Islamic Legacy of Modern Surgery

Dr Ahmad Abdul Hai and Syed Wasim Ahmed

He who restored life to one man, shall be counted as if he has restored life to entire humanity. (Quran 5:35)

Islamic civilization has made outstanding and wide-ranging contributions to the art of healing. This paper seeks to highlight Islamic civilization’s magnificent contribution to surgery. The paper is divided into three parts: (i) Inspiration (ii) Sources (iii) Impact.  Continued

Robert Fisk: US troops say goodbye to Iraq

Torture. Corruption. Civil war. America has certainly left its mark



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Mosque near Ground Zero and the Surge of Islamophobia

Our Mosque Madness

By MAUREEN DOWD

Maybe, for Barack Obama, it depends on what the meaning of the word “is” is.

When the president skittered back from his grandiose declaration at an iftar celebration at the White House Friday that Muslims enjoy freedom of religion in America and have the right to build a mosque and community center in Lower Manhattan, he offered a Clintonesque parsing.  Continued