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2026 election reflection: time for strategic political engagement

Mawlana Tahir Talati

Why British Muslims must move from reactive politics to long-term strategic engagement in a rapidly fragmenting Britain.

Saudi Arabia resumes prayers in Grand Mosque of Makkah

Hamza Saleem 2 Min Read

For the first time in seven months, Saudi Arabia has allowed its citizens and residents to perform prayers in Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, the most prestigious site in Islam.

Palestine: EU foreign ministers express outrage at Israel’s settlement approvals

Shaheer Choudhury 4 Min Read

EU foreign ministers express outrage at alarming pace of resumption of Israeli settlement scheme

Conservatives pay consultants over £10m for botched COVID-19 response

Ahmad Jomaa 6 Min Read

The Government is facing outrage once again for “throwing money at private firms” by the millions in what is being called “one of the greatest scandals of our time.”

French elite force arrests Muslim activist after anti-Islamophobia campaign

Sana Mahmood 3 Min Read

After criticising French President Emmanuel Macron, French elite force raided the home of popular and vocal charity leader Idriss Sihamedi.

US Secretary of State urges Saudi Arabia to normalise ties with ‘Israel’

Hamza Saleem 3 Min Read

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalising relations with ‘Israel’, joining Bahrain and the UAE who both signed the ‘peace agreement’.

People in Gaza searching garbage for food, says UN head

Ahmad Jomaa 4 Min Read

The people of Gaza are now forced to sift through rubbish for food, says the head of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, as displaced Palestinians face extraordinary levels of poverty.