Tag Archives: Islamism
God’s Pious Dictators – or – Is ISIS Islamic? Depends who you ask.
First, I’d like to point out that almost no one I know thinks that ISIS are good guys. They also don’t think they are the astronomical threat to all humanity that they are made out to be. They feel that the media gives them way too much play. Do they (and I) believe they are off […]
Islamic Economics vs. Global Capitalism
Islamic Economics is a topic of great interest nowadays. Sometime ago an article appeared in the LA times, asking the question “Will capitalism fall victim to its own success?“ From the article: Karl Marx is turning in his grave. Or perhaps not, because some of his writings eerily foreshadowed our era of globalized capitalism. His […]