By Junaid S. Ahmad The constant touchstone of ‘civilized nations’ is “rule of law, not of men”. This guiding principle is results in the impartial, neutral and “just” conception of the law. The law shall apply equally to all, regardless of rank, race, gender and other such divisions pervading in society. This conception of the law…
By Souad Adnane The position of women within mainly Muslim countries is a complicated/complex issue that needs to be handled from different perspectives so to be apprehended. Otherwise, the puzzle would be missing pieces. It is even more complex to suggest “solutions” since they would easily scramble under the deeply rooted wall of traditions and religious…
By Imdad Hussain A difficult question, i.e., if Islam supports civil liberties, challenges contemporary scholarship on Islam. On one hand, a lot of scholarship denies that Islam supports or is capable of civil liberties. This scholarship links Islam with violence, un-freedom and un-democracy. Though this scholarship has wider appeal; it has acquired almost a hegemonic status.…
By Edo Omerčević The main objective of this study is to review the literature on the compatibility of a free market economy and Islam and discuss how the free market concept fits into the Islamic system of life. The paper is based on an extensive review of literature that deals with various economic systems with the…
By Bilal Sambur Islam is the religion, which addresses to all humanity. Islam is not a religion of a particular class, nation, tribe or race. The fundamental aspect of Islam is its universality. Islam has started, developed and lived as a universal religion of humankind.Universality is the original dimension of Islam. Limiting Islam with any race,…
By Azhar Aslam Dear Friends, Respected Speakers and Honourable Guests I welcome you to the second international conference of Istanbul Network for Liberty, an organization set up by Muslims to look for the principles of free society from within Islamic history and culture and to promote these values… It is our mission to help setup an…
By Adedayo Thomas It is a well known fact that in Islam, women are held in high esteem. Bibi Khadija, Prophet Muhammad’s (p.b.u.h.) wife was a business woman and in fact the Holy Prophet was her employee! Then, our beloved Bibi Fatima (a.s.) the Prophet’s daughter was helping him and Hazrat Ali in the management and…
By Khalil Ahmad The initial and original inspiration the entity of religion resorts to take advantage of, and exudes is moral. The spirit religions imbibe is ultimately moralistic. That gives them an aura of appeal irresistible to their audience. However, with time, spread, reach, following, politicking, and the unexpected encounters on the road, they start losing…
By Ali Salman For friends and foes alike, capitalism has been largely regarded as an efficient resource allocation mechanism which has played an important role in material advancement of human society over the last two hundred years. Even Karl Marx considered this system as the key to technological and material progress. However, capitalism has been often…
By Ömer Çaha This paper emphasizes on the development of Islamic women’s movement in Turkey. The sources, values, dynamics and the discourses of the movement will be analyzed from the framework of arguments on social movements. It is obvious that each social movement proclaims an ideology which explains the need for change in the society’s institutions…
By Mustafa Acar & Bahadir Akin Market economy and free trade are keys to create wealth, peaceful sharing of resources and minimize political disputes between nations. The collapse of the socialist system combined with the globalization has triggered a change and transformation process all over the world. The Arab world has also joined this process recently…