Andrea Elliott, New York Times, Why Yasir Qadhi Wants to Talk About Jihad, 17 Mar 2011 "In the basement of the religious-studies building, Qadhi settled into an empty room, flipped open his MacBook Pro (encased in Islamic apple green) and dialed in to an Internet conference call with more than 150 of his AlMaghrib students. “I want to be very frank here,” Qadhi said, his voice tight with exasperation. “Do you really, really think that blowing up a plane is Islamic? I mean, ask yourself this.”"
Also see Muslim Matters, Yasir Qadhi | The Lure of Radicalism and Extremism Amongst Muslim Youth, 18 Oct 2010 [don't think I blogged it first time around]
More info: AL Maghrib Institute
There's also a reference to Zaid Shakir
Some analysis of the article can be found in The Economist, What world are you living in?, 18 Mar 2011
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Monday, February 23, 2009
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gazette, Addicted to porn?, 23 Feb 09 "Before the Internet, only people who had crossed some borders of self-control and respect would go to shops to buy adult magazines or videos, but now the access is possible within the privacy of homes, and without anyone seeing.
"That’s wrong. Allah is watching, always.
"Muslimmatters.org has a very interesting discussion on this topic under the Society menu. People who have been affected, those on their recovery and those who have recovered from this addiction have all shared their experiences. Islamic advice from reputed Islamic speakers like Yasir Qadhi has also been included. While it is not possible to publish everything, one success story and advice mentioned in the post has been included that offers a good road map to getting rid of this habit: ..."
Saudi Gazette, Addicted to porn?, 23 Feb 09 "Before the Internet, only people who had crossed some borders of self-control and respect would go to shops to buy adult magazines or videos, but now the access is possible within the privacy of homes, and without anyone seeing.
"That’s wrong. Allah is watching, always.
"Muslimmatters.org has a very interesting discussion on this topic under the Society menu. People who have been affected, those on their recovery and those who have recovered from this addiction have all shared their experiences. Islamic advice from reputed Islamic speakers like Yasir Qadhi has also been included. While it is not possible to publish everything, one success story and advice mentioned in the post has been included that offers a good road map to getting rid of this habit: ..."
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