Middle East

“Without a policy to defeat IS in Syria any approach in Iraq is doomed to failure.” Julien Barnes-Dacey of the European council on Foreign Relations. So, should we assume that a vibrant course of action will now be taken? President ...

Israel is Taboo. Criticising anything Israel does is akin to political suicide in this modern day. What hold does Israel have on the world that as soon as Israel enters a confrontation, politicians en masse immediately feel the need to ...

“I wear the beard as a label,” cricketer Moeen Ali said in an interview earlier this summer[1]. “I want people to know I am a Muslim and I want people to know I am representing the Muslim faith. I want ...

Oh Zionists, have you forgotten how Muslims treated the Jews? Part 2 In part 1 (click here to read) we saw how Jews were treated in early Islām.  Now, we look at how they were treated in the age of ...

Have Zionists forgotten how the Muslims treated the Jews? Part 1 Islām is a religion of mercy to all people, both Muslims and non-Muslims. The Messenger of Allāh was described as being a mercy in the Qur’an due to the message ...

The Sunni population of Iran has been in existence since the conquest of Persia by Caliph Omar Ibn al-Khattāb (radiy Allāhu ‘anhu) in the years 632–634 CE. Iran remained under Sunni rule for over 800 years until the Safavid Dynasty arose ...

The new Israel west of Gaza And so it came to be, just days after the Deputy Editor of the national Egyptian newspaper, Al-Ahram, Azza Sami invoked Allāh saying “O Allāh, increase the likes of Benjamin Netanyahu so that he ...

Stay up-to-date on what’s happening in Gaza: Gaza Under Siege – Updates Introduction Once again an extraordinary display of human destruction and slaughter is taking place in the Gaza strip, courtesy of Israel. Israeli bombs have murdered almost 1000 civilians so ...

Stay up-to-date on what’s happening in Gaza: Gaza Under Siege – Updates The siege of Gaza is entering its third week and the Palestinian death toll continues to rise. Yet again, it is the Palestinian women and children who are ...

All praise is due to Allāh, the One who hears both that which is said aloud and in secret, providing relief from calamity and misfortune. May peace and blessings be upon the special elect, the Prophet Muhammad, his family and ...