A critical review of The Impossible State by Wael B. Hallaq, exploring Islam, modernity, and why the nation-state may be fundamentally incompatible with Sharia.
Tag: Colonialism
Epstein, Iran and the Politics of Distraction: Inside Operation Epic Fury
It is not a coincidence that America and israel have decided to bomb Iran at this moment. Operation “Epic Fury” is designed to distract us from the Epstein files, because in truth our “epic fury” should be targeted at the men at the centre of that scandal. In fact, Epstein was trained as a spy by Ehud Barak the former israeli Prime Minister and defence minister for Mossad, and no country in the world, other than israel gains anything from starting a war with Iran. Epic Stupidity would be a more appropriate name.
Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor – Review
It would be unfair to suggest that the entirety of this book is awful, far from it. It just needed the author to sit with someone to discuss his views towards Muslims, and ask if they were the lingering consequence of colonialism or more recently developed ideas from the racist BJP party, currently governing India.
This Hybrid Reads 