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In-depth analysis of Islamic theology, scripture, tradition, and argumentation through rigorous scholarly critique.
"From Faith to Unbelief" Paid Members Public
“From Faith to Unbelief” من الاعتقاد إلى الإلحاد The Journey of a Saudi Intellectual By Rev. Bassam M. Madany Over the years, I have been interested in the lives of Muslim reformers. It started in my student days, when I took a course in Arabic on “The History of the
The Plight of the Largest Native Christian Minority in the Muslim World: The Copts of Egypt Paid Members Public
The Plight of the Largest Native Christian Minority in the Muslim World: The Copts of Egypt. By Rev. Bassam M. Madany On Wednesday, 31 October, 2012, the Arab daily online Elaph reported the disappearance about one month ago, of Sarah Isaac, a 14-year old Coptic girl. The family lived
The Law of Apostasy in Islam Must Change Paid Members Public
The Law of Apostasy in Islam Must Change By Rev. Bassam M. Madany Very early in the history of Islam, a radical position became solidified against anyone who dared to go back on his or her Muslim faith. It had its origin in the defection of several Arab tribes from
Algerians Alienated from Islam Are Turning to Christ Paid Members Public
Algerians Alienated from Islam Are Turning to Christ By Rev. Bassam M. Madany When recounting the history of the early Islamic Futuhat, I get tears in my eyes as I reflect on the disappearance of the Christian Church in North Africa. This tragedy took place in a part of the
Finding the Last Adam Paid Members Public
Finding the Last Adam By Khaled I grew up in Iraq during the Iraq-Iran war during the 1980’s, in the city of Baghdad as an Arab Sunni Muslim. I remember Iranian airplanes bombing the city. Sounds of bomb explosions and the air raid whistles became something of a
What Would Muhammad Do About "That Video"? Paid Members Public
What Would Muhammad Do About “That Video”? By Khaled I received lots of feedback from Western Christians to my article “What Just Happened? A Former Muslim’s Thoughts on the “Muhammad Video””. Most of the messages were asking the same question: Why are Muslims behaving this way about the Muhammad
What Just Happened? A Former Muslim's Thoughts on the "Muhammad Video" Paid Members Public
What Just Happened? A Former Muslim’s Thoughts on the “Muhammad Video” By Khaled Muslims around the world are angry to the extent that they besieged and attacked the US Embassy in Egypt, the US Consulate in Libya and the US Embassy in Yemen, and even caused the death of
Brains in Chains Paid Members Public
Brains in Chains The Perils of Parroting Jochen Katz With the publication of this article, Bassam Zawadi receives the questionable honor of having written the single “most-rebutted” article in the sense that his is the only Muslim article for which we provide three independent and substantially different rebuttals on