Amir Butler is a writer based in Melbourne, Australia.
Amir Butler is a writer based in Melbourne, Australia.
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a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Freedom of Speech - Abuse and Lose It";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/2802/freedom-of-speech-abuse-and-lose-it/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:44:"freedom of speech|/explore/freedom-of-speech";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Feb 8 2006";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"February 8, 2006";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2802;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:97:"Media must recognize that its responsibilities extend beyond to merely `publish and be damned` ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"Freedom of Speech - Abuse and Lose It";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
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a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"French riots - Blame Socialism or Islam?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/2765/french-riots-blame-socialism-or-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:24:"economy|/explore/economy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 29 2005";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 29, 2005";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2765;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:157:"In examining the recent riots across France, it is tempting to level blame on the supposedly irreconcilable differences between the secular West and Islam ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"French riots - Blame Socialism or Islam?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"Race for the heart and soul";s:12:"thePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/2614/race-for-the-heart-and-soul/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:34:"saudi arabia|/explore/saudi-arabia";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 2 2005";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:11:"May 2, 2005";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2614;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:164:"Between fundamentalism and "progressiveness" - It's no secret that the West backs the latter in this two-horse race for the hearts and souls of the Muslim world. ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"Race for the heart and soul";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:34:"Saudi Arabia - Victim of terrorism";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/2528/saudi-arabia-victim-of-terrorism/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:44:"conflicts and war|/explore/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 19 2005";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 19, 2005";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2528;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:125:"On a recent visit to Saudi Arabia, I entered a society where terrorism has gone beyond merely a threat to become a reality ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:34:"Saudi Arabia - Victim of terrorism";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:"Invade! Occupy! Defeat! Repeat!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/2476/invade-occupy-defeat-repeat/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:44:"conflicts and war|/explore/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 22 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 22, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2476;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:94:"Like the US invasion, the British invasion began, in 1917, with the promise of "liberation" ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:"Invade! Occupy! Defeat! Repeat!";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"Stalking Freedom in Fallujah";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/2466/stalking-freedom-in-fallujah/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:44:"conflicts and war|/explore/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 10 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 10, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2466;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:65:"The US gun-ships strafe the city known as the City of Mosques ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"Stalking Freedom in Fallujah";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:24:"Iraq: The Deadly Embrace";s:12:"thePermalink";s:56:"https://www.islamicity.org/2356/iraq-the-deadly-embrace/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:30:"abu ghraib|/explore/abu-ghraib";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 26 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"June 26, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2356;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:127:"The photos of decapitated hostages and the detainees in Abu Ghraib are in many ways the flip-sides of the same imperial coin ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:24:"Iraq: The Deadly Embrace";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"Why we must all follow Washington";s:12:"thePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/2279/why-we-must-all-follow-washington/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:44:"conflicts and war|/explore/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 6 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"April 6, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2279;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:117:"The events in Madrid should be proof enough that each of America's allies has no choice but to follow Washington. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"Why we must all follow Washington";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"America's Foreign Policy and the Sword of Empire";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/2192/americas-foreign-policy-and-the-sword-of-empire/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:28:"democracy|/explore/democracy";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 9 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"December 9, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2192;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:195:"Contemporary American foreign policy is Trotsky's revenge. The neoconservative movement that holds Washington in its thrall is itself merely a warmed up version of Trotsky's Fourth International.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"America's Foreign Policy and the Sword of Empire";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Islamic scholars: America's natural allies";s:12:"thePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/2185/islamic-scholars-americas-natural-allies/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:44:"conflicts and war|/explore/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 26 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 26, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2185;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:165:"If the cause is ideological, then it stands to reason that those most well equipped to address the root causes of terrorism and extremism are the Islamic scholars ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Islamic scholars: America's natural allies";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"Political Islam May Yet Be The Answer";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/2079/political-islam-may-yet-be-the-answer/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:18:"iraq|/explore/iraq";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 26 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"June 26, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2079;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:168:"Muslims are increasingly looking to their history and realizing that their civilization`s past greatness was intrinsically tied to the role of Islam in their societies.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"Political Islam May Yet Be The Answer";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:14:"Evil in Return";s:12:"thePermalink";s:47:"https://www.islamicity.org/1942/evil-in-return/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Americas|/explore/americas";s:6:"theTag";s:44:"conflicts and war|/explore/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 28 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 28, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1942;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:201:"Most contemporary Islamic extremist movements have their empirical origins in the jails of Gamal Abdel Nasser. When the Muslim Brotherhood began making progress politically, posing a threat to Nasser. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:14:"Evil in Return";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"INFORMATION PREVAILING OVER PREJUDICE";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/1760/information-prevailing-over-prejudice/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:44:"conflicts and war|/explore/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 26 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"April 26, 2002";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1760;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:423:"The key to social cohesion in multicultural communities is knowledge of each other's culture and religion. For Muslims, this presents us with the challenge of taking the message of Islam to the non-Muslims - a task which in many communities we have been conspicuous failures at. Yet, the events of September 11 have shown that there is a clear and inextricable link between da'wah and our safety and survival as a minority.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"INFORMATION PREVAILING OVER PREJUDICE";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"AN ENDURING FREEDOM FOR THE MOROS";s:12:"thePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/1704/an-enduring-freedom-for-the-moros/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:44:"conflicts and war|/explore/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 14 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 14, 2002";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1704;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:292:"When independence from the US was imminent, the Moro leadership pled not to be included in the new "Independent Philippines". Yet, on July 4, 1946, when independence was proclaimed, the Morolands were incorporated against their wishes, as they had been with the handover from Spain to the US.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"AN ENDURING FREEDOM FOR THE MOROS";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"Secularization Is Not the Answer for Muslim World";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/1679/secularization-is-not-the-answer-for-muslim-world/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:28:"democracy|/explore/democracy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 15 2002";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 15, 2002";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1679;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:174:"What is needed today is a revival of the tremendous energy that propelled Muslims forward in history; the energy that comes from a clear sense of purpose and direction. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"Secularization Is Not the Answer for Muslim World";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}
a:17:{s:8:"theTitle";s:16:"Paying the Price";s:12:"thePermalink";s:49:"https://www.islamicity.org/1612/paying-the-price/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Amir Butler";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:32:"afghanistan|/explore/afghanistan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 30 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"October 30, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:19:"Amir Butler|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1612;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:217:"As we stand on the precipice of a massive humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, it is becoming painfully evident that the pious promise made by the US regarding the preservation of civilian life is a fallacy. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:16:"Paying the Price";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=amir-butler";}