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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 […]

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful This book has been published for the first time in Arabic language about fifteen years ago, and then republished several times by several Arab publishers in Jeddah, Damascus, Cairo, […]

PERJALANAN MALAM “PERJALANAN MALAM” (Isra’) yang ditempuh Nabi dari Mekah ke Baitulmaqdis dan “pengangkatan” (Mi‘raj) Baginda ke langit, pada hakikatnya, adalah dua tahap daripada satu pengalaman mistik, yang berlaku hampir setahun sebelum peristiwa hijrah ke Madinah (cf. Ibn Sa‘d 1/1, […]

Throughout the years of political turmoil in this country, Section 377 of the Penal Code, in particular Section 377B, has been used several times most notably in the case of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This has led to the accusation […]