“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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Australia’s forgotten Islamic roots
Australia Day; a day of progress, a day of fireworks and laser shows, a day of communities gathering, unified in celebration of what makes Australia great – or so they would have us believe. The truth of the matter is that Australia Day marks the anniversary of conquest, slaughter and…
Why do western women feel inferior to men?
In the name of Allāh, all praise belongs to Allāh, an may his peace and blessings be upon his final Messenger Muhammad, sallAllāhu 'alayhi wasallam) When a person attempts to imitate another person, he or she normally believes internally that the other person is better than them. In a race,…
Trump’s ban on Muslims from seven countries entering U.S.
ALSO READ Trump isn't the problem. America is. "The real question we should be focusing on is not Donald Trump and his policies but why people supported him and how they reached such a stage. Large sections of American society have effectively been “radicalised" and have elected an "extremist" preacher…
“Please keep your American flags off my hijab”
What an activist fashion blog (Joojoo Azad) by a Muslim-Iranian writer & photographer has to say about the now symbolic "US Flag Hijab" Preface: To be honest with you, I was having trouble putting this piece into words just because I haven't been able to sit with my thoughts since the inauguration. Everything…
Telling the Community’s Story
Scroll down for an interactive timeline of articles published over the last twelve months addressing problems from within, hostility from without and the empowerment of our community. Be it bittersweet introspection addressing the skeletons in our community’s closet, stemming the tide of hostile false narratives and myths, or empowering the…
More Than One in Three Rohingya Refugee Sisters Raped
Shocking news from the recent Extraordinary Meeting in Malaysia for the Rohingya crisis by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation One in three women interviewed by BenarNews this week in Bangladesh’s refugee camps for Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar claimed they were raped by security forces before their escape. A BenarNews correspondent, who…
Chinese president calls for East Jerusalem as capital of Palestinian state
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the establishment of a Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as he announced a series of multibillion-dollar investment plans for the wider Middle East. Speaking from Egypt during the second leg of a Middle East tour, Xi said on Thursday that…
BREAKING NEWS – Suicide Bombers blow themselves up in Saudi Arabia
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in a confrontation with security forces in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah, local media reported. Sabq, a news website affiliated with the kingdom's Interior Ministry, reported on Saturday that security officers surrounded a house in Jeddah and exchanged fire with two men,…
The Muslim History Behind “Assassin’s Creed”
The Spanish Inquisition The new Assassin's Creed movie is an adaptation of the popular video game. The movie is set in a fictional version of real-world events – the real world events being the Spanish inquisition that followed the end of the Muslim rule of Spain in 1492. The film…
PREVENT: London Uni reads students’ emails
A British university that is home to one of the world's foremost centres for radicalisation studies has publicly admitted to monitoring the emails of students and staff because of the UK government's controversial Prevent counter-extremism strategy. King's College London published a warning on its email login page informing students and…
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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…