“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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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…
Above the Law
It’s not very often that, as a revert, I attempt to thread a mosaic of unlikely ideas which interlace my own Christian upbringing through Judaism, secular beliefs and the Quranic message we all so aspire to. Nonetheless, this article considers the following issues, inviting people to come forward freely to…
[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 34] Don’t debate about Islam without sound knowledge part 2/2
Points of Benefit: 1) The statement of Ṭaḥāwi: ‘He who seeks knowledge that has been barred from him, and whose intellect is not prepared to surrender...’ was meant to further explain the previous point about the Beatific Vision. Point number 32 clarified the belief of Ahl al-Sunnah and pointed out…
Should British Muslim Mothers become spies for the Police?
Asim Qureshi, a long time friend and guest author to Islam21c and currently the Research Director of CAGE UK appeared on BBC News yesterday to speak about the UK Government & British police's latest terrorising scheme of asking Muslim women to dissuade their sons and relatives from going to fight…
What is Blair so agitated about?
“And they planned and Allāh also planned, and Allāh is the best of planners” On 23 April 2014, the former Prime Minister, Tony Blair delivered a speech to Bloomberg in London wherein he called on Europe and America to put aside their differences with Russia and China and cooperate to…
The Slave Industry: A year on from Rana Plaza
Note- A new documentary will air on the Islam Channel today (24th of April 2014 at 9pm) 'Slave Industry: A year on from Rana Plaza', A year ago today, with my sight set upon uncovering the ins and outs of Bangladesh’s so-called “International Crimes Tribunal”, I was thrown by a…
No, Blair. You are a liar.
And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare . Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are empty. The great British Butcher Blair is at…
A Pillar of Birmingham’s Muslims Dies Today
The Muslim Research and Development Foundation (MRDF) and the Islam21c team would like to express our condolences to the family and community of Dr Mohammed Naseem, may Allāh have mercy on him. This morning, at the age of 90, this servant of Allāh and leader of the Muslim community in…
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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…