Horst Schulze, former president of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, wrote a book called Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise. During a promotional tour of the book, someone cornered the eighty-year-old executive and asked him about his idea of “excellence.” “It’s not harder,” Mr. Schulze replied before he […]
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“Propaganda does not aim to elevate man, but to make him serve.” Propaganda – The Formation of Men’s Attitudes – Jacques Ellul Before I begin, I feel it’s necessary to outline a very basic fact that all who wish for Islamicate Sovereignty one day should be cognisant of. The American Empire is a power and
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The contemporary Muslim is characterized by a longing for a certain Islamic greatness that seems to exist only in the past. This rears its head most clearly in situations such as we have witnessed during the past 2 months, where it becomes painfully clear how weak we have become. Just as this will cause many
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The paradigm shift post-October 7th, the roots of AGC, the post-WW2 civilizational narrative, the myth of Muslim diaspora exceptionalism, the Hijra debate, the American election, and more: a conversation with the esteemed anonymous poster Ibn Maghreb: Note: this interview was conducted on 02/28/2024. AY: Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah. Hope you’re doing great brother. I became
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Two pseudonymous writers, ABU ILHAM & SAAD, bring us an unapologetic essay with an unconventional approach to the question: Should Muslim men care about having multiple wives? It has come to my attention upon introspection and advice, that the situation of women’s opinion on polygyny cannot be rectified without first providing clarity, resolution, and equipping
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Abdul gives a rundown of the contemporary Muslim Zeitgeist, the various challenges and ills facing us, and what can be done as a start to counter it. Our current Muslim diaspora has monumental challenges barring the development of communal success, from community leaders making odd statements of neutrality towards obvious haram, to imams being disempowered
Allah said, “Descend as enemies to each other. You will find in the earth a residence and provision for your appointed stay.” Quran (7:24) Nietzsche argued if there is no God then morality does not exist, and humans “make” their own morality. This creation of individualistic morality is fairly evident in the modern Western world.
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From Ibad, a striking and pertinent essay on what the characteristics of the one who struggles for God’s sake looks in the modern day, through Jungian archetypes. Struggle is an intrinsic part of the human experience. Mankind’s history is replete with tales of struggle by men against forces much greater than themselves. The man struggles
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Chinese sweatshop trinkets won’t make you happy or lead you to paradise, says CHARLEMAGNE:
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Can the centralized model (hitherto referred to as The Madinah Model) of Islamic community organization be copied and pasted as a Dawah strategy for Muslims in the West in the 21st Century? Robert makes the case for why it’s not that simple:
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