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When Human Beings Become Commodities
Modern consumer culture increasingly shapes our identity, relationships, and values. Drawing on the ideas of Egyptian thinker Abd al-Wahhab al-Masiri, this article explores how human beings risk becoming commodities in a world dominated by materialism.
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A Beginner's Guide to the Qur'an
A short book for a first reader: how the text is arranged, what order to read it in, and which translations are worth the money.
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On the use of non-Muslim sources in early Islamic history
A paper arguing that contemporary Syriac, Greek and Armenian accounts belong in the evidence base, and answering the standard objections to using them.