Western political discourse often treats Muslims as politically illegible, interpreting Muslim societies through secular or liberal frameworks. This critique examines how Orientalism embedded in Western political thought denies Muslim political agency and frames Islamic resistance as a threat rather than a response to imperial violence.
A philosophical exploration of free will, divine hiddenness, and the problem of evil, asking whether God’s omniscience can coexist with human choice.
When people ask whether Islam is compatible with modernity, they often assume Western liberalism as history’s endpoint. Islam does not exist to validate modernity. It exists to form an ethical life, challenge power, and expose the violence hidden inside “progress.”
Why Patreon? Why pay if it’s free later? Everything I publish eventually becomes free on the Knowledge Hub, because knowledge should be accessible. Patreon isn’t about paywalling information; it’s about making the work possible at all. Patrons: Get early access…
Why Patreon? Why pay if it’s free later? Everything I publish eventually becomes free on the Knowledge Hub, because knowledge should be accessible. Patreon isn’t about paywalling information; it’s about making the work possible at all. Patrons: Get early access…
Comrades, I have several things I must convey regarding my life and the trajectory of my mutual aid project. I want to be transparent about a shift in how my support system is structured. I’ve been working on a voluntary…
Aww, a Muslim posting an anti-Arab dog-whistle in support of Sudan — otherwise known as colonial hasbara — without naming the actual perpetrators (UAE or RSF)? 💔🥺 Sad, oh no, whatever will you do 💔🥺
It’s not okay.
I don’t excuse Arab supremacy either (f*ck you, Saudi royal), and it doesn’t mean we should leave our critical literacy behind or engage without an ounce of political awareness in our wording.
When ideas are crushed and dissenters are criminalised or even pathologised, the harm doesn’t stay abstract. Violence isn’t always soaked in blood.
Humanitarian aid is sold as neutral and benevolent. On the ground it often behaves like surveillance and control. This essay traces how mutual aid sustains survival in Palestine, Sudan, and Congo where empire’s aid abandons communities.
Comrades, I want to be transparent about a change in how my Patreon tiers are set up. When I first opened this space, I experimented with promises like podcast access and groups that no longer reflect my work. My focus…
