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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.8.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:57:51 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Friendship &amp; Common Sense</title><link>http://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/humanities-friendship/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:22:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-AU</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.8.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Friendship and Common Sense</title><category>Humanities</category><dc:creator>Afroz Ali</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:15:50 +0000</pubDate><link>http://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/humanities-friendship/2007/8/22/friendship-and-common-sense.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">161533:1517946:1219271</guid><description><![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>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://thoughtleadership.squarespace.com/humanities-friendship/rss-comments-entry-1219271.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>