An Analysis of Muslim Voices Against IS

This article was originally published in Malay by Berita Harian (24 September 2014, available here) (c) Muhammad Haniff Hassan & Mustazah Bahari, Oct 2014 Out of sudden in June, ISIS succeeded in expelling Iraq’s armed forces from its northern territories to Baghdad and took control over the large area. This development has caught the world […]

The Black Flag Myth: An Analysis from the Science of Hadith (the Prophet’s Tradition)

The Black Flag Myth: An Analysis from the Science of Hadith (the Prophet’s Tradition) (c) Mustazah Bahari and Muhammad Haniff Hassan, 2014 Lately, images of black flags have become a prominent feature in the media. It was proudly displayed by militants of IS (formerly known as ISIS / ISIL) during their victory parades and were […]

Muslim Voices Against IS / ISIL / ISIS

  MUSLIM VOICES AGAINST IS / ISIS / ISIL  compiled by Muhammad Haniff Hassan (Fellow) and Mustazah Bahari (Associate Research Fellow), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (c) August, 2014 This list compiles voice of Muslims from all over the world against IS. It is hoped, this list would contribute to; the study of […]

My Article – The “Marketplace of Ideas” and Countering Violent Extremism

  The above titled article is available here.

Countering violent extremism in Singapore (video presentation)

Video of my presentation at Imam Reference Group Workshop held by National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 4-5 December 2012. See the video here

My new article – Rethinking Classical Jihad Ideas

Please find my new article posted at my counterideology2 blog here.

List of my short articles in English from 2004 – 2012

Muhammad Haniff Hassan and Nur Azlin Yasin, “Indonesian Prisons: A Think Tank for Terrorists”, Counter-terrorist Trends and Analysis, ICPVTR, Singapore, August 2012.   Muhammad Haniff Hassan and Zulkifli Mohamed Sultan, “Insights from Recent Study on Roots of Violent Radicalisation in the UK”, Counter-terrorist Trends and Analysis, ICPVTR, Singapore, May 2012.   Muhammad Haniff Hassan and Zulkifli Mohamed […]

List of my long articles (journal and book chapter) from 2005 – 2012

Muhammad Haniff Hassan and Zulkifli Mohamed Sultan, “Inside Indonesian Online Library for Radical Materials”, Perspective of Terrorism, Vol. 4, Issue 6, December 2012, pp. 74-88.   Muhammad Haniff Hassan, “War, Peace or Neutrality: An Overview of Islamic Polity’s Inter-state Relations”, Journal of Al-Tamaddun, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2012, pp. 115-34   Muhammad Haniff Hassan and […]

A dialogue between a Talib & muallim II….

(Talib means a student. Muallim means a teacher) © Muhammad Haniff Hassan, November 2001 Muallim: The principle of Islam states that those who condone any acts of evil are just as guilty as of committing the act. Hence when we condone the action of a person who commits murder, then we are just as guilty […]

A dialogue between a Talib and muallim….

(Talib means a student. Muallim means a teacher) © Muhammad Haniff Hassan, October 2001 Talib :Why are we condemning the attacks on the WTC and Pentagon in America? Muallim :Because it was a monstrous act that sacrificed the lives of innocent people. Islam absolutely prohibits attacks on civilians even in the event of war. Talib: […]