Analysis
Islam and the myths of LGBTQ+ ideology
Unpacking the assumptions beneath modern identity claims and setting them against a God-centred vision of life.
Diversifying Muslim Cultural Production
Abstract: This paper seeks to lay out a case for the importance of producing and drawing on a number of cultural products – all the way from documentaries and blogs to novels…
The Power of Images
I find myself involved with the meaning and significance of vision in our culture now – with the experience of seeing, looking and watching. I want to connect the discussion of technological…
Hanafi Salafism: An Oxymoron?
The Islamic Schools of Jurisprudence (madhabs) were formed over a thousand years ago at a time when shari’ah (Islamic law) was practised and Islamic legal theory flourished. It was during this period…
Sarkozy’s Values & the Honour of Women
On the 22nd June 2009 French President Sarkozy announced that the Burqa is incongruous with French values. He said "In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen,…
Discussing the ‘Symbol of Subjugation’
In a speech delivered on the 22nd of June the President of France said, “the burqa is not a religious sign’ — it’s a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement. It…
A Note on Understanding Islam:Liberalism’s Origins & the Superimposition of a Specific European Experience
Having travelled to the America’s, Middle East and Europe, lecturing and debating on issues related to Islam, philosophy and politics, I have found a common trend when people try to understand Islam…