Try Islam

Any body in the west has the right to prac­tice his rituals whatever they are or declares his atheistic tendency, but when a Muslim practices his Islamic rituals, he will be ac­cused of extremism or backwardness.

This book gains its importance from its profound presentations on one hand and from its author’s on the other. Dr. Hofmann is a German who live fifty years as a Christian, before embracing Islam. He has occupied several positions before rep­resenting his country as an ambassador in Algeria and Morocco.

Hofmann, speaks from a unique position. He is an ex­pert in the west, where he was born and brought up Besides he is a Muslim who understood the essence of his religion, mixed with Muslims and thus, knew some of their faults. Read the rest of this entry »

islam the alternative

In the wake of the end of the cold war, the American way of life is being peddled as the model for all societies in the world. The Western man in his arrogance has convinced himself that his superb rationality would assure him the highest peaks of knowledge, power and happiness ever achieved in human history. This is quite amazing, given the unspeakable atrocities committed by this “rational man” during the 20th century including two savage world wars and the use of the atomic bomb, Stalinism and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and other countries. The man remains more convinced that his civilization deserves universal dominance. His international law, view of human rights, economic system, value-free scientific approach, his agnosticism and atheism, are regarded by him as essential ingredients of an emerging world culture – Made in USA. Read the rest of this entry »