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Between Aug. 16 and Aug. 25, I was in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in China. Invited by the State Council Information Office of China and Xinjiang, I was part of a group of journalists who were sent to visit […]

By: Ahmad Farouk Musa & Marilyn Ong Siew Ai Abstract ‘And [thus, O Prophet,] We have sent thee as [an evidence of Our] Grace towards all the worlds (Rahmatan lil-ālamin)’ [Sūra al-Anbiyā’, 21:107]. Verily, the essence of the religion of […]

Ahmad Farouk Musa || 3rd November 2019 “And [thus, O Prophet,] We have sent thee as [an evidence of Our] grace towards all the worlds (rahmatan lil-ālamin)” [21: 107]. Verily, the essence of the religion of Islam is embodied in […]

The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) reads: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit […]

Date:    Wednesday, 28th  August 2019 Time:   8.30 AM to 4.30PM Venue: Auditorium, Dar Al-Hikmah Library, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, Kuala Lumpur  Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-symposium-on-multiculturalism-in-the-contemporary-world-soci-tickets-70350880377   “What has come about with the modern age is not the need for recognition […]

The ritual slaughter during Hari Raya Aidil Adha serves as a symbolic reminder of the epic sacrifice of Abraham and Ishmael. To the Christian tradition, he was Isaac, not Ishmael. Ainaa Aiman (AA) from Free Malaysia Today interviewed the Director […]

On 8th August 2019, a British journalist Preeti Jha (PJ) who writes for The Diplomat interviewed Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa (AFM), Director at the Islamic Renaissance Front, on issues regarding reform to Malaysia’s NEP in the context of Malaysia’s politics. […]

Abstract A major challenge confronting the Pakatan Harapan government after the GE14 is the construction of institutions and values premised on democracy, social justice, and universal humanism. While these are the inspirations of the new government, they might not necessarily […]

Ahmad Farouk Musa ||10thJuly 2019 The imprisonment of Ustaz Wanji for one-year from yesterday was an affront to freedom of expression. Freedom of expression is well-enshrined in Article 10 of our Constitution where every citizen has the right to freedom […]

In this brief Preface, I will argue that social, economic and political aspects of the Islamic traditions (in the plural) must evolve with the changing conditions and circumstances of Muslim communities through the ages because is the only way Muslims […]