Analysis

Regime Change: Western style

Ahmed Ali 20 Min Read

The debacle and contradiction that has become the Middle East doesn’t cease to amaze, with the continuous instigation of Western governments with malign intentions the Middle East has forestalled peace as if

Myopic Tendencies

Ahmed Ali 18 Min Read

It seems that the many governments of the world have been afflicted with a bout of myopia, and in keeping with the current trend of Middle Eastern dictators, have bowed their heads

Colonial Pasts/Colonial Presents

Syed Haider 9 Min Read

The past is never dead. It’s not even past. William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun The tragedy of Gaza today and of Palestine more broadly is a tragedy of forgotten histories. The

Are these the Jewels of Democracy?

Dr Osman Ahmed 8 Min Read

These are the democracies that gave us Guantanamo bay, Abu Ghuraib, Camp Breadbasket and internment without trial. Even if Muslims do want to make a democratic choice, and get the rare chance

The Credit Crunch: An Islamic Perspective

Bashir Timol 19 Min Read

Over the last few months, it has been widely accepted that the “credit crunch” is the biggest financial and economic crisis to hit the Western world since the Great Depression of the

Exposing Modernist Interpretations

Ustadh Hamza Tzortzis 8 Min Read

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.