Intro

Few can remember a time when the Muslim world wasn't in turmoil. The causes are several and intertwined: colonialism, civil strife, ill-fated modernist and fundamentalist movements, poverty, brain drain, and continued invasion. But curiously, despite all of the aforementioned, Muslim societies have retained a distinctive—some may even say exceptional—spiritual culture.

Rather than see this non-secularity as a curiosity to be worked around, Firasa sees it as an asset to be worked with. And the time couldn't be better: large swaths of humanity are seeking a way back to God and Truth as the post-WW2 "rules-based order" continues to collapse. At the same time, Muslims are desperately seeking new post-Islamist models of development. Given this state of affairs, we believe that what's needed is piercing spiritual insight, known as firasa in Arabic.

Firasa sees what other advisory firms miss.

Work

At present, we are advising and consulting with the following types of organizations. Though some of our work is confidential, where possible we have linked below. We are currently actively seeking further opportunities.

• a venture philanthropy initiative
• a social enterprise fund
• a new Turkish think-do tank
• a government client
• a global security and logistics company
• a major academic research initiative

About

Our Founder is Rashid Dar.

Firasa also works with a network of trusted consultants with specific subject and area expertise. Combined, Firasa can boast of decades of experience and deep networks of influence in both the West and the Muslim world. We have expertise in the fields of law, intelligence, policymaking, research, academia, and business, and can communicate in a number of languages other than English.

Schedule a chat.

To set up a free initial 30-min meeting to discuss how we can help you, please click here.

You can also send Rashid an email at rd@firasa.co.

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