Why am I delighted upon Erdogan’s victory?

A brother that I know, Dr Saleh al-Ayid, wrote the following just a few minutes after Turkey's electoral authorities announced that Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the general Presidential Turkish Election:   In the summer of the year 1421 AH, 2001 CE, I was with a group of friends on holiday…

The PREVENT Policy: a politically motivated programme

Award winning South African journalist Karen Jayes speaks to CAGE's Research Director Asim Qureshi regarding the discriminatory impact the UK government's PREVENT policy has had on British Muslims; drawing parallels between PREVENT and the criminalisation of thought in apartheid South Africa. The report referred to in this piece can be…

Al-Intikās – Relapsing in Faith.

The problem of relapsing in faith, whether due to weak commitment or ideological reasons, is a phenomenon that has existed throughout time in all faiths and traditions. Sadly, this is also a reality for Muslims as well.  Hence, we find in the Qur’ān a number of places where Allāh (subhānahu…

The Oppressed Sunnis of Iran

The Sunni population of Iran has been in existence since the conquest of Persia by Caliph Omar Ibn al-Khattāb (radiy Allāhu ‘anhu) in the years 632–634 CE. Iran remained under Sunni rule for over 800 years until the Safavid Dynasty arose and overturned its leadership in the year 1501. The Safavids…

Who is Your Father?

Israel 2.0: The country formerly known as Egypt

The new Israel west of Gaza And so it came to be, just days after the Deputy Editor of the national Egyptian newspaper, Al-Ahram, Azza Sami invoked Allāh saying “O Allāh, increase the likes of Benjamin Netanyahu so that he can rid us of Hamas once and for all;” that…

Continue glorifying Allāh after Ramadān!

"I'm a changed person now! I'll ensure I always pray on time, and in the masjid where possible. I'll pray all my sunnah prayers, read the Qur’ān every day, and attend weekly classes." Does this sound familiar? Did you say or think something similar towards the end of Ramadān? Ramadān…

Babar and Talha Sentencing: A Welcome Anomaly

Asim Qureshi, who knew Talha and Babar personally, writes that their sentences earlier this month went against the grain of what we have come to expect from the War on Terror. In June 2011, CAGE released a report, Too Blunt for Just Outcomes, on the disproportionate sentences that are meted out…

Is there a plot to shut down CAGE?

The attack on CAGE has also been written about in the Telegraph. CAGE has been under sustained pressure over the last few months since its business bank accounts were closed down. Our work continues to go from strength to strength, but without your help we may not be able to keep…

Seven Deadly Lies about the Gaza Conflict

Stay up-to-date on what's happening in Gaza: Gaza Under Siege - Updates Introduction Once again an extraordinary display of human destruction and slaughter is taking place in the Gaza strip, courtesy of Israel. Israeli bombs have murdered almost 1000 civilians so far, with the number rapidly climbing every day. Those maimed…