Discourse
AP/HUMA 2815 9.00 Islamic Traditions: A Genuine Portrayal of Islam?
Jan 23rd
Author: Imran Hasan
This was written last year and bulked together from a series of posts on facebook. Please overlook the rough edges of the article! —————————————– It has come to many people’s attention that many claims have been attributed to Islam in this course from the course kits, textbook and the professors, 2 of them being non-Muslim, that are baseless and facts have been twisted to try explain Islam and its origins and practices. As Muslims have begun emigrating to the West, departments previously specializing in Orientalist studies, needed to revamp their approach into teaching about religion and Islam since More >
The Blind Faith of Atheism – The Atheist Dialogues
Nov 23rd
Author: Imran Hasan
Intro Series
A combination of the remaining parts of his series on atheism
Islamic Awareness Week is always a wonderful opportunity for Muslims to engage with different points of view and belief systems. Sometimes it can be challenging when we meet people that only know about Muslims and Islam through CNN, Fox News, or the ticking time bomb terrorist in “24.” On the bright side, there are some genuine seekers of truth; sincere people who are not affected by the propaganda war unleashed by the media. I have met many types of people during IAW; all the way from fervent Bible-loving More >
The Blind Faith of Atheism (Intro)
Nov 1st
Author: Imran Hasan, a 4th year student majoring in Education
Intro Series
The reason why I will be writing a series of articles Insha’allah is to highlight a disturbing trend that I have noticed. A new “sect” from Atheism has emerged from the lurking shadows. More specifically it is called the “New Atheism.” The difference between the New Atheism and classical Atheism is their hallmark of some (not all) coming off as intolerant, dismissive and almost dogmatic in the way in which they dismiss the possibility of the existence of a Creator. An example of this is the famous biologist and author of The More >
Science and Islam: Challenging History
Oct 14th
This blog entry was submitted by Sabour Al-Kandari, the new YorkMSA Blogmaster.
The history of science has always been based upon the cooperation and disclosure of ideas between mankind. Every notable scientist and every remarkable achievement has always been grounded upon the work of predecessors. As Isaac Newton, the father of physics and calculus said, “If I have seen further than others it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” These “giants” that Newton spoke of are recognized to be the pioneers of the scientific revolution, which is known to have began with Copernicus and continued through brilliant More >
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