Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Religion of Peace
The pacification of Islam has been passively promoted for a very long time in order to appeal to the modern notion of human rights. The Europeans and Americans hide behind the façade of human dignity and morals, taking a moral high ground and criticising Muslims despite indulging in these same violations push Muslims into the…
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The Queen, Salman Rushdie and Freedom of Speech Tirade
There has always been a tendency the “civilised” West has always forgotten to stay clear of – and that is, conflating criticism with gaslighting and denigration of our faith. From grotesque drawings with stereotypical caricature by so called Danish and French cartoonists to displaying hideous cartoons of the prophet ﷺ on government buildings, no stone…
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Muslim exclusivism, media and entrepreneurism
We have always seen attempts at creating a Muslim alternative to what would generally be considered haram. Starting from muslimmanga.org to create a more culturally and morally relatable alternative to anime to a labayk.com, a WordPress website made using the bbPress themes and plugins, there has not been any end at creating Muslim alternatives. However,…
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The Islamic invasion of the 21st century!
The Islamic Invasion Begins! The last few decades have seen a surge in civil unrest. Innocent civilians in war-torn countries such as Yemen, Syria and Iraq face no choice but to seek refuge in foreign lands. Thus, a migration period began with many moving to Europe, and to Asia, until finally, America. The seeming Islamic invasion had…
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Muhammad ﷺ and Aisha’s Marriage: A Non Controversial Issue Made Controversial
As Muslims, most of us have at least once, if not multiple times in our lifetimes described ourselves as “moderate” Muslims in order to differentiate and save ourselves from the embarrassment and guilt of sharing the same faith as deviant militant groups, crusading about in the name of religion. Ever since the dawn of 9/11,…
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Islam and Modernist Political Phraseology
As Muslims, most of us have at least once, if not multiple times in our lifetimes described ourselves as “moderate” Muslims in order to differentiate and save ourselves from the embarrassment and guilt of sharing the same faith as deviant militant groups, crusading about in the name of religion. Ever since the dawn of 9/11,…
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West’s Emotional Puppet- Osama bin Laden
So let me be a martyr,dwelling in a high mountain passamong a band of knights who,united in devotion to God,descend to face armies. Whenever Bin Laden is mentioned the gentrified post colonization mind sees the visage of a villain. Who was Bin Laden? A terrorist. Yes, but what was he before being a terrorist? A…
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Malaysia Start-up Success: a Case Study
The Search for Startups The Search for Startups is an ongoing series on what helps and discourages startup culture. This article will focus on the Malaysia startups boom and what we can learn from it. Malaysia has proved itself to be in the top 10-20% best countries for startups. Malaysian startups have proven to be…
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