“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
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“Vote Today; Be Kafir Tomorrow”: The Issue of Voting
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Ramadan Mubarak
Ramadan Mubarak from the Islam21c team As most muslims in the UK and the world follow Makkah in deciding the beginning and end of Ramadan we can confirm the new moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia who announced after Maghrib that 1 Ramadan 1437 will commence on Monday 6th…
Fatwa op Israëlische Dadels en Landbouwproducten
Fatwa op Israëlische Dadels en Landbouwproducten Click to read Fatwa in English Israëliërs behoren tot ‘s werelds grootste exporteurs van landbouwproducten. Volgens een verslag van het WhoProfits Research Center, is 40% van de dadels die zij hebben geteeld in 2011, geëxporteerd met een winst van $265.000.000. De meeste dadel bosjes…
2016 UK & Europe Ramadan Timetables
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Muhammad Ali, supporter of Palestine denouncer of Zionism, dies
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Ibn Rajab’s secret to Ramadan readiness
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My Arrest Pt 2: They tried to recruit me
From Terror Suspect to Potential Safeguarding Operative On The 5th of November 2015 the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command or SO15 arrested me. I spent months on bail under restrictions where my passport was withheld along with many of my personal goods such as my laptop and phone. The police…
The Fiqh of Lasers
This article is not a fiqhi article, nor will any fatwas be issued. What this article is designed to do is make us think. Scholar 1: Lasers. The word lasers is taken for granted. In reality, Laser is an acronym. It stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Lasers…
Fallujah Massacre – statement from Association of Muslim Scholars
Statement from the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq on the Fallujah Massacre The General Secretariat of the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq issued a statement about the horrific massacre, committed by the (Iraqi) ‘National Mobilisation’ militias against civilians after seizing control of the city of Al-Karmah. The text…
Fatwa: Es ist haram ‘israelische’ Datteln zu kaufen und zu verkaufen
Eine Fatwa über das kaufen und verkaufen von israelischen Datteln und anderen landwirtschaftlichen Produktionen Click to read Fatwa in English Israel ist einer der größten Exporteure von landwirtschaftlichen Produkten. Laut einem Bericht des WhoProfits Research Centers wurden 40% der Datteln, die sie in 2011 geerntet hatten, mit einem Gewinn von 265 Millionen $…
Manufacturing the Muslim Enemy
Islamophobia - a thousand years of deadly lies What we are witnessing in today’s socio-political climate is not the first period of intense propagation of Islamophobia in the West. There have been a few other periods which stand out in history and each is intimately linked with empire. In the…
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Why are new Muslims leaving Islam?
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A James O’Brien masterclass in how to deal with people demanding Muslims apologise for #Charliehebdo
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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…
