Simulation Hypothesis is the idea that this world is just a computer simulation created by other organisms beyond our universe. There have been similar existentialist thought experiments for a long time – Descartes’ meditations, Harman’s “brains in a vat” scenario (popularized by Putnam) – but the “simulation hypothesis” […]
Was the Prophet Muhammad (s) a feminist? Is Islam a feminist religion? In 2017, Merriam-Webster declared feminism to be the “Word of the Year”.[1] 2017 was the year of the Women’s March, which was the largest single-day protest in American history.[2] The march was co-chaired by Linda Sarsour, […]
إن الحمد لله نحمده ونستعينه ، ونعوذ بالله من شرور أنفسنا ومن سيئات أعمالنا من يهده الله فلا مضل ومن يضلل فلا هادي له ، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له وأشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسوله صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وأصحابه وسلم […]
You are having a beautiful stroll through the park, when suddenly, you recognize your colleague from school — Andrew Boutros. “Isn’t the weather lovely today,” you remark, to which he replies, “Islam is a cult, the Quran is violent, and Muhammad was a warlord.” This is a very […]
A Christian professor of Islamic history at Oxford University as written a brief, but fascinating case of Islamic multi-faith acceptance, by highlighting a case of a Christian seeking a divorce and preferring Islamic courts to Christian courts (which were permitted under the Islamic Caliphate system). This is an […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 