Since the final decades of 20 century CE and especially in post 9/11 world, the question of th compatibility between Islam and democracy-a hotly debated and discussed issue-has gained an impetus and has highly intensified. There are (mainly) two visions on this theme: (i) those who deny any connection between Islam and democracy; and (ii)...Read More

Islam has a dissonant relationship with modernity in that it agrees with central aspects of this epochal phenomenon and parts ways with others. This is the key to understanding how Islam engages with the two main components of modernity, namely its intellectual discourse and its political project. A thorough study of Islam’s intellectual tradition reveals,...Read More

The three Divine Abrahamic faiths i.e. Judaism, Christianity and Islam, revealed to the prophets of God, are divine religions that shape outlook of life, people’s perception, culture and civilization and enhance the relationship between God-man-universe. In this process, people who adhere to a particular religion tend to explore the phenomena through the lens of religion....Read More

The unsuccessful attempt by Nigerian citizen, Mutallab to bomb a Detroid-bound plane from Amsterdam on the eve of Christian in 2008 and the deportation of a group of Nigerian students from Malaysia in 2010 owing to terrorism-related allegation have attracted the attention of the world to Nigeria, which is the Africa’s most populous country. Such...Read More