Education

Ibn Khaldun’s concept of Asabiyah

by Dr Jan A Ali | Oct 28, 2019 | Education | 0 |

In my earlier piece I offered an examination of Ibn Khaldun’s theory of asabiyyah. In this piece I want expand on this and delve deeper into Khaldunian concept of asabiyah. As I mentioned before, Ibn Khaldun is best known for...

Is God Dead?: Where is the scientific evidence?

by Oussama Magar | Oct 28, 2019 | Education | 0 |

In 1966 Time magazine ran a cover story asking: Is God Dead? Yet it turns out that the evidence...

Sakinah and Shekinah: One word with two holy perspectives

by Rabbi Allen Maller | Oct 28, 2019 | Education | 0 |

Sakinah is an important word and a very important concept in both Islamic and Jewish thought. In...

Daughters of Eve, are we so complex?

by Shifa L Mustapha | Oct 28, 2019 | Education | 0 |

“Who can understand women!” a phrase often voiced by men around the world. Sigmund Freud once...

Common Question: Why so many religions?

by Rabbi Allen Maller | Sep 24, 2019 | Education | 0 |

Most college students ask, ‘If there is only one God, why are there so many...

An examination of Ibn Khaldun’s theory of Asabiyyah

by Dr Jan A Ali | Sep 24, 2019 | Education | 0 |

Ibn Khaldun is best known for his conceptualisation of ‘Asabiyyah which generally translates to “group-feeling/solidarity” and is the fundamental building block which gives support and strength to the successful origins and...

Rethinking Islam in postmodern times

by Gary Dargan | Sep 24, 2019 | Education | 0 |

The Bangladeshi scholar, Manwar Shakhawat addresses the perennial problem faced by all religions, including Islam: How do its followers reconcile the fundamental tenets of their religion with the progress of contemporary...

Al Amanah College holds Year 12 graduation

by Ayman Alwan | Sep 24, 2019 | Education | 0 |

Al Amanah College, Liverpool held its Year 12 graduation ceremony for the class of 2019 on Friday...

Multimedia Journalism: A new era of journalism

by Md Juman Hussan | Sep 24, 2019 | Education | 0 |

Multimedia journalism is contemporary journalism that distributes news content using two or more...

Sewing the seeds of sadaqah (alms)

by Jessica Swann | Sep 24, 2019 | Education | 0 |

“If a Muslim plants a tree or sows seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, it is regarded as a charitable gift (sadaqah) for him.” (Hadith: Bukhari) Bene Youth is a weekend Madrassa run by Melbourne based...