Analysis
Road to Uyghur genocide accelerated after Ürümqi massacre
Abdulhakim Idris explores how colonial policies, state repression, and the Ürümqi massacre paved the way for the Uyghur genocide.
The Sisyphean Task of Rights and Wrongs
Whenever "women’s rights" and "Islam" or "Muslims" are mentioned in the same sentence, one must resist the almost overwhelming desire to run shrieking from the room in a desperate attempt to avoid…
Ibn Taymiyyah and Doctrinal Differences
In urban societies people who observe various theological traditions (under the broad umbrella of Ahlussunnah) can be brought together, a phenomenon that often leads to dogmatic disputes with one another. Habitually, these…
Darwin’s Displacement of Religion or Grounds for a New Religious Experience
What this paper will propose is that, pace Freud, science over time evolved into a type of creed itself in which Darwin's theory (which Freud held in esteem) became a totalising factor.…
Nakbah Day 2011
As Palestinians commemorated the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba, Israeli forces opened fire at several demonstrations killing at least 14 unarmed people. The Nakba of 1948 marks the loss of Palestinian land…
The Injustice of Usury
Since the union between David Cameron and Nick Clegg was formed last year, we have had a series of austerity measures forced upon us, including reforms to the funding of Higher Education…
Attractive Hijabs & Shari’ah
Living in the west, the hijab has become a potent indicator of identity with many non-Muslims viewing it as a political statement. However, it is pertinent to note that the hijab is,…