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Land of Islam and Counter-terrorism

Centre for the Study of Islam – Carleton University – Lecture 3 – March 26 2016  دار الإسلام ومحاربة الإرهاب – المحاضرة الثالثة لمركز الدراسات الإسلامية بجامعة كارلتون بالعاصمة الكندية أوتاوا – ٢٦ مارس ٢٠١٦ The topic of maqasid al-Shariah and counter-terrorism was my lecture topic yesterday at Carleton University.Interesting discussion…
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Conference on Islamic civilization in Southern Africa

              Durban, South Africa: Spoke in a conference on Islamic civilization in Southern Africa, on the better position that Muslim minorities have more than Muslim majorities to re-envision the Islamic civilization. This is because Muslim minorities are more concerned with a bottom up approach (society first) to…
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COP21 is not going to work!

COP21 is not going to work! Jasser Auda News of the COP21 deal and jubilant celebrations that politicians showed the world gave a false sense of achievement to millions of people around the world. I believe that it is an ethical responsibility to express the truth, regardless of how strange…
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The Fair Logic of Jizyah

Question: I recently had a discussion with a non-Muslim friend about the jizyah (ransom) that non-Muslims have to pay in Islamic states. Is it discriminatory? Why do non-Muslims have to pay such a tax? Who has to pay it and how is it calculated? Thank you.
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