Comments for Marc Manley Dot ComMarc Manley Dot Com | Marc Manley Dot Com http://www.marcmanley.com Muslim Writer, Thinker, and Educator Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Uncritical Bias of Ibn Warraq by John Butler http://www.marcmanley.com/the-uncritical-bias-of-ibn-warraq/comment-page-1/#comment-15762 John Butler Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:10:29 +0000 http://www.marcmanley.com/?p=5433#comment-15762 I am British and I live in Canada. I do not believe in the inherent superiority of West over East or of East over West. Insofar as the slavery issue is concerned, Arabs sold slaves to Europeans and Americans, are equally to blame. The west certainly does not have a monopoly on racism, and neither do Islamic countries; Asians and Africans, too, have demonstrated racism. The Japanese saw Koreans and Chinese as inferior, the Chinese empire viewed everyone else as inferior, and Zimbabwe has persecuted white farmers. I agree completely with Ibn Warraq's scholarly attacks on Edward Said's idea of Orientalism, but Mr. Manley does make some good points about the flaws in Warraq's ant-Muslim polemics, which are often rather shrill and show how passionately he feels betrayed by Islam. I am British and I live in Canada. I do not believe in the inherent superiority of West over East or of East over West. Insofar as the slavery issue is concerned, Arabs sold slaves to Europeans and Americans, are equally to blame. The west certainly does not have a monopoly on racism, and neither do Islamic countries; Asians and Africans, too, have demonstrated racism. The Japanese saw Koreans and Chinese as inferior, the Chinese empire viewed everyone else as inferior, and Zimbabwe has persecuted white farmers. I agree completely with Ibn Warraq’s scholarly attacks on Edward Said’s idea of Orientalism, but Mr. Manley does make some good points about the flaws in Warraq’s ant-Muslim polemics, which are often rather shrill and show how passionately he feels betrayed by Islam.

]]> Comment on Do We Need A Fiqh of Facebook? A Khutbah at the University of Pennsylvania by Vaibhav http://www.marcmanley.com/do-we-need-a-fiqh-of-facebook-a-khutbah-at-the-university-of-pennsylvania/comment-page-1/#comment-15751 Vaibhav Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:22:01 +0000 http://www.marcmanley.com/?p=5716#comment-15751 The MSA has been very aivcte on the University of California, Irvine (UCI) campus. They were suspended in Jun 2010 - finally, after they disrupted a speech by Israeli Ambassador Oren.In lieu of a :long URL, search for For It : MSA Student Confesses She Wants a Second Holocaust The MSA has been very aivcte on the University of California, Irvine (UCI) campus. They were suspended in Jun 2010 – finally, after they disrupted a speech by Israeli Ambassador Oren.In lieu of a :long URL, search for For It : MSA Student Confesses She Wants a Second Holocaust

]]> Comment on The Imperialists New Clothes by Ryan http://www.marcmanley.com/the-imperialists-new-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-15750 Ryan Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:41:08 +0000 http://www.marcmanley.com/?p=5701#comment-15750 8:56 pm (Irshad Manji, Islam, Thoughts) (Irshad Manji, Islam, The Manrilla Blog) Assalamu aliukam, a very interesting post from the Manrilla Blog. Marc does a better job of 'splaining things that I 8:56 pm (Irshad Manji, Islam, Thoughts) (Irshad Manji, Islam, The Manrilla Blog) Assalamu aliukam, a very interesting post from the Manrilla Blog. Marc does a better job of ‘splaining things that I

]]> Comment on Required Reading – Neo-Traditionalism vs. Traditionalism by Medo http://www.marcmanley.com/required-reading-neo-traditionalism-vs-traditionalism/comment-page-1/#comment-15749 Medo Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:53:13 +0000 http://www.marcmanley.com/?p=5723#comment-15749 Feel proud to have been a Haadian have many many fond mmeerios of my time in the Bay Area. May Allah bless the community and gather us all in Jannah. Feel proud to have been a Haadian have many many fond mmeerios of my time in the Bay Area. May Allah bless the community and gather us all in Jannah.

]]> Comment on Embracing God By Embracing America: American Muslims, Shari’ah & the Constitution by Imam Sohaib http://www.marcmanley.com/embracing-god-by-embracing-america-american-muslims-shariah-the-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-15736 Imam Sohaib Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:08:00 +0000 http://www.marcmanley.com/?p=5737#comment-15736 Alhamdulilah :) I am just messing with you Brother. I think you are doing excellent work. This was a good talk. Keep it up Akhi! Alhamdulilah :) I am just messing with you Brother. I think you are doing excellent work. This was a good talk. Keep it up Akhi!

