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In this article we will temporarily suspend our research on need and necessity, to look at the problem of communication between the Islamic community and its western surroundings. This week, I attended a conference in Istanbul held in response to an invitation from both the Turkish and British governments to study Muslim situations in the... read more

Charitable organizations are such organizations that foster charitable activities in an organized and voluntary way, with ethical and non-profit motives. These are the features and characteristics that distinguish charitable organizations from governmental institutions of social solidarity and other society-service organizations. Services provided by charitable organizations aim at the general welfare of humanity. They provide help... read more

Praise be to Allah and peace and blessings be upon our master, the Messenger of Allah. On both religious and humanistic grounds, we are grieved by the decision of the Swiss people to prohibit the construction of minarets for mosques in the Swiss Confederation. We perceive in this decision a new obstruction on the road... read more

In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving. All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad and upon his family and his companions. Islam is a call for peace. Almighty Allah said “Allah calls to the abode of peace.” The media carried news that Canada declared the discovery... read more

This week I attended the Conference on Moderation in London, which the Kuwaiti Ministry of Endowments and the International Center of Moderation in Kuwait had called. The conference was distinguished by its participants who had a variety of geographical and intellectual backgrounds as they came from different centres and associations in Eastern and Western Europe.... read more