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		<title>Wooing the Quran (2): Teleology, Eschatology and Rationality (Al Mulk, the Dominion)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aasem Bakhshi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The thoughts shared in the last post will insha&#8217;allah continue in future posts. The present piece is not in continuation of the last one but deliberately included in the same series as I want to aggregate all my readings and &#8230; <a href="http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/wooing-the-quran-2-observation-reason-and-ultimate-purpose-al-mulk-the-dominion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hangingodes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=456554&amp;post=722&amp;subd=hangingodes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wooing the Quran (1): The Question of Interpretation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aasem Bakhshi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is first post of a series that I would love (and pray) to continue forever for who would like to stop collecting the jewels scattered in and around Quran. However, these ramblings should be taken as if coming from &#8230; <a href="http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/wooing-the-quran-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hangingodes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=456554&amp;post=696&amp;subd=hangingodes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Islam a patriarchical tradition (II): Exegesis or Eisegesis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aasem Bakhshi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who listen to the Word, and follow the best (meaning) in it: those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and those are the ones endued with understanding. (Al Quran 39:18) Every interpreter comes to the text bearing those &#8230; <a href="http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2011/06/22/is-islam-a-patriarchical-tradition-ii-exegesis-or-eisegesis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hangingodes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=456554&amp;post=677&amp;subd=hangingodes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Islam a patriarchical tradition (I): Understanding the hermeneutical gap</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aasem Bakhshi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have made it a Qur&#8217;an in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand.     (Al Quran, 43:3) Nothing exists except through language. -Gadamer in Truth and Method Islamic tradition, in many ways, can be described as a &#8230; <a href="http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/is-islam-a-patriarchical-tradition-i-understanding-the-hermeneutical-gap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hangingodes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=456554&amp;post=652&amp;subd=hangingodes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dialogue: Ali Abbas Jalalpuri on Iqbal&#8217;s scholasticism</title>
		<link>http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/jalalpuri-on-iqbals-scholasticism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aasem Bakhshi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though it can be entirely attributed to my shameful reluctance to read philosophy in Urdu, I am embarrassed to be introduced to Ali Abbas Jalalpuri&#8217;s work so late, especially his profound critique on Iqbal. Jalalpuri&#8217;s critique of Iqbal, besides &#8230; <a href="http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/jalalpuri-on-iqbals-scholasticism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hangingodes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=456554&amp;post=624&amp;subd=hangingodes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Shariah Possible (III): Tennessee Bill, Objective Resolution and Ibn Qayyim</title>
		<link>http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/is-shariah-possible-iii-tennessee-bill-objective-resolution-and-ibn-qayyim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aasem Bakhshi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had almost forgotten about this ongoing series until coming across this recent piece by John Esposito and Sheila Lalwani discussing fear of Shariah in the state of Tennessee. That the bill introduced by Senator Bill Ketron exemplifies the irrational &#8230; <a href="http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/is-shariah-possible-iii-tennessee-bill-objective-resolution-and-ibn-qayyim/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hangingodes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=456554&amp;post=585&amp;subd=hangingodes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Discoursing Blasphemy (I): Deconstructing the Contemporary Authoritarian Context</title>
		<link>http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/blasphemy-discourses-i-deconstructing-the-contemporary-context/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aasem Bakhshi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The materials could be used to construct either the authoritative or the authoritarian. If the authoritarian is constructed, the text is rendered subservient and submerged into its representer and reader. If authoritative is constructed, the text survives unencumbered and unlimited &#8230; <a href="http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/blasphemy-discourses-i-deconstructing-the-contemporary-context/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hangingodes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=456554&amp;post=526&amp;subd=hangingodes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some Recent Readings (II)</title>
		<link>http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/some-recent-readings-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aasem Bakhshi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Balram Halvai, Adiga creates a powerful character that makes it hard to put down the novel. Its a powerful story and a real page turner; although I am not sure it really deserved the Man Booker if considered strictly &#8230; <a href="http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/some-recent-readings-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hangingodes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=456554&amp;post=512&amp;subd=hangingodes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My bliss, my heartbreak, my life&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aasem Bakhshi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May it be old habits, old schools or old classmates, I have always been terrible at departing throughout my life. This is a worthy exception as I happily say good bye to a lingering on PhD. I didn&#8217;t realize the &#8230; <a href="http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2010/11/13/my-bliss-my-heartbreak-and-my-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hangingodes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=456554&amp;post=480&amp;subd=hangingodes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nomination for Brass Crescent Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aasem Bakhshi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am extremely honored to be nominated for this year&#8217;s Brass Crescent Awards in the category of Best Writer. I do not consider myself to be a prolific writer at all and I am very grateful to all those who &#8230; <a href="http://hangingodes.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/nomination-for-brass-crescent-awards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hangingodes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=456554&amp;post=470&amp;subd=hangingodes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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