The Niqab: A Barrier to Integration?

The Hadeeth of Najd

The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said "O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Shaam. O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Yemen." The people said, "O Messenger of Allaah,…

Ruling Between the People

The Islamic classical tradition has always viewed the Qur’an as a living, dynamic and intrusive text; tapping into the inner dispositions of man while simultaneously interacting with his political and social environment.…

Reading Nudity: Rethinking the Issue of the Body Scanner

Abstract: The paper makes a decidedly radical re-reading of the installation of body scanners in Britain and the US, so as to question the singular emphasis on security that discussions about these…

Can you ‘Disbelieve’ by Voting?

There is a feeling amongst some quarters in the Muslim community here in the UK, and indeed the world at large, that it is kufr and thereby haram for Muslims to take…

“Vote Today; Be Kafir Tomorrow”: The Issue of Voting

 That season of jostling for space to express a view on voting has once again descended upon the population here in Britain and I (I should add quickly) am no exception to…