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The Clash Thesis: A Failing Ideology?
Tuesday, 24 August 2004, 11:05 am | M. Shahid Alam
Instantly, instinctively, and unrelentingly, the American establishment has framed the attacks of September 11, 2001, in the language of a clash of civilizations. The Islamic terrorists attacked America because they hate our highest values, our freedoms, ... More >>
Allama Iqbal: God’s Command To Angels
Monday, 14 June 2004, 1:44 pm | M. Shahid Alam
Iqbal was a poet-philosopher born in what is now Pakistan. His poetical works in Urdu and Persian easily earn him the title to the greatest poet in each of these languages in the twentieth century. More >>
World's Greatest Country: Do The Facts Lie?
Wednesday, 24 March 2004, 10:23 am | M. Shahid Alam
On March 21, 2003, as I headed home, a day after the United States for-mally invaded Iraq, I ran into a colleague from Northeastern University – a professor of the humanities – at the Ruggles train station in Boston. I was aware of his political inclinations, ... More >>