History

Road to Uyghur genocide accelerated after Ürümqi massacre

Abdulhakim Idris 25 Muh 48 ◦︎ 10 Jul 26

Abdulhakim Idris explores how colonial policies, state repression, and the Ürümqi massacre paved the way for the Uyghur genocide.

Don’t look back

Shaykh Ali Hammuda 21 Muh 48 ◦︎ 6 Jul 26

From minaret to Miʿrāj — the return to al-Aqsa

al-Asqa’s continued closure is affecting the entire Ummah

Dr. Osman Latiff 15 Shw 47 ◦︎ 3 Apr 26

This Welsh mosque was destroyed 85 years ago

Edward Rowe 13 Raj 47 ◦︎ 2 Jan 26

Lessons from the Euphrates for a world chasing gold

Shaykh Ali Hammuda 23 Jm1 47 ◦︎ 14 Nov 25

Stop talking about October 7

Ustadh Hamza Tzortzis 30 Ram 47 ◦︎ 19 Mar 26

The October 7 Fallacy

Ustadh Hamza Tzortzis 18 Rb2 47 ◦︎ 10 Oct 25

Rabbi gives an Islamic history lesson

Rabbi Haim Sofer 24 Rb2 47 ◦︎ 16 Oct 25

Giants of Islam: An Introduction

Shaykh Ali Hammuda 5 Jm2 42 ◦︎ 18 Jan 21 9 Min Read

Sh Ali Hammuda introduces a new collaborative series with Dr Uthman Lateef, Ust Fatima Barkatulla, Sh Bilal Ismail, Moazzam Begg, Dilly Hussain, and many more on a very important theme

Did Muslim Caliphs Burn Libraries?

Abdur Rahman 26 Jm1 42 ◦︎ 10 Jan 21 22 Min Read

Did you know 'Umar b. al Khattab was accused of burning down the Alexandrian Library?

Scholars For Dollars?

Ahmed Hammuda 15 Jm1 42 ◦︎ 30 Dec 20 12 Min Read

"The erosion of scholarly independence can be attributed to the nature of the modern nation state itself," writes Ahmed Hammuda, as he discusses the historic features that were pivotal to cementing an…

Scholars vs Sultans

Ahmed Hammuda 1 Jm1 42 ◦︎ 16 Dec 20 12 Min Read

In this instalment, Ahmed Hammuda describes how scholars of the past not only curtailed the political establishment but empowered society to morally ‘punish’ it should it lose sight of justice.

Preserving Islam’s scholarly independence

Ahmed Hammuda 19 Rb2 42 ◦︎ 4 Dec 20 13 Min Read

Between politicised religious institutions and tempting salaries, how did Islam’s scholars maintain their independence?

The ethnic cleansing of Muslims 30 years ago that few remember

Lukman Harees 15 Rb1 42 ◦︎ 1 Nov 20 11 Min Read

The Muslim community were not aliens but were there for 1,000 years. But that did not stop the 'Nakba' of 30 years ago

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