“When will it be right to be Muslim and gay?”
Background The above question has been the subject of a lingering controversy over the last few weeks, spawning heated, emotional…
“We only die once” – Turkey’s Call to Arms to protect Jerusalem
Turkey says it has been rallying together an international peacekeeping force as the world looks on in horror at the…
“Vote Today; Be Kafir Tomorrow”: The Issue of Voting
That season of jostling for space to express a view on voting has once again descended upon the population here…
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Church of England says ban parents from stopping their children learning about Islam in school
Parents should be prevented from pulling their children out of Religious Education (RE) lessons because they are preventing their children from learning about Islam, the Church of England has warned. The Church of England's lead on RE policy, Derek Holloway, suggested that some non-Muslims with "fundamentalist" religious beliefs are trying…
Police accused of ‘harassing’ world’s longest ambulance convoy
Humanitarian aid workers have spoken of their frustration at being subjected to repeated stops, detentions and police visits as they take part in what is being dubbed "the world’s longest ambulance convoy”. Volunteers for Unity Convoy, a coalition of charities from across the UK and as far afield as Malaysia,…
You Reap What You Sow
Ahmed Hammuda discusses the universal law and ancient proverb, "al-Jazā min Jins al-ʿAmal"
#Secularism – China bans baby names that are “too Islamic”
Officials in Xinjiang region, home to half of China’s Muslims, have confirmed that the government has banned “religious” baby names for Muslims, in an ongoing crackdown by the secular government against “religion”.
UKIP says niqab is banned in Makkah on BBC
Many people may have been thankful that the usual idiotic demagoguery using Muslims as a political football had been noticeably absent in the general election campaign. That was, until UKIP opened their mouths.
St George: more like a “radical Islamist” than an English nationalist!
In a delightful irony, if he were alive today the far right groups in the UK venerating him as a saint would reject him, call him a foreigner, and tell him to go back to his own country...
“Moral Injury” and the pre-emptive war without end
If the justifications for military action against Muslim countries seem weak to non-Muslims, what do those encouraging Muslims to join the military imagine they look like to us?
Egyptian troops accused of war crimes after leaked video of shooting detainees
Shocking footage has emerged showing Egyptian soldiers apparently executing prisoners in Sinai province and then staging the scene as a gun battle...
Remembering Darcus Howe & Ahmed Kathrada
Lewisham Mosque's Imam Shakeel Begg reflects on the lives of Ahmed Kathrada, a contemporary of Nelson Mandela, and Darcus Howe, a leading activist during the Black Panther Movement, and highlights the duty of a Muslim in standing up to injustice, oppression and racism.
MPs say snap general election is to distract from expenses scandal – CPS to prosecute Tory MPs
Several MPs have claimed that the snap general election Theresa May has called for is a distraction from the Conservatives’ expenses scandal. Channel 4 News has reported that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is considering criminal charges against a raft of conservative MPs and their agents over their expenses in…
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Why are new Muslims leaving Islam?
“I don’t know if you can help me; I don’t even know where to start.…
Attractive Hijabs & Shari’ah
Living in the west, the hijab has become a potent indicator of identity with many…
A James O’Brien masterclass in how to deal with people demanding Muslims apologise for #Charliehebdo
http://audioboom.com/boos/2784684-a-james-o-brien-masterclass-in-how-to-deal-with-people-demanding-that-muslims-apologise-for-charliehebdo/ Read today's post: In response to last night's shocking BBC Panorama by Dr Salman Butt Read…
Reply from Dr. Haitham Al-Haddad to allegations made in the Daily Mail & Sunday Times newspaper
I was deeply saddened on Sunday morning to see the article in your newspaper maligning…
