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2018-01-02T11:39:22-04:00

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“Hot Takes”: A Double-Edged Sword

Last updated on: January 2, 2018 at 11:39 am By Khwaja Khusro Tariq

The “hot take” is probably as old as journalism itself. Early English language newspapers like “Tatler” and “Spectator” included gossip columns on the aristocracy and on current political events. While op-ed’s in reputable journals are not viewed as such, they too are often examples of “hot takes.” I’ll go one step further and say that even editorials following momentous world events are often “hot takes” competing with those from other news outlets. Let me muddy journalistic waters even more. In... Read more

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2017-11-13T18:43:10-04:00

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America: The Gaslighting of a Nation

Last updated on: November 13, 2017 at 6:43 pm By Khwaja Khusro Tariq

As Neil Postman so brilliantly observed in his 1985 classic “Amusing Ourselves to Death”, two great dystopian visions have defined contemporary anxieties about the future of society. The first is George Orwell’s “1984” and the second Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”. For a long time it was Orwell’s vision that received the most attention due to the extraordinary insight it offered into the role of war in economics and the language of propaganda (”newspeak”). Since the dawn of cable television... Read more

2017-10-13T08:36:00-04:00

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Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya Paradox: Fighting Extremism While Practicing Takfir

Last updated on: October 13, 2017 at 8:36 am By Khwaja Khusro Tariq

May 12,2014: In the half rural-half industrial town of Sheikhupura four men were arrested by Punjab police . Their crime was tearing down posters filled with hate speech directed at their community plastered outside a shop in their village. The shopkeeper immediately filed a complaint with local police claiming that the posters contained Quranic verses. The men were charged with blasphemy. May 16, 2014: A 16 year old boy walked into the police station and shot one of the men, 65 year old Khalil Ahmad,... Read more

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2017-09-12T10:17:51-04:00

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The Tyranny of Realpolitik: Understanding the Modern Context of Violent Extremism

Last updated on: September 12, 2017 at 10:17 am By Khwaja Khusro Tariq

This is the third part of a three-part manuscript tracing the origins of extremist movements within Muslims. The first part dealt with the rivalry between the Ahl-e-Sunnah and the Mutazila and its implications on Islamic jurisprudence. The second part focused on Ibn Taymiyya and the repercussions of his theology and fatwas on the treatment of minorities and sectarian relations. This concluding part examines the circumstances and sociopolitical as well as psychological factors that have contributed to the current... Read more

2017-07-26T13:25:16-04:00

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Ibn Taymiyya and the Mamluke Sultans: Takfir and its Weaponization

Last updated on: July 26, 2017 at 1:25 pm By Khwaja Khusro Tariq

This is the second installment of a three part article tracing the evolution of extremist strains in Islamic history and analyzing their etiology and perpetuating factors. The first part described the impact of the Mutazila-Ahl Sunnah rivalry on the Islamic religiopolitical paradigm. In this article the utility of Hanbali scholar Ibn Taymiyya’s teachings and religious rulings to latter day exponents of sedition and persecution is studied. Taqi al Din Ahmed Ibn Taymiyya was born on January 22, 1263 in the ancient Mesopotamian... Read more

2017-07-19T17:34:22-04:00

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On the Genesis of Violent Extremism: The Mutazila, Ibn Hanbal and the Advent of Taqlid

Last updated on: July 19, 2017 at 5:34 pm By Khwaja Khusro Tariq

Since the so-called “War on Terror” began after 9-11 the number of terrorist groups has increased and the territory under their control has exponentially grown across countries like Iraq, Syria, Libya and Somalia. Neither full scale invasions such as those of Afghanistan and Iraq nor targeted drone operations have succeeded in militarily defeating terrorist groups. The strategy of “deradicalization” such as that pursued through the “Prevent” initiative by the British Government, the Saudi authorities in Saudi prisons and by... Read more

2017-05-19T12:01:00-04:00

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The Speech Donald Trump Will NOT Be Making In Saudi Arabia

Last updated on: May 19, 2017 at 12:01 pm By Khwaja Khusro Tariq

According to National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, President Trump will be giving an “inspiring yet direct” talk about Islam and the need to confront extremism during his trip to Saudi Arabia. McMaster said that more than fifty leaders of Muslim majority nations will be in attendance. He further stated that: “The speech is intended to unite the broader Muslim world against common enemies of all civilization and to demonstrate America’s commitment to our Muslim partners.” The following is the hypothetical speech that the author believes Donald Trump... Read more

2017-05-17T12:11:39-04:00

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To Fight Terror Break the Vicious Cycle of Trauma

Last updated on: May 17, 2017 at 12:11 pm By Khwaja Khusro Tariq

Chosen Trauma The term “chosen trauma” was first used by Psychoanalyst Vamik Volkan in an essay published in 1991. It refers to a group ascribing an inordinate amount of emotional and historic significance to a persecutory event. Destructive and Reparative Leadership According to Volkan traumatized groups evolve two kinds of leadership. The “reparative” type uses the traumatic event to unite the group and solidify its identity without harming another group. The “destructive type” uses the “chosen trauma” to increase a sense of... Read more

2017-05-05T17:55:42-04:00

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Pope Francis in Egypt: The “Salaam” That Must Echo Around The World

Last updated on: May 5, 2017 at 5:55 pm By Khwaja Khusro Tariq

“As-Salaam Alaikum” “Peace be on you”, in Arabic: that is how Pope Francis opened his address at a peace conference hosted by Al-Azhar university in Cairo, Egypt today. He is on an official visit to bring a message of peace and continue the dialogue of reconciliation he started in 2016 with Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University. During the address Pope Francis emphasized the need for brotherhood between the two faiths and spoke out against terrorism,... Read more

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2017-04-20T15:52:14-04:00

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Fighting The Persecution of Coptic Christians in Egypt Is A Religious Duty For All Muslims

Last updated on: April 20, 2017 at 3:52 pm By Khwaja Khusro Tariq

Some of my best childhood memories are of Thursday evenings spent at the Coptic Club in Khartoum, Sudan. Most patrons there were members of the Coptic community but everyone was welcome. Immigrant Copts from Egypt have been in Sudan for over a century and currently number over half a million. As is the case in Egypt, their contributions to civic life in Sudan are inordinately consequential to their numbers. Today in Egypt, two Coptic Churches were attacked, one in Tanta... Read more

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