In light of Bengal's anticolonial struggles IN 2008, during my tenure with the University of Dhaka, I had a three-month postdoctoral fellowship at the Forum on Contemporary Theory in Baroda, India. I made friends with some…
My Complaint Letter Regarding Patient Rights and Staff Conduct A recent experience at a medical facility in downtown Columbus, Ohio, raised troubling questions about patient privacy, religious accommodation, and professional communication. In fairness to the facility-and in the interest…
Humanity at Crossroads: Where are the Peacemakers? Tyranny is always blind and transitory. Those leaders claiming to be wise and smart wage wars to impose the fallacy of moral degradation and mechanized intellect to propel egoistic glory…
Trump Administration Treats Fallen U.S. Soldiers as Insignificant In April 1980, following the failed U.S. mission to rescue American hostages in Iran, President Jimmy Carter addressed the nation and accepted full responsibility for the operation. Looking directly at…
What If Everything You Know About Islam Is Wrong? "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel J. Boorstin What if the version of Islam you've heard isn't actually Islam? It's…
Al-Ghazali's Inner Collapse: Lessons for Our Age Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111) lived during what is conventionally described as the "Islamic Golden Age," a period spanning roughly the eighth to the thirteenth centuries and commonly associated with remarkable…
