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.
Linking Qur’anic and modern conflicts – the Poetry of the Taliban
“We Afghans are very emotional people. Even if these songs go against who I am and what I work for, I still feel something in my chest every time I hear those…
What is Islam’s View on Higher Learning?
Introduction UCAS. The word alone reminds many of us of the numerous drafts of Personal Statements, and of the very challenging University interviews we undertook. In the second year of a student’s…
Live below the Line
Extreme poverty is a worldwide problem and few of us have any idea what it means to live in such a dire state. That is why an initiative like ‘Live below the…
That the Country is not the Foundation of the Ummah
Now Brotherhood has been cut to shreds That in the stead of Community The country has been given pride of place In men’s allegiance and constructive work; The Country is the darling…
The Green Deen
In the last couple of years, the decades old ‘environment’ debate has continued apace, in spite of the credit crunch, with political parties in the UK vying to have the ‘greenest’ manifestos…
A Duty of Care
A report by Which? last month labelled home care for elderly people as “shocking and disgraceful”. This followed two earlier reports published last year by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and…