Dr. Salman Butt

Dr. Butt studied Biochemistry at Imperial College London, followed by a PhD in Chemical Biology, carrying out research into photosynthesis. During his years at university, he became involved in Islamic society da'wah and activism, and general Muslim community projects. At present, he is the Head of Islamic Thought and a regular contributor at Islam21c, and also has a blog on HuffPost. You may find him on social media.
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Westminster attack was “revenge against western military action” police reveal

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Security services have revealed that the Westminster attacker’s motive was “revenge against western military action against Muslim countries in the Middle East.”

The Times’ failed attack against Mend is good news

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Every now and then, a servile Islamophobic journalist whips up a hatchet job so embarrassing that even their newspapers seek to bury it in the middle somewhere or behind a subscription-only paywall so it is only read by their faithful. This is what happened after quite a fruitless 3-month “investigation” into Muslim community group Mend, by Dominic Kennedy who, one naturally feels sorry for having wasted so much time in his McCarthyite witch-hunt to end up with nothing of substance for whoever put him up to the task. Indeed, his article literally consists of disparate statements hastily thrown together in

Muslim Journalists on Trump’s “kill list”

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Former AlJazeera Islamabad bureau chief Ahmad Zaidan, and US-born Bilal Abdul Kareem from On the Ground News (OGN) in Syria, are suing President Donald Trmp and other top administration officials. They filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming that they were erroneously placed on a “kill list” under the Obama administration, and that the Trump administration has illegally maintained that designation. The lawsuit also alleges that Trump has reduced some safeguards on the drone killing programme. NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden leaked documents published by The Intercept in 2015 indicating that US officials claimed that Zaidan was a member of AlQaeda and of

Why I won’t cry about hijab bans

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The women’s dress-code for employment agency Portico published last year, stated: What we like to see: Makeup worn at all times and regularly reapplied, with a minimum of: Light blusher; Lipstick or tinted gloss; Mascara; Eye shadow; Light foundation/powder. Heel height normally a minimum of 2 inches and maximum of 4 inches, unless otherwise agreed by the company. Regularly maintained hair colour (if individual colours hair) with no visible roots. What we don’t want to see: No makeup at all (unless for medical reasons); Shiny faces; Sparkle/glitter. Hair that looks greasy, wet or highly gelled. Flowers worn as accessories. Visible root growth. After yesterday’s ruling from the

The Caliphate Chicken & Egg

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A chicken and egg paradox has appeared in some minds where one might for example, blame the fall of the last Caliphate for the host of micro problems we suffer from today...

Why the world needs to remember Sir Gerald Kaufman

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Britain’s oldest serving MP, Labour’s Sir Gerald Kaufman, died last night at the age of 86. Kaufman was distinguished due to the fact that he was both Jewish and an outspoken critic of the criminality of the state of “Israel”. He was born in Britain to Polish Jewish immigrants and raised as an orthodox Jew. He became an MP in 1970 for constituents in Manchester. Over the years, he became well known for using his voice and position to call for justice for Palestinians, sanctions against “Israel” and generally raising awareness of atrocities the state of “Israel” committed against non-Jews,

Church of England’s turmoil over “gay marriage report”

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Church of England facing “split” The Church of England has been said to be in “turmoil” after its General Synod (legislative body) debated for hours last night on a “controversial” report produced by Bishops after three years of conversations, costing a reported £300,000. The controversy around the report was due to its opening a debate around same sex relationships and its official reinforcing of the status quo of officially ordained marriages being between one man and one woman. After hours of debate the motion to “take note” of the paper was rejected as it failed to reach a consensus among

Shocking report exposes secret “Human Slaughterhouse”

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Today Amnesty International has published a harrowing 48-page report, exposing the “cold-blooded killing of thousands of defenceless prisoners” secretly and systematically in just one particular Syrian government jail called Saydnaya. An estimated 13,000 people have been hanged there in the past five years, by mass hangings of up to 50 at a time, after beating, torture and sexual assault. They are overwhelmingly, according to the report, ordinary civilians believed to have been against the Assad government; a common modus operandi of the Syrian regime silently known by the world for years. Over the course of the year-long investigation until December

More Than One in Three Rohingya Refugee Sisters Raped

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Shocking news from the recent Extraordinary Meeting in Malaysia for the Rohingya crisis by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation One in three women interviewed by BenarNews this week in Bangladesh’s refugee camps for Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar claimed they were raped by security forces before their escape. A BenarNews correspondent, who spent four days visiting the camps in southeastern Cox’s Bazar district, reported that 17 of the 54 Rohingya women she interviewed said they were raped while Myanmar’s military launched a brutal crackdown in northern Rakhine state, after nine police officers were attacked and killed by an armed Rohingya insurgent group

Summary of Our Legal Case Against Prevent

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What follows is a summary and some reflections from the four-day hearing at the High Court for the judicial review into the UK Government’s counter-terrorism strategy. It was a great educational experience for me personally, after which I am genuinely optimistic and happy—by the Grace of Allah. There were many shocking admissions that the defendant—on behalf of the Home Secretary—had made throughout the case over the last few weeks, some of which will be mentioned here and others in due course, God willing. Of course this is partly based on my own notes and recollections of what happened in court,