Opinion
Pakistan a peacemaker or US puppet in Iran war?
Behind the language of mediation in the US–Iran war lies a familiar pattern of dependency, where Pakistan operates within a framework it does not control.
Preventing terrorism or recreating Islam?
The Prime Minister issued a report yesterday entitled Tackling Extremism in the UK, which he claims will do more to ‘confront extremism and radicalisation’. Drawn up by the Prime Minister’s Task Force on…
Niqab debate: ‘Sometimes you have to force people to be equal’
The Daily Mail, Independent, the Daily Telegraph, the Sun and Guardian all featured opinion pieces questioning the logic behind the decision with some writers expressing outright Islamophobic and racist views. For more…
Islamic Superheroes: Setting the Standards
That our children are unable to find and name a role model from amongst the individuals after whom they are, in most cases named, betrays the fact that in the nurturing (tarbiyah)…
al-Tahwiyyah Pt 15, 16 & 17- In No Need of Creation
We believe that Allāh has always been the Lord, even if He had not brought anything into existence; just as He was al-Khāliq (the Creator) even if He had not created anything.…
Teaching myself how not to lose hope
I stood there for some time looking at his face, feeling as though my heart was being repeatedly run over by a truck. I refused to cry loudly but tears were streaming…
Reflection on Egypt: Are We Ready To Live Under the Sharia?
Nevertheless, a Muslim’s desire to implement Sharia is a fundamental facet of our religion. Islam is not simply praying, fasting and reading the Quran. We cannot pick and choose which types of…