As parents we worry about many matters involving our children – their religion, health and provision are all issues of concern to us; indeed, amongst these, is the issue of education. A question that all parents ask themselves is ‘what is ...
Read More »A Collection of Humble Thoughts
In recent years it’s been quite a hard task to get me to write anything about anything, as some will attest to. It has therefore taken quite a strong wave of emotions which I’m currently feeling to get me to ...
Read More »History and the Role of the Historian
Without the faculty of memory man would not quite be man. This may sound a little peculiar but a moment’s consideration may reveal the profundity of the observation. Our sense of our surroundings, of our life, and our very self ...
Read More »Should a Muslim be Proud?
“They ask you about the sacred month about fighting therein. Say, ‘Fighting therein is great [sin], and we totally condemn such actions that are perpetrated by heretical terrorists. Islām is a religion of peace.” An unfamiliar verse, but nonetheless not ...
Read More »Guarding the Earth
With the general election having recently taken over most of the news headlines across Britain, the public has been made aware of several political agendas. Education, healthcare and immigration have been the usual contenders up for debate between political parties, ...
Read More »The ‘Obama doctrine’: kill, don’t detain
In 2001, Charles Krauthammer[1] first coined the phrase “Bush Doctrine”[2], which would later become associated most significantly with the legal anomaly known as pre-emptive strike. Understanding the doctrine with hindsight could lead to a further understanding of the legacy that ...
Read More »For the Student of Knowledge
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Cast down your eyes...
Reflections on and from Istanbul
Introduction I must have looked quite a sight sitting by the river late at night observing all the hustle and bustle and writing in my book. In fact the few individuals who came up to me to ask what I ...
Read More »Jihad – The Solution?
The counter-terrorism policies that are being suggested in the wake of the attempted attack by Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalib are indicative of a return to the Bush/Blair style policies that have led to the intense criminalisation and marginalisation of Muslims around ...
Read More »In Search of Intellectual Charlotte
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The stars all observed in...