“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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Time for Action
Background Imagine if tomorrow there were to be a survey asking whether Halāl meat should be allowed in Britain. Would you take part? What would you say to those Muslims that sat on the side-lines and expected others to act for them? Well, at the moment, an arguably more important…
A letter from Moazzam Begg
The following are benefits extracted from a letter, dated 5th May 2014, from our brother Moazzam Begg in response to a brother who had written to him. It was suggested that the letter itself not be posted for legal reasons. Points to Note First and foremost, May Allāh Jalla wa’Alā reward…
A statement of concern from the Muslim community
The Muslim community in Britain and elsewhere expresses its deepest concern with the shocking news from Prague, and offers its support, sympathy and solidarity to the Muslim community in Czech Republic after police raids of their mosques during the main Friday prayers on the 25th of April 2014 . Background Mosques…
The Suffering of Statues
Robert Spencer is a vile Islamophobe. So disturbing and divisive are Spencer’s views on Muslims that even the Home Secretary Theresa May denied him entry into the UK . He and his fellow hate preacher, Pamela Geller, were prevented from coming to the Britain to speak at an EDL march…
Muslims are taking over the country! One restaurant at a time…
Background Despite an eventful news week full of murderous maniacs on the loose in London , 19,000 Barclays employees getting the boot and a few international crises to top it off , those attention-seeking Muslims seem to be at it again, filling our front pages, timelines and radio talk shows…
The Refugee Dilemma
As a result of the influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan, many Jordanians are coming to realise that their businesses are improving. Many Syrians are happy to receive lower wages than their Jordanian counterparts, extended shop opening hours have generated more sales, and even customer service standards have also increased.…
[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 35] ‘Ilmul Kalām
He sways between faith and disbelief, confirmation and denial, and acceptance and rejection. He will be subject to vain suggestions, perplexed and lost, neither a sincere Believer nor an open denier. فَيَتَذبْذبُ بَيْنَ الكُفْرِ وَالإِيْمَانِ، وَالتَّكْذِيبِ، وَالإِقْرَارِ وَالإِنْكَارِ، مُوَسْوَسَاً تَائِهَاً، زَائِغَاً شَاكَّــاً، لاَ مُؤْمِنَاً مُصَدِّقاً، وَلاَ جَاحِداً مُكَذِّباً. When a…
My NHS counter-terrorism training session
This statement is the first ever published account of an NHS counter-terrorism training session. Some 44,000 healthcare professionals have gone through this training which they were told was designed to help them detect potential terrorists. However, this statement shows that backward assumptions and stereotypes about Muslims remain an integral feature of…
Two days left for Moazzam Begg. Why remember him?
"None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." Moazzam Begg has his court hearing later this week inshā’Allāh (God Willing), on Friday the 2nd of May 2014, to consider his bail application. Of course, Moazzam is just one individual and many may…
Condolences to Imām Shakeel Begg
To Allāh we belong and to Him we return. The Muslim Research and Development Foundation and the Islam21c team would like to offer their sincere condolences to the family of Humayun Begg, who passed away last night. He was a well-known member of the Muslim community in the Forest Hill…
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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
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…