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Misbah
Princeton’s First Magazine Exploring Islam and the Muslim World 
Spring 2008 
Volume 1, Issue 1
 Misbah
is Arabic for “ 
lamp
 ,” a symbol of illumination
 
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 Misbah
- Exploring Islam and the Muslim World
Misbah Magazine
Exploring Islam and the Muslim World 
EDIOR-IN-CHIEF
Babur Khwaja ‘09
EXECUIVE EDIOR 
Joy N. Karugu ‘09
SENIOR EDIOR 
Wasim Shiliwala ‘09
LAYOU
Waqas Jawaid ‘10
CONRIBUORS
Nabil Abdurehman ’11Humayra Ali GSM. Jehangir Amjad ’10George Hatke GSCelene Marie Ayat Lizzio ’08Faraz KhanIntisar Rabb GSFethi Mübin Ramazanoğlu GS
Misbah Magazine explores the ideas,history and development o Muslims and Islam in the world. It is oered ree o charge to all students, aculty and sta o Princeton University. All questions aboutdonations and o-campus subscription and advertising ratesshould be directed to misbah@princeton.edu.Views expressed in Misbah Magazine do not necessarily reect those o the editors, sponsors, trustees or o Princeton University. Letters to the editor can be directed tomisbah@princeton.edu and may be edited or length andclarity.Printing o this journal is made possible by generous grants rom the ollowing sources:
Ofce o the Dean o Religious LiePeter B. Lewis Center or the ArtsPrinceton University Center or Human Values Undergraduate ForumPrinceton University Council o the HumanitiesPrinceton Institute or International and Regional Studies
Te ront and back covers eature the Sultan Ahmet Mosque in Istanbul, urkey.Photos by imothy Neesam and Raael Schwemmer, respectively. Te above photo,by Seccad Yazicioglu, shows the mosque’s interior. Calligraphy by Said Bak.
 
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Princeton University - Spring 2008
Contents
Editor’s Note 2Te Decline o Muslims in the Sciences 3Zia’s Destructive Legacy 4Katrina: Continuing Lessons or the Muslimand American Communities 6‘Modern’ Visions o Islam: At the Junctures o Humanism, Pragmatism and Scriptural Authority 12 A ranslation o Faiz Ahmed Faiz 13O raders and ribesmen:Te Hadramawt Region o Eastern Yemen 14“Blessed are the Peacemakers” 17 A Pearl in Mawaraunnahr 19 A Call or Understanding 21
Photo by Mohamed Somji.
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