]]> Comment on Embracing God By Embracing America: American Muslims, Shari’ah & the Constitution by Marc http://www.marcmanley.com/embracing-god-by-embracing-america-american-muslims-shariah-the-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-15735 Marc Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:46:36 +0000 http://www.marcmanley.com/?p=5737#comment-15735 @"Imam" Sohaib. LOL!! My name is Marc Manley and I approve this message! @”Imam” Sohaib. LOL!! My name is Marc Manley and I approve this message!

]]> Comment on Embracing God By Embracing America: American Muslims, Shari’ah & the Constitution by Imam Sohaib http://www.marcmanley.com/embracing-god-by-embracing-america-american-muslims-shariah-the-constitution/comment-page-1/#comment-15734 Imam Sohaib Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:29:05 +0000 http://www.marcmanley.com/?p=5737#comment-15734 Asalamon Alaikum, Astaghfurillah!! This is a bad topic. It is impossible to "Embrace God" by "Embracing America." America is the great Shaytan. The NYPD and the other organizations are spying on us in our Masjids. We can only "Embrace God" by embracing Islamic countries like the Islamic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Those are the countries of God. We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us!! How much did the American government agencies pay you to hold this program? Asalamon Alaikum,

Astaghfurillah!! This is a bad topic. It is impossible to “Embrace God” by “Embracing America.” America is the great Shaytan. The NYPD and the other organizations are spying on us in our Masjids. We can only “Embrace God” by embracing Islamic countries like the Islamic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Those are the countries of God. We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us!! How much did the American government agencies pay you to hold this program?

]]> Comment on Winter Reading List 2012 by Marc http://www.marcmanley.com/winter-reading-list-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-15693 Marc Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:50:57 +0000 http://www.marcmanley.com/?p=5667#comment-15693 I would recommend <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/End-Jihad-State-Al-Malik-Medieval/dp/0791418286" rel="nofollow">End of the Jihad State</a></em> by Dr. Khalid Blankinship. You may also read Dr. Sherman Jackson's article, <em><a href="http://www.marcmanley.com/media/pdfs/Jackson%20-%20Jihad%20and%20the%20Modern%20World.pdf" rel="nofollow">Jihad and the Modern World.</a></em> [PDF]. I would recommend End of the Jihad State by Dr. Khalid Blankinship. You may also read Dr. Sherman Jackson’s article, Jihad and the Modern World. [PDF].

]]> Comment on Islam in a Global Perspective: What Makes Islam Work? by Bruce Gipson http://www.marcmanley.com/islam-in-a-global-perspective-what-makes-islam-work/comment-page-1/#comment-15692 Bruce Gipson Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:01:28 +0000 http://www.marcmanley.com/?p=5729#comment-15692 As-salamu Alaykum, How is everything dear brother. It is me Bruce, we met a few times. I am a student at Temple at am finishing my Master's. Good news I just got accepted into the PhD program at Temple. My work will be on early Islamic Jurisprudence and the school of Medina. I would like to concentrate on Malik, the Muwatta', and my opinion, which I plan on providing my proofs, is to show how in Morocco and Andalus the school of Malik was a school that produced some of the most amazing scholars of tassawuf, promoted a pluralism and tolerance, and was isolated from much of the political movements and was therefore more archaic and more original to the understanding of a living Sunnah. I love the site and the work you are doing. You have your baby, next month my third grandchild is being born, a boy <em>in sha'Allah</em>. I met you in the past and would like to meet you for coffee, discuss some ideas as far as work I am considering and I have a lot of questions for you. You have offered in the past to agree to lunch, I insist on me, so give me a call so I can discuss what is convenient for you. This is more personal in nature if you can remove this if it post I would appreciate it. Keep up the good work! Bruce As-salamu Alaykum,

How is everything dear brother. It is me Bruce, we met a few times. I am a student at Temple at am finishing my Master’s. Good news I just got accepted into the PhD program at Temple. My work will be on early Islamic Jurisprudence and the school of Medina. I would like to concentrate on Malik, the Muwatta’, and my opinion, which I plan on providing my proofs, is to show how in Morocco and Andalus the school of Malik was a school that produced some of the most amazing scholars of tassawuf, promoted a pluralism and tolerance, and was isolated from much of the political movements and was therefore more archaic and more original to the understanding of a living Sunnah.

I love the site and the work you are doing. You have your baby, next month my third grandchild is being born, a boy in sha’Allah. I met you in the past and would like to meet you for coffee, discuss some ideas as far as work I am considering and I have a lot of questions for you. You have offered in the past to agree to lunch, I insist on me, so give me a call so I can discuss what is convenient for you. This is more personal in nature if you can remove this if it post I would appreciate it.

Keep up the good work!

Bruce

]]> Comment on Winter Reading List 2012 by Abdullah http://www.marcmanley.com/winter-reading-list-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-15684 Abdullah Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:43:29 +0000 http://www.marcmanley.com/?p=5667#comment-15684 Could you suggest a good (English) book or two on the topic of jihad? Could you suggest a good (English) book or two on the topic of jihad?

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