Live In Deen: February 2026

The Myth of “Islamist De-Islamization”: Political Islam and the Illusion of Secular Drift

I recently encountered one of those “viral” posts on X that arguably reveal more about algorithmic amplification in an era of functional illiteracy than they do about any genuine growth in political or sociological insight. The post, attributed to a self-described Turkish secularist, claims that “political Islam” has paradoxically produced de-Islamization in both Türkiye and […]

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Does Islam Mandate Arab Government?

Some critics of Islam have claimed that Islam endorses Arab supremacy, specifically in that Islamic sources require that governance be in the hands of Arabs. Unfortunately, some racist Arab supremacists (past and present) have also shared this false position and thus rejected shared rule with non-Arab Muslims (e.g., Turks, Persians, Africans, South Asians, Central Asians, […]

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Arabs vs Persians: Ending the Anti-Islamic Hatred

Ethnonationalism can be understood as an immense moral distortion. It trains individuals to evaluate reality according to whether a given position advances the perceived interests or prestige of one’s ethnic group. This is as opposed to being in terms of Islam and its specific parameters of truth, justice, or ethical right and wrong. In ethnonationalist […]

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An Alternative Perspective on Türkiye’s “Demographic Crisis”

In recent months, social media has been saturated with alarmist commentary regarding Türkiye’s demographic outlook. The country’s total fertility rate has dropped to approximately 1.3. This is not only far below the replacement level of 2.1 but also lower than that of several wealthier Western nations, for instance, the United States (1.6), France (1.6), the […]

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1971 vs 1979: Neoliberal Globalization and Return of “Political Islam” in Iran

1971 stands out as a major turning point in modern world history, not only for geopolitical and social reasons but also for deep structural changes in the global economy. On the geopolitical front, the year marked the independence of Bangladesh, reshaping South Asian politics after a violent war with the Pakistani central state and its […]

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Fragmenting Algeria? The Convergence of Kabyle Separatism and Zionist Strategy

In the current geopolitical climate, public discourse has conditioned many to recognize only two “Iranic” actors, i.e., the Kurds and the Persians, as salient forces in the Muslim world. In secular narratives shaped by Western and Israeli strategists, these groups are often cast as proxies used to fragment the Muslim ummah, weakening Islamic identity broadly […]

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source https://muslimskeptic.com/2026/02/09/fragmenting-algeria/

Paul’s Proto-Madkhalism: The Hypocrisy of Christians Criticizing Dhimmi Status

In recent years, largely in connection with geopolitical agendas involving Israel, the concept of the dhimmi has been revived in popular discourse, often in some simplified or polemical form. Historically, dhimmi status referred to non-Muslim subjects, primarily Jews and Christians (collectively known as ahl al-kitab, i.e., “People of the Book”), living under Islamic governance. In […]

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Capital’s Punishment: The Bank That Was Executed for Financial Resistance

The modern banking system is not some mere neutral mechanism for storing money or facilitating trade. It is one of the primary instruments of power in the contemporary world. Control over banking means control over capital allocation (who gets funded), liquidity (who survives crises), and sovereign influence (which states can borrow, grow, or collapse). In […]

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source https://muslimskeptic.com/2026/02/06/bank-executed-financial-resistance/

The Civilization of Baal: Epstein as a Symptom

By now, many of you will likely be aware of the successive releases of the Epstein Files. As of now, these disclosures amount to more than 3 million pages of written documents (including e-mails, court filings, etc.), as well as images and videos. They showcase many of the contemporary social “elite” in, let’s say, some […]

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The End Rescinded: The New Testament’s Failed Eschatology?

Eschatology, i.e., the study of the end of times, occupies a central place in many of the world’s religious traditions, including Christianity. Yet scholars have long observed a fundamental tension within the New Testament: both Jesus (peace be upon him) and the earliest Christian authors appear to have expected an imminent culmination of history, one […]

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