Javeed Akhter, is the Executive Director of the Chicago based International Strategy and Policy Institute and he is the author of the book "The seven phases of Prophet Muhammad’s Life".
Javeed Akhter, is the Executive Director of the Chicago based International Strategy and Policy Institute and he is the author of the book "The seven phases of Prophet Muhammad’s Life".
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a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:43:"The Seven Phases of Prophet Muhammad's Life";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/6411/the-seven-phases-of-prophet-muhammads-life/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/iStock-1282737027.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 11 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 4, 2004 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:6411;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:151:"Studying the Messenger's mission for its various phases and analyzing its internal dynamics is important as it gives the narrative relevance for today.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:43:"The Seven Phases of Prophet Muhammad's Life";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
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a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"Does Islam Promote Violence?";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/1851/does-islam-promote-violence/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/iStock-478509259-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 30 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 19, 2002 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:1851;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:108:"It is clear from even a cursory study of the Quran that Islam does not permit, condone or promote violence. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"Does Islam Promote Violence?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"Hajj: Linking Muslims with the Abrahamic heritage";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/6273/hajj-linking-muslims-with-the-abrahamic-heritage/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/kabaangldIC__600x352.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 12 2018";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 29, 2006 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:6273;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:123:"Abraham's willingness to sacrifice all for God is admired by all three Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"Hajj: Linking Muslims with the Abrahamic heritage";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"Schisms and heterodoxy among Muslims";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/6556/schisms-and-heterodoxy-among-muslims/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:84:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/quran_open_b__1118x668.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 26 2015";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 2, 2004 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:6556;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:171:"Heterodoxy or departure from the original religious point of view of the Quran and Sunnah (The way) of Prophet Muhammad appears to be the rule rather than the exception. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"Schisms and heterodoxy among Muslims";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Prophet: Say I am only a mortal like you";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/6391/prophet-say-i-am-only-a-mortal-like-you/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/extremehate__1024x609.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 14 2014";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 24, 2011 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:6391;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:162:"Life of Prophet Muhammad (S) in light of many of the recent incidents that have promoted violence as a response to real or perceived denigration of the Prophet ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Prophet: Say I am only a mortal like you";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"American Politics and Muslim Bashing";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/8540/american-politics-and-muslim-bashing/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 1 2012";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 31, 2012 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:8540;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:192:"Just as Muslim Americans had despaired that anyone in the Republican Party would speak out against the brazenly bigoted statements of its current and former candidates, comes senator McCain ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"American Politics and Muslim Bashing";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:21:"Securing the Homeland";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/3876/securing-the-homeland/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 12 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"July 12, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:3876;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:209:"We as a nation need to place much greater emphasis on peace in our foreign policy. As Vijay Lakshmi Pandit, an eminent Indian diplomat, noted years ago, "The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war."";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:21:"Securing the Homeland";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Emerging Light in Seventh Century Arabia";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/7763/emerging-light-in-seventh-century-arabia/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/footprints-in-sandIC__600x345.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 21 2009";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 24, 2008 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:7763;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:90:"The seventh century appears to have been a time of world wide moral confusion and decay ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Emerging Light in Seventh Century Arabia";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:46:"Terror plot betrays medical profession & Islam";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/7722/terror-plot-betrays-medical-profession-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 18 2007";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"July 18, 2007";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:7722;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:140:"The medical and educational background of these individuals in the London and Glasgow incidents appears to be irrelevant to their actions ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:51:"Terror plot betrays medical profession & Islam";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:18:"Dealing with Death";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:51:"https://www.islamicity.org/3107/dealing-with-death/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/bedarms__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"May 25 2007";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:12:"May 25, 2007";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:3107;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:159:"Although I have seen many of my patients die, the experience is still searing. Early in my career I had tried to erect a firewall between me and my patients ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:18:"Dealing with Death";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"American Muslims under Suspicion";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/2998/american-muslims-under-suspicion/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 8 2006";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"November 8, 2006";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2998;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:118:"I have the distinct impression that those who are not close friends are suspicious of me simply because I am Muslim ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"American Muslims under Suspicion";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"Does Islam Promote Violence?";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/2968/does-islam-promote-violence-2/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:89:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/violencebillboard__1024x576.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 13 2006";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 13, 2006";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2968;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:133:"A common falsehood about Islam that continues to be promoted is that Islam exhorts its followers to be violent against non Muslims ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"Does Islam Promote Violence?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Catholics and Muslims - The Rapprochement.";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/2866/catholics-and-muslims-the-rapprochement/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/cathmusl__1024x611.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 5 2006";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:11:"May 5, 2006";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2866;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:82:"The outpouring of affection for John Paul II is unprecedented in Muslim history ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Catholics and Muslims - The Rapprochement.";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:48:"RAND Corporation's Ungracious Strategy For Islam";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/2296/rand-corporations-ungracious-strategy-for-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 30 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"April 30, 2004";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2296;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:170:"The premise from which the author begins is that the Muslim world is sick, has a "failure to thrive", and additionally has "a loss connection to the global mainstream" ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:48:"RAND Corporation's Ungracious Strategy For Islam";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:53:"Muslim Activism in the US: Showing Signs of Maturity.";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/2256/muslim-activism-in-the-us-showing-signs-of-maturity/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/quran_blur__800x491.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 16 2004";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 12, 2004 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:2256;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:173:"There should be little doubt in any one's mind that has studied the Quran or the biography (Seera) of the Prophet Muhammad that Islam is a religion that requires activism ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:53:"Muslim Activism in the US: Showing Signs of Maturity.";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}
a:15:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Do Muslims Deserve The Hatred Of Hindus?";s:12:"ThePermalink";s:72:"https://www.islamicity.org/7639/do-muslims-deserve-the-hatred-of-hindus/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Javeed Akhter";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 2 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"December 2, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"Javeed Akhter|/source";s:5:"theID";i:7639;s:10:"theExcerpt";s:207:"Hope for a better and peaceful future for all those who live in the Indian sub-continent does not lie in the rise of a charismatic leader who would lead all communities to utopia. The era of heroes is past. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Do Muslims Deserve The Hatred Of Hindus?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:80:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=javeed-akhter";}