The Politics of the Veil

The Politics of the Veil

Reviewed by Abdul Hai While I hold a dissenting view regarding the assertions presented in Samuel Huntington’s “Clash of Civilisations,” I find the title itself to be thought-provoking and a

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Animal Farm

Animal Farm

Reviewed by Abdul Hai Human nature as understood by Islam, is naturally good. Their transformation into something that is unnatural occurs when the environment and greed take hold of them.

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Culture and Imperialism

Culture and Imperialism

By  Edward W. Saïd Reviewed by Abdul Hai “They weren’t like us and for that reason deserved to be ruled.”   Edward Said Edward W. Said is a well-known Palestinian-American

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Orientalism

Orientalism

    “In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful” Orientalism Edward W. Said, Reviewed by Abdul Hai “Arabs, for example, are thought of as camel-riding, terroristic, hook-nosed,

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