In 571 BCE, the Ch’ang Sage, Lao Tze wrote the Tao te Ching, which is an extraordinary text dealing with the inward dimensions of man. His contemporary was the great statesman Confucious who wrote the
Gordyn Lifting the curtain. Feet on the soil. Wind in our hair. Spices in our blood. Songs from ashore. We came here from different seas. And now, we are Creole. -Rizqah
On 25 June 2020, Christie’s auction house in London made history. In their first in-person auction following the first set of pandemic lockdowns, they sold a Qur’an for £7 million - the highest price ever
This is the last of the Malcolm X series and entails death and rebirth. In 1964, a letter arrived from Mecca via Malcolm X’s assistants. The letter was distributed to close friends and family,
Ramadan in Art and Literature: From Ramazaniye to Ramy The observance of Ramadan marks a significant time in the calendars of Muslims around the world who welcome it as a month of increased worship and
Since I moved back to Turkey, I’ve been meaning to re-read Turkish American writer Selma Ekrem’s Unveiled: The Autobiography of a Turkish Girl (1930). And I was able to last weekend. Ironically, the first time I read
This is the third article of the Malcolm X series. In the previous two articles we highlighted certain lessons by looking into the racist ideas that were prominent during Malcolm's time. Then we noted how
Bismillahi ar-rahmani ar-Rahim In an article on the effects of secularism and liberalism on the Mosque, Dr. Abdul Hakim Sherman Jackson, observed that our contemporary approach to Islam as a mere “religion” was inspired by
Last month, this writer wrote an introduction to series of articles that are intended to draw lessons from the life of Malcolm X. In this part, we will examine his life from his birth up
A couple of weeks ago I was part of a group of men in discussion. The main theme around the table was how men can salvage their manhood in this day and age. One of