Slaughter of Muslims in Burma. Call to Action

The Muslim Research and Development Foundation (MRDF) is calling for urgent action to halt killings, rapes and expulsions being carried out in western Burma against ethnic Rohingya (Muslim) Burmese citizens.  "We strongly condemn these attacks against the Rohingya Muslims in Burma and call on the British government, as well as other regional associates, to bring the matter to the United Nations’ attention urgently," said the chairman of MRDF, Sheikh (Dr) Haitham Al Haddad.  In June 2012, hundreds Burmese Muslims have been butchered, and many more injured and made homeless in Burma as a result religious intolerance by the Buddhist majority.…

Fahad Ansari

Human Rights lawyer and associated with Cageprisoners.

Gulraz Gachi

Pursuing post-graduate studies in Islamic law at Ummul Qura University (Makkah).

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Condolences to Shaikh Ahmad Ali and His Family

Allah the Most High declares, Wherever you are, death will overtake you, even if you be in lofty towers. Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever is removed away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception. Death is a certainty of life, indeed life itself is teleological; man shall die and be questioned. It is in this sense that Allah informs humans by way of counsel and encouragement that it is…

Sheikh Haitham al Haddad De-balie Debate

On the 16th of February, Shaykh Haitham al-Haddad was invited to participate in a panel discussion at the De Balie institute in Holland. On the face of it, this seemed a unique opportunity for Muslims to be appropriately represented on a prominent Western forum by a leading scholar of orthodox Islam. However, typically the invite was fraught with controversy and had an ulterior motive. The build-up to the debate centred around a plethora of unsubstantiated attacks on the Shaykh's opinions and ideology through the Dutch media. To add to this, the tone and agenda of the eventual discussion at the…

‘Fatwa on Syria’ by 107 scholars

More than one hundred Islamic scholars representing various Islamic trends have issued a statement denouncing the Syrian regime and forbidding continued service in the Syrian army and security forces. They have also called on all Arab and Muslim states to withdraw their ambassadors from Syria and put pressure on the states which are continuing to support President Bashar al-Assad's regime, especially Russia and China. 107 of the most well-known Muslim scholars from various countries, representing various Islamic groups and organizations have signed the statement which was issued on Tuesday 7th February 2012 / 15th Rabi' al-Awwal 1434. They include Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi,…