Hamza Saleem

Hamza is a graduate of the Sabeel Development Programme and a regular contributor to Islam21c. He currently works as an audiologist and as the manager of a creative studio. During his time at university, he served as the president of the Islamic Society, as well as the regional head brother of AlMaghrib and Sabeel. His interests lie in leadership, filmmaking, and Islamic studies, which he hopes to apply in his extracurricular endeavours.
145 Articles

Hagia Sophia: Turkey reconverts 6th-century iconic landmark back into a mosque

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President Erdogan has declared Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, a 6th-century iconic landmark, open to Muslim worship after a top court ruled that the building's conversion to a museum by the toxic secularist and modern Turkey's founding statesman, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, was illegal.

Telegraph criticise Manchester University Press for publishing book edited by CAGE Research Director

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In light of the attacks leading up to its November 2020 release later this year, the Manchester University Press have responded to the comments and offered a 50% discount for those looking to pre-order the book.

France returns remains of Algerian resistance fighters after 171 years

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‘The martyrs are returning home’: The remains of 24 Algerian anti-colonial resistance fighters decapitated by the French and taken as “war trophies” have returned to be buried.

Shukri Abdi: Petition passes one million as global protests mark one-year anniversary

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Thousands of protesters gathered to demand "Justice for Shukri" and mark the first anniversary of the death of the 12-year-old Muslim refugee girl who drowned in a river under suspicious circumstances.

UN chief urges ‘Israel’ to abandon new border plans

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The United Nations Secretary-General has urged 'Israel' to scrap plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, a move that could take place as early as next week.

Assad’s dungeons: Syrians in Germany file complaint over rape, sexual abuse and torture

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Syrians who suffered or witnessed rape, sexual abuse and torture in detention centres under the regime of Bashar al-Assad have submitted a criminal complaint to prosecutors in Germany.

Marcus Rashford: School scheme extended after footballer vowed to fight on for free school meals

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Following a campaign by Marcus Rashford, around 1.3 million children will now get free school meal vouchers during the holidays. The Manchester United forward, 22, said: "Just look at what we can do when we come together."

Syria: Several cities move to adopt Turkish lira amid recent economic collapse

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The Syrian interim government and local councils have announced the decision to switch to the Turkish Lira in response to the rapid freefall of the Syrian Pound as economic conditions worsen.

Have you heard of the fasting 100-year-old who walked to help refugees this Ramadan?

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His story may not have received as much “air-time” as Tom Moore, for reasons one no longer needs to speculate over. Perhaps if words like “refugees” and “Ramadan” were replaced with “homeless” and “Christmas”, it would make the front pages.

Muslim scholars from around the world issue a “letter to humanity”

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Prominent scholars and academics from around the world have compiled a powerful letter entitled “A Message to Humanity” amidst the coronavirus pandemic.