Muzaffar K Awan

Muzaffar K Awan MD, Grand Rapids Michigan USA

Reconciling

Democracy, as an ancient and evolving system of governance to this day, has achieved general acceptance and recognition as a universal value. However, when it comes to the democratization process, every nation must play its own instrument in the symphony of its unique culture. All nations are consciously to undergo the evolutionary stages of human…

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A Civic and Social Islamic Reform Movement with Worldwide Peace-building Mission

The social movement called Hizmet or Gülen Movement is based on philosophy and values preached by Fethullah Gülen, his thought and practice including his insights on Renaissance and a Globalizing Civilization of love, tolerance and Empathy presently in the making. Gülen philosophy is most importantly rooted in the prophetic and civic Islam, it embraces educating…

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Fading Turkish Political Model & the Civil Islam for the Arab and the Muslim World

Turkey’s political Image over the last decade had been built on promised servant political leadership, AKP being a clean political party backed by transforming hizmet civil society movement since 1960s. The comparison of Erdogan’s own leadership and his party’s first two terms with the present third term are made The democratic reforms made by him…

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The Paradox of Hidden Human History

The world to this day indeed owes a tremendous amount to the Muslim world for the many groundbreaking scientific and technological advances that were pioneered during the Golden Age of Muslim civilization (particularly between the 9th to the 13th centuries) and overall between the 7th and 16th centuries. The world had overlooked these achievements and…

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Can A Shaykh and A Cricketer Salvage the Corrupt Political System in Pakistan?

Wow, a Shaykh ul-Islam who attracts populace with his thunderous socio-political oratory and a religious doctrine! Wow, a revolution through a mass public movement supported by a Cricketer Tsunami Khan! But wait …… and let us think this through in the context of Pakistan’s checkered political history and ambiguities over the decades, its ongoing internal…

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Indonesia’s Democracy and Tolerant Islam

“Moreover, I came to realize that the idea of an Islamic state was completely historically fabricated. There is no authentic sharia basis for that claim [of Islamic state]”. By Syafii Maarif Chairman, Muhammadiyah movement 1998-2005. AbstractSeveral faith-based Muslim organizations in the world have been transforming into more progressive socio-religious movements. What are the factors that…

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Where is the Muslim Nation and where is the Ummah Today?

وَاعْتَصِمُوا۟ بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُو Hold firmly to the Rope of Allah (Surah Al-Imran—Quran3: 103) Crown Prince Salman delivered an annual speech on-behalf of the Saudi King at the reception for the leaders of Islamic countries, dignitaries, guest pilgrims of the king and heads of Hajj missions at Mina Palace on Wednesday October 16,…

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