On the occasion of the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and When Conducive to Terrorism, we spoke ...

The concept of Jahiliyya, commonly understood as the period of ignorance before the advent of Islam, has played a significant role in Islamic thought and history. Traditionally, Jahiliyya referred to ...

In the face of Hamas threat, President Trump proposes Egypt and Jordan take in Gazan refugees while Gaza undergoes cleansing ...

In response to Israel adopting defensive measures in the wake of an unprovoked massacre undertaken by Hamas, a notion is ...

Pankaj Mishra’s latest book, The World after Gaza, looks at the recent Gaza conflict—where Israel unleashed violence on Gaza ...

Pundits like Thomas Friedman claimed that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman was a reformer committed to liberalization. In reality, the Saudi kingdom remains unflinchingly authoritarian, ...

Israel fights for its life against a genocidal adversary, yet stands accused of genocide. The charge, demonstrably false and ...

A pivotal figure in this transformation was an Egyptian intellectual and Qur’an commentator named Sayyid Qutb. Qutb, who was executed in Egypt in 1966, was the Solzhenitsyn of that time and place.

Example: Sayyid Qutb (1906–1966) called for jihad to overthrow non-Islamic rule, particularly Western influence, which influenced extremist groups like al-Qaeda. Martyrdom and Rewards in Paradise ...

The first part of the series explains the origin of Islamism and Neo-Conservatism. It shows Egyptian civil servant Sayyid Qutb, depicted as the founder of modern Islamist thought, visiting the U.S. to ...