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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.8.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:47:14 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/humanities-friendship/"><rss:title>Friendship &amp; Common Sense</rss:title><rss:link>http://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/humanities-friendship/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-AU</dc:language><dc:date>2009-12-09T15:47:14Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.8.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/humanities-friendship/2007/8/22/friendship-and-common-sense.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/humanities-friendship/2007/8/22/friendship-and-common-sense.html"><rss:title>Friendship and Common Sense</rss:title><rss:link>http://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/humanities-friendship/2007/8/22/friendship-and-common-sense.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Afroz Ali</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-08-22T16:15:50Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Humanities</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify" style="text-align: justify;">A lot has been said about Islam's supposed stance on friendship with people of other faiths. Unfortunately much of it is either fear-mongering, misunderstanding or sheer ignorance.</p><p align="justify" style="text-align: justify;">Here is a <a target="_blank" href="http://alghazzali.org/resources/articles/friendship.pdf">Paper</a> I presented on the Islamic concept of friendships, based on a normative understanding of Islam, not a selective one.&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>