Archive for November, 2006

Political Islamists = Terrorists?

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Another victory for the political Islamists was scored this week when the Islamist parties in Bahrain swept to victory in their all but meaningless elections. The long-oppressed Shi’a were represented, as well as a Sunni party, led by the Muslim Brotherhood.
For many western liberals, the very idea of an Islamist or Muslim political party […]

Ordering time

Friday, November 10th, 2006

For those of you who read this blog to hear about my library, I apologize. It’s not that I have just neglected you; there really hasn’t been anything going on here. I was off for three weeks, and then upon returning we had the baby, and I took more time off. […]

Golden Scrolls on Amazon

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

The Golden Scrolls is now in stock at Amazon.com. If you haven’t bought yourself a copy yet, now is the time.

Democracy without freedom

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

A day after the U.S. elections, I turned the pages of Islamica magazine to an article by former Malaysian prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim. In his introduction he says:
The 14th century arab historian and founder of sociology, Abdul Rahman ibn Khaldun, postulated that civilizations inevitably collapse from within as a result of corruption, moral decadence, […]

Our beautiful new daughter

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

Alhamdulillah, this is our new daughter, Tahira, born on November 2nd, weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 10 oz.

Golden Scrolls: Going Global

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

The Golden Scrolls is now available worldwide in several bookstores. You can go here for a list of places where you can buy the book.