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Articles
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Free and Equal under the Qur'an
by Havva G. Guney-Ruebenacker - Only with non-apologetic, rational and principled reformist Islamic
thought is it possible to deduce egalitarian and realistic Qur'anic
interpretations.
(Comment: This piece was written originally as an op-ed piece to be published at the Wall Street Journal, in response to a piece by Ayaan Hirsi Ali entitled "Unfree Under Islam" on Tuesday, August 16, 2005. The WSJ, along with other papers, declined to publish it without giving any reason. Their loss.) -
Islamic Law: An Ever-Evolving Science Under The Light of
Divine Revelation and Human Reason
by Havva G. Guney-Ruebenacker - It is a matter of fact that each era in human history has its own predominant logic and rational that manifests itself in the philosophy, culture, art and law of that era. Islamic law is not an exception.
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Traditionalist View on Sex Slavery
by Oliver A Ruebenacker - Are great people immune to mistakes? The traditionalists among today's Muslims not only believe that there can be no scholar of Islam greater than those who lived several hundred years ago, but they also insist that the teachings of the old scholars need no substantial revisions. How problematic this view is, becomes manifest in two areas: Slavery and treatment of women. This article is about an ugly topic where those two areas overlap: Concubinage or in more modern terms: Sex slavery.