Seasons: Semiannual Journal of Zaytuna Institute: Vol. 1, No. 2,

The Autumn-Winter Reflections issue continues as the first Seasons, representing the highest level of academic and intellectual discourse from our community. Twenty-five pages longer than the previous issue, this one is full of engaging articles written by some of the top Muslim scholars in the West.
With articles by Abdul Hakim Murad, Mohamed Zakariya, Zaid Shakir, Hamza Yusuf, and many others, this dynamic and diverse issue of Seasons addresses a wide variety of topics and themes including an insightful, rational view of the global current state of affairs; a look at reverence given to the Prophet Muhammad through art; a balanced Islamic perspective on music; a scholarly explanation of the true nature of jihad; a fascinating description of Florence Nightingale?s trip to the Arab world and her surprising reflections on Islam; a moving poem in tribute to Rachel Corrie; and much more.