ISIS OR THE SELF-STYLED ISLAMIC STATE HARMS ISLAM AND HURTS MUSLIMS


THE SELF-STYLED ISLAMIC STATE ISIS OR ISIL HARMS ISLAM AND HURTS MUSLIMS by Syarif Hidayat In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. In Islam, the right to life is an absolute value that is why Islam is against terrorism and killing. “Because of that We ordained for the Children of Israel that if…

THE STUPIDITY OF US-LED WESTERN PROPAGANDA LINKING ISLAM WITH TERRORISM


THE STUPIDITY OF US-LED WESTERN PROPAGANDA EQUATING AND LINKING ISLAM WITH EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM by Syarif Hidayat Islam is a peaceful religion, which does not promote any injustice or crime. Nevertheless, the West has many stereotypes and misconceptions about Islam that are due to: the media, Prejudice, and Ignorance. Islam is often looked upon as…

OH INDONESIA, TANAH AIRKU YANG DILANDA WABAH KORUPSI!


NEGERI YANG SUBUR MAKMUR NAN KAYA RAYA AKAN BERBAGAI SUMBER ALAMYA BAIK DI DARAT MAUPUN DI LAUT INI SEKARANG TENGAH DILANDA WABAH KORUPSI! oleh Syarif Hidayat Pemiliham Umum (Pemilu) sudah tiga bulan berlalu dan Pemilihan Presiden (Pilpres) masih beberapa hari lagi dan perlombaan lari menuju kursi kepresidenan oleh partai partai politik dengan menjagokan para capres…

DEMOCRACY IN ISLAM AND EGYPT’S ‘MILITARY COUP’


DEMOCRACY IN ISLAM AND EGYPT’S ‘MILITARY COUP’ by Syarif Hidayat Islamic values refer to the high values of peace, human rights, freedom of speech and belief, justice and equality, and democracy. Any society that upholds and practices these values is an Islamic society. Islam states that “there is no god but One God Allah SWT,”…

DESPITE ISLAMOPHOBIA, ISLAM IS THE FASTEST GROWING RELIGION IN THE WEST


DESPITE ISLAMOPHOBIA, ISLAM IS THE FASTEST GROWING RELIGION IN THE WEST by Syarif Hidayat*          Despite Islamophobia is still prevailing in the Western world, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the West especially in the United Kingdom and the United States.Nevertheless, the West has many stereotypes and misconceptions about Islam that are due…