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It is time to launch a campaign for Syria!

A.Cihangir İşbilir06/12/201221/11/2016

“THE HUMANITARIAN ASPECT OF CRISIS IN SYRIA” CIHANGIR ISBILIR General Coordinator, the Union of Non-governmental Organizations of Islamic World (UNIW) It has been twenty months since the beginning of demands...

HUMAN RELATIONS ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15 SOCIETY

Lack of awareness of the Spiritual Bonds between Muslims

Dr Mirza Akmescidli21/09/201214/10/2014

Lack of awareness of the Spiritual Bonds between Muslims, and the Problem of Group Fanaticism Most of the problems in the Islamic world regarding unity arise from lack of awareness...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15 OPINION

Imam Nursi’s Vision for Islamic Unity

The Pen21/09/201205/11/2015

By Mahmud Misri The great need for Islamic unity, which was always referred to by Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, is becoming increasingly apparent, day after day, for the people of...

Issue 15 Scholars

Imam Sharani

Feridun SAMIL03/09/201207/04/2015

Imam Sharani was one of the great awliya of Egypt and an imam of Islamic law of the Shafii School. His given name was Abdulwahhab. He was born in 1491...

HISTORY&CULTURE ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15

Consolidating the Consultation Culture and Civil Societies

Metin Ucar15/08/201221/11/2016

Consultation and counsel seem to offer possible solutions for certain monolithic and authoritarian leanings in the Islamic world. The initiatives to organize mechanisms to provide such consultation within ummah should...

ISLAMIC WORLD News&Events

Rohingya: The Most Persecuted and Forgotten Muslim Minority

The Pen30/07/201231/08/2016

Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State, located in the west of Myanmar, are under oppression since early June and international community is not aware of the real dimensions of the tyranny...

HISTORY&CULTURE ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15

The History of Islamic Unity

Said Yavuz13/07/201221/11/2016

It is generally understood that when the Muslims follow the basics of Islam they can establish unity and solidarity among themselves. When they have not done so, the results have...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15

The Necessity and Importance of Islamic Unity

İdris Tüzün13/07/201221/11/2016

All historical experiences and also the holy sources of Islam urge us to establish unity and develop close ties and improve cooperation amongst ourselves as Muslims. The Current Situation of...

ISLAMIC WORLD OPINION

Islamic Finance: Is it really Shariah-compliant?

The Pen02/07/201214/10/2014

Islamic Finance: Is it really Shariah-compliant? Tariq H. Cheema As he delivered his welcome address to delegates at the Global Donors Forum in Kuala Lumpur recently, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk...

ISLAMIC WORLD OPINION

Global Chess in the Middle East

A.Cihangir İşbilir02/07/201221/11/2016

‘Last Oriantalist’ Bernard Lewis, writes in his book “Mideast”, “Gamma is the most favorite game in the Mideast; chess is the preference of the educated.” and Concluding from the...

THE PEN MAGAZINE

Published since 2007 The Pen is an educational and cultural periodical covering the Islamic faith, worship, the issues of the Islamic world, and the struggle towards the unity of Muslims.

As of 2014 it started to be published biannually. Every print issue of The Pen has covered and shed light into the topics which are of great importance for the believers such as the existence and oneness of Allah (swt), the proofs of the existence of Hereafter, the mission of prophethood, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his way of life (Sunnah), and the reasons behind the creation of man and the test of life.

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