“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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Your chance to help Trojan Hoax victim fight back
A landmark legal challenge is currently being fought by the first person to be affected by the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014. Tahir Alam is the first person to have been “banned from having any involvement with schools” by the Department for Education, following the infamous “Trojan Hoax” scandal.…
Fresh calls for charity commission to investigate Henry Jackson Society
The charity commission has received fresh complaints from members of the public regarding the infamous neoconservative “thinktank” Henry Jackson Society. HJS are no strangers to Muslims and activists due to the extreme neoconservatism and Islamophobia their members are accused of regularly. HJS Associate Director Douglas Murray, for example – a…
Church of England’s turmoil over “gay marriage report”
Church of England facing “split” The Church of England has been said to be in “turmoil” after its General Synod (legislative body) debated for hours last night on a “controversial” report produced by Bishops after three years of conversations, costing a reported £300,000. The controversy around the report was due…
Famous story of German new years’ sexual assault by refugees was “completely made up”
As usual, once much of the damage has already been done by incendiary and sensationalist headlines about refugees' "mass sexual assaults" in Frankfurt during new year celebrations, German police have this week released the fact that it was probably made up by as few as two individuals, before going viral and adding…
The Fake Fatwa That Went Viral
Recently an Egyptian news site published a report quoting an Azhari scholar, Khaled Al Gendy, saying “that drinking liquor without getting drunk is not sinful.” It was based on a television panel discussion where four scholars—one from each school of law—was discussing the issue of ‘khamr’ from the perspectives of…
Abandoning a two-state solution for an apartheid state
Palestinians angrily warned the United States on Wednesday against abandoning a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel, after a White House official said peace did not necessarily have to entail Palestinian statehood. Palestinian officials said the only alternative would be a single democratic state for Jews, Christian and Muslims together…
Neo-Nazi who made pipe bomb – acquitted of “preparation of terror acts”
A neo-Nazi teenager who made a home-made pipe bomb has been sentenced to a three-year youth rehabilitation order. The 17-year-old from Bradford, who cannot be named, was also ordered to receive intensive counselling from a deradicalisation expert. The teenager had been convicted of making the pipe bomb at Leeds Crown…
Exploiting Female Islamic Scholars
I have always found it fascinating to read the various pity pieces about Muslim women; how we need saving from hairy chest-and-women-beating Muslim men; how our hijabs should be ripped off by the illuminated hand of enlightenment rationalism; how we must be leveraged out of sadistic servitude-laden homes and thrust…
Prevent designed to censor academic freedom
The government’s Prevent duty has come under fire again after it was revealed that King’s College London, one of Britain’s most prestigious universities, had warned its students and staff that their emails may be retained and monitored in accordance with the anti-terror programme. Prevent is sold to universities as a…
How Islamophobia Will Destroy British Politics
The minor signs have been coming in thick and fast these last few decades and now the Dunya seems about to enter the period of the “rule of fools”. Rasūlulllāh (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said “Soon the Luka b. Luka will take over this world.” He is also reported…
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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…
