Category Archives: Islam

“Spiritual Human” Interview with Tim Winter / Abdal Hakim Murad

Tim Winter / Abdal Hakim Murad is lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, and is dean of the Cambridge Muslim College, UK, which trains imams for British mosques. In 2010 he was voted Britain’s most influential Muslim … Continue reading

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When The Atheist Met The Mystic

Sincere thanks to Professor Gregory A. Barker on the following book review. “Towards A Spiritual Humanism” is as a result of many hours of dialogue sessions between Hasan Askari and Jon Avery in June 1989. Hasan and Jon met one another at … Continue reading

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The Dialogical Relationship between Christianity and Islam

By Professor Hasan Askari (published 1972 Journal of Ecumenical Stidies) “It is sometimes easier to reflect with the aid of poetic metaphors, particularly when one has to tread the difficult space between two massive traditions. Where the conceptual finds the … Continue reading

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From Interreligious Dialogue to Spiritual Humanism

By Professor Hasan Askari “I have always looked at religious diversity with a sense of wonder. The differences between religious beliefs and practices have never bothered me, nor have their conflicting truth-claims unnerved me. I was mystified by the fact … Continue reading

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