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Election Replay

Khurram Ali Shafique — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:26:46 GMT

Election Replayby Khurram Ali Shafiqueon the Republic of Rumi Blog

Yes, Prime Minister (by Adil Mulki)

Khurram Shafique — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:35:51 GMT

Dear Friends, I have been thinking about how best to start explaining my favorite concept of "Spiritual Democracy", and while I remain indecisive, I would like

Iqbal and the anti-blasphemy law in Russia

Khurram Shafique — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:34:11 GMT

Iqbal and the anti-blasphemy law in Russiahttp://republicofrumi.blogspot.com/2013/04/iqbal-and-anti-blasphemy-law-in-russia.html Russian MPs have given initial

Two perceptions about Islam

Khurram Shafique — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:37:36 GMT

Dear Friends, ... the emails about spiritual democracy. Before I share my understanding of this concept, I would like to clarify a basic point. There are two

5 Principles of Spiritual Democracy

Khurram Shafique — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:32:48 GMT

... “…the immortality of a people, as Nietzsche has so happily put, depends upon the incessant creation of worths. Things certainly bear the stamp of

Spiritual Democracy

Khurram Shafique — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:36:52 GMT

... Six years ago, I wrote a fantasy about the great Sufi master Maulana Rumi changing the world after being elected the ruler of a kingdom. From this fantasy

Spiritual Democracy (My Workshop in Karachi)

Khurram Ali Shafique — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:54:43 GMT

Dear friends, I have received many valuable suggestions in response to the previous post and I hope that I shall be able to define a focus and plan for this

Questions, and some information

Khurram Shafique — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:33:32 GMT

Dear Friends, I haven't posted anything in this newsletter since December. Some friends have been inquiring about it but I wanted to revamp the website, blog

At Express Tribune: My (new) weekly blog of Iqbal Studies

Khurram Shafique — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:07:57 GMT

Dear friends, I have started a weekly series on Iqbal Studies on the website of Express Tribune.The following is the first post, which appeared today. It

Sohni Dharti: from Heer Ranjha to Gandasa

Khurram Shafique — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:07:04 GMT

Sohni Dharti: from Heer Ranjha to Gandasa by Khurram Ali Shafique Published in The Express Tribune, Sunday Magazine, November 25th, 2012. “This is our

Islam as a Moral and Political Ideal

Khurram Shafique — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:06:53 GMT

... There are three points of view from which a religious system can be approached: the standpoint of the teacher, that of the expounder, and that of the

Political Thought in Islam

Khurram Shafique — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:00:08 GMT

... Political Theory carefully constructed, as we shall see, by the constitutional lawyers of Islam through reflective criticism on the revelations of

My "Iqbal Week" on Express Tribune

Khurram Shafique — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:50:17 GMT

November 9 was the birth anniversary of Iqbal, which I spent mostly revising my second Urdu biography of Iqbal for a reprint. However, two of my articles were

Eid Mubarak, Mr. Bond

Khurram Shafique — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:24:39 GMT

Dear everyone, Eid Mubarak. I hope you enjoy these reflections about a few coincidence. Regards, Khurram Ali Shafique ... The Muslim community in Britain

Reconstruction: an Overview

Khurram Shafique — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:17:00 GMT

Reconstruction: an Overview ... Reconstruction: an Overview by Khurram Ali Shafique A king entrusted his son to a team of scholars and they taught him numerous