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Any human being who has a minimum of empathy for his fellow human beings cannot but feel a visceral rejection for unjustified, unnecessary and out-of-context violent actions. This is the case with the violent events that are constantly occurring around the world; from Paris, Brussels or the United States to Pakistan, Syria, Nigeria, Burma, Israel or anywhere else where they …

An open colloquium at the Ateneo de Sevilla brings together three representatives of the city’s Muslim community. “We understand it as a necessity that Sevillian society knows us, that a dialogue of respect is established and that it is known that we only want to contribute and always in a positive way”. With these words, Hajj Khalid Nieto, founder of …

It is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between Islam and Islam, even for Muslims themselves. How can we do this if we are bombarded by the media incessantly, taking the two terms as synonyms? Moreover, Islamism has hijacked Islam so that practically non-Islamist Muslims have been excommunicated and taken to the dark room of the ignorant and heretics awaiting execution …

Social perception paints a dystopian reality in which Muslims become a demographic threat Europe has many problems, but Islam is not one of them. The temptation to deny the seal of European authenticity to broad layers of its population that make this religion a first sign of identity is. It is also important to relegate to social and economic marginality …

At a time when we are encouraged to respond impulsively to any situation, reflection has become a revolutionary act. Acting impulsively means that we respond to a stimulus, whether internal or external, without our response having been reflected. Therefore, impulse and reflection are incompatible. This does not mean that the impulsive response is always wrong, nor that through reflection we …

Politeness properly understood, such as respect – spiritual not formal – and proper treatment – sincere not apparent – that is due to all beings and creatures around us, is one of the main obligations of every Muslim and should be of every human being. One of our sages when asked what the way was used to answer, “Love of …

Malcolm X or Al-Hajj Malik Ash-Shabazz, saw the light of true Islam through his pilgrimage in April 1964. As a member, until then, and spokesperson of the organization “The Nation of Islam”, a nationalist socio-political religious movement with racist tendencies. Malcolm firmly believed that the white man was diabolical and the black man should be his enemy. After leaving the …