, hygiene, business, banking, contracts, economics, politics, social issues, everything?was dictated by the Islamic law code known as Sharia. But Sharia isn't staying in majority Muslim...

"Islamic Extremist Pleads Guilty to Destroying Holy Sites in Timbuktu" is from the August 22, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Marlise Simons and narrated by Caroline Miller.

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"Another Baghdad Market Bombing, Claimed by Islamic State, Kills Dozens" is from the May 17, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Falih Hassan and Omar Al Jawoshy and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Suicide Bomber in Ansbach, Germany, Pledged Loyalty to Islamic State, Officials Say" is from the July 25, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Melissa Eddy and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"U.S.-Backed Militia Opens Drive on Islamic State Capital in Syria" is from the November 06, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric Schmitt and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile."Muhammad James Sutton is originally from Jacksonville, FL and became Muslim at the age of 15 in 1993. He began seeking knowledge by traveling around the United States to places like Atlanta, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Texas, but eventually made his way to Yemen where he lived for 15 years from 2000-2015. After Yemen, he would spend 6 years in Saudi Arabia. During his travels, he was blessed to study subjects like Arabic, Hadith, Tafseer, Aqeedah, Fiqh, Usool Al-Fiqh, etc. with scholars in Dammaj & Sanaa (Yemen)...

"Is the Islamic State Unstoppable?" is from the July 10, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Hassan Hassan and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Muhammad Amir Ali Bin Idris Ali and his wife Raiha Binte Tahir have been teaching a course on Islamic funeral rites for about seven years. They also run Pengurusan Jenazah NUR, or NUR Muslim Casket. What does it take to be a jurumandi, whose job is to wash and shroud the bodies of deceased...

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This is my first podcast, please have fun listening and give feedback :)

This is my first podcast, please have fun listening and give feedback :)

This podcast is designed to explain what the Islamic faith is and what it is not.

When the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or Daesh) captured Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul in 2014, it heralded a period of unimaginable terror and destruction. A young man named Omar, writing under the pen name of ‘Mosul Eye’, secretly reported from the besieged city unveiling to the world apocalyptic scenes as militants desperately searched for him. For the first time, Mosul and the Islamic State tells the untold stories from inside the Islamic State’s reign of terror over this ancient city, the pursuit of justice in its aftermath, and the enduring struggle of its people for a...