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Musashi’s way; Trump as the Other.
by Modaser Shah In order to see, act… In order to stay the same, change (Heinz von Foerster) You can’t face yourself or turn away from yourself because you are IT What do you need to understand? Can the … Continue reading
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Questions, Terrorism, and Nasruddin’s beard
by Modaser Shah Consider this Nasruddin scenario: Mullah Nasruddin has become a celebrity, much sought after. This forces him to resort to disguises to evade “fans” and their questions. A beard, if long enough, would serve purpose. One morning the Mullah … Continue reading
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Laalii (The Crimson of Shyness)
by Ali Hammad This is an ode to Love. Love is the theme of Existence and Creation in the Sufi thought. The poetry is in a strict metre and rhyme that characterizes what is known as “ghazal” in Urdu … Continue reading
The Defeat of “Love Trumps Hate”
by Modaser Shah Zen, which is mostly practice and not theory, requires three things: Great Faith, Great Doubt, and Great Perseverance. Following the recent election of Donald Trump, to many practitioners of Zen, and the Sufis, and the humanists, and the universalists, it … Continue reading
Absorbing Information
by Navid Zaidi The subatomic particles that make up everything in the cosmos, or the laws of Physics, Gravity, Thermodynamics and so on, are considered to be the basic building blocks of the universe. However, some physicists now claim there … Continue reading
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Personality and Our Muslim Identity
by Navid Zaidi Life is a forward assimilative movement and in humans the center of life becomes a Person. Personality is strengthened by Love. Although the word ‘Love’ is used in a very wide sense, it means the desire to … Continue reading
Nasruddin’s Incompleteness Theorem: Can the “Great” Past/the Promised Land be Realized?
by Modaser Shah Mullah Nasruddin, the wise fool of Sufism, had a narrative that was often obscure. Once when he left something incomplete and unexplained people asked him for more. He said, “The cause and effect cannot be … Continue reading
Ishq Kia Hai (The Substance of Love)
عشق کیا ہے؟ کیا وفا؟ اور کیا ہے آس؟ بھوک ملنے کی یہ جلنے کی ہے پیاس بندگی ہے نام جس کا میں ہی ہوں قید میں ہیں آپ کی میرے حواس ہوں جدا شعلہ الاؤ سے میں … Continue reading
Nasruddin’s Burro and Violence, or How to Save Face
by Modaser Shah Should we believe Nasruddin or his burro? Do we favor an animal over a fine human being? Before I narrate that story, let’s examine some recent events. Iran’s president Rouhani said sometime ago that there was no place … Continue reading
St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Kamil: A Bold Christian-Muslim Encounter
by Navid Zaidi St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) was the privileged son of a wealthy Italian merchant but gave up his possessions and adopted a life of peace, poverty, compassion and nonviolence. In a moment of conversion, while praying on … Continue reading
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