As Biden begins a contested path towards the White House, what does the post-Trump era really mean for Muslims?
Read More »Anatomy of a House Muslim
57 years ago today, Malcolm X delivered a historic speech that would introduce a valuable reality to our collective vocabulary...
Read More »Are We Witnessing The End Of The American Empire?
If World War l is viewed as the moment that the US became a world superpower (circa 1916), then 2020 may define the beginning of the end of the American Empire and its ‘White supremacist’ power structure.
Read More »Are we in denial about racism?
Many of our black brothers and sisters—rightly so—are using this relatively rare airtime following George Floyd's murder as an opportunity to highlight racism in general, including within the Muslim community that they have suffered...
Read More »The killers of George Floyd weren’t just “bad apples”
The “bad apples” narrative has a long history and has been deployed numerous times to underplay the extent of racism.
Read More »An Unexpected Eid Lesson from Donald Trump
Lockdown veteran Moazzam Begg delivers a thought-provoking Eid message
Read More »The US is suffering a legitimacy crisis in the Middle East
Is the killing of Sulaimani a sign of weakening US influence in the Middle East?
Read More »US vs Iran: The Need for Balance
Emotions are running high as tensions between Iran and the US escalate. In these circumstances, let us return to reason and composure
Read More »Islamophobic Hysteria Continues to Engulf US Politician Ilhan Omar
The Somali-born US Congresswoman has been subject to an Islamophobic hate-campaign and death threats, following Trump and the Murdoch press‘ hysteria.
Read More »Why Western Governments Hate Julian Assange
From revealing US human rights violations at Guantanamo Bay to Obama’s secret war in Yemen, the arrest of Julian Assange represents an attack on accountability and justice.
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