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Are you a Fundamentalist?

Posted by farihaakhtar
February 28, 2007

Guest Post: Fariha Akhtar
Few years back in one of the social sciences class, our instructor asked us “Are you Fundamentalists?” Our instant reply was “No, Sir…no way”. Then he asked, “Do you believe that the Holy Quran is meant for all times and for all kinds of environments?” This time our reply was “Yes, [...]

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Enlightened Moderation: Desi Version of Enlightenment!

Posted by farihaakhtar
February 25, 2007

Guest Post: Fariha Akhtar
Most of us believe that everyone needs to modernize in order to cope up with the dynamics of this world. We feel that its ok to change ourselves with changing times as long as we don’t compromise on our religious principles and so Mush came up with the concept of Enlightened [...]