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100 years on, the Ummah remains strong and empowered

Maira Mirza 6 Min Read

A century on from the end of the Caliphate, we must not feel defeated; we are as strong and principled as ever.

Abdul Hamid II showed that anti-Zionism isn’t anti-Semitism

Kasim Tekin 8 Min Read

Zionists regularly conflate anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, but one Ottoman leader disproved this back in 1876.

Do you know Europe’s forgotten Muslim-majority country?

Edward Rowe 17 Min Read

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus may not be a familiar name, but it is home to nearly 400,000 Muslims.

Why the Muslims lost the mandate to rule

Hamdija Begovic 19 Min Read

In part one of a short series, Hamdija Begovic looks at the neo-Nietzschean alt-right and the loss of Muslim rule.

Gaza and boycott of the Prophet and Companions

AbdulRahman El-Nounu 8 Min Read

Lessons can be learnt from the Quraysh boycott of the Messenger ﷺ and the ongoing challenges faced by Gazans.

When Albanian Muslims rescued Europe’s Jews in the Holocaust

Edward Rowe 10 Min Read

In marking 80 years since Albanian Muslims risked all to save Jewish lives in the depths of the Holocaust, Edward Rowe speaks about the unsung heroes.