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On the Palestine Question: Roald Dahl, Harold Pinter, and Others
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In this discussion, I have mentioned writers who have sought justice for Palestinians. Most of these writers are non-Muslims. Two of them – Chomsky and Pinter – are of Jewish background. This shows that the question of justice for Palestinians is a humanitarian, and not a religious one. There are also writers who are vocal when perpetrators of

Palestinians' Plight in Gaza Should Prick Conscience of Humanity, Regardless of Religion
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

It seems that death from Israeli airstrikes is better than injury, as Israel attacks and destroys hospitals and thus deprives the injured of medical attention. Omar's story is not a religious one. It is a human story. It is wrong for some human beings to kill other human beings unlawfully. It is wrong for some human beings to illegally occupy t

The Case for Ensuring Chastity for Men with Women's Emancipation
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

It is perhaps worth mentioning here that, in conventional societal perceptions, the chastity of women is given greater attention and importance. Such an attitudinal bias is unacceptable in Islam because the two verses (24:30-31) in the Quran that discuss chastity and related matters highlight the need for sexual purity of men before that of women.

Contemporary Bangladesh Politics and Ali Riaz’s Nikhoj Gonotontra
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Nikhoj Gonotontra: Kortrittabder Pothrekha o Bangladesher Bhobhiswat (Missing Democracy: A Roadmap of Authoritarianism and the Future of Bangladesh [Dhaka: Prothoma Prokashon, 2021]), Ali Riaz provides an account of the systematic destruction of democratic rights and principles in contemporary Bangladesh. Through centralizing power and choking the

Muslim Men Must Dress Modestly, Too
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

It is hard to deny that there are Muslim families whose women wear the 'hijab' (and even the 'niqab') when they go out, but their adult male family members do not hesitate to appear in shorts in public. Unfortunately, this gendered dress code discrepancy does not give a favourable representation of Muslims as a global community. Pra

Rokeya’s Relevance to Palestinian Feminism
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Rokeya's land was under British colonialism and Palestinian women's is under Israeli occupation. During Rokeya's time the anticolonial struggle in Bengal was gaining strength; and for many decades Palestinian women have rejected Israeli land confiscation policies through mass resistance and struggle. Therefore, Rokeya's and Palestin

gaza-Israel War: a Sign of Hypocrisy
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Conscience demands that human beings promote justice for all. Hypocrisy happens when they are dictated by bias and stereotypes and follow a form of lifeboat ethics — fairness to in-group as opposed to out-group members. Our sense of humanity beams when we are able to demonstrate an egalitarian attitude to all. Conversely, it gets corrupted when w

Writing in the Time of Mass Murder
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Unbearable scenes of cruelty and human suffering challenge the tendency of a section of academics to overlook the reality of everyday life and to remain detached from the wider world that they are supposed to serve intellectually. The recent episode of prolonged genocidal killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces has brought this question again to

Our Ministers’ Adulation of Foreign Leaders
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Since ministers in the current Bangladesh government are not in need of citizens' appreciation or even their votes to remain in power, they seek acceptability from external stakeholders. For the same reason, they look after the interest of their foreign benefactors and treat the citizens like colonial subjects only to impoverish them. They trea

Is Iraq Invasion Us’s Only Mistake?
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The US’s inconsiderate foreign policies have done a great disservice to itself, in addition to causing the endless suffering of people in places like Iraq, Palestine, and Bangladesh. The sooner the superpower comes to realise this, the better for itself and for the rest of the world.

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