“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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Babar and the King
In the tafsir of Surah Buruj, with reference to the people of the ditch, we read about the boy and the King in an amazing hadith. It follows the story of a boy who is chosen to be the apprentice of the King’s ailing magician. Instead, he ends up following…
The Puff Culture. Is it really harmful?
Introduction Over the course of the last decade, there has been a remarkable surge in the prevalence of shisha smoking, particularly amongst the younger generation. This popularity has been fuelled in part by the appeal of inhaling flavoursome smoke alongside the emergence of numerous exotically decorated ‘shisha cafes’, where one…
Manhunt: Comparing the Pursuits of Osama Bin Laden and Ratko Mladic
May 2011 will forever be remembered as the month in which the man deemed responsible for the deaths and suffering of thousands of innocents was assassinated in front of his family by US forces operating in the sovereign territory of another country. Having dumped Osama bin Laden’s body in the…
Zam Zam – Holy or Poisonous?
The BBC has recently highlighted concerns surrounding Zam Zam water that it is contaminated with harmful elements. In an undercover investigation, they exposed the illegal selling of Zam Zam water in Islamic Bookshops and following analysis of the water being sold, they found high levels of nitrate and levels of…
Arab Awakening: Syria Unrest
Reem Haddad, a spokesperson for the Syrian information ministry, in a phone interview with Al Jazeera over the rolling nationwide protests. {tab=1} Part 1 {youtube}NcIgzLLHJZQ{/youtube}
The Sisyphean Task of Rights and Wrongs
Whenever "women’s rights" and "Islam" or "Muslims" are mentioned in the same sentence, one must resist the almost overwhelming desire to run shrieking from the room in a desperate attempt to avoid being caught up in what appears to be some sort of a science fiction-esque time-loop. It seems that…
Ibn Taymiyyah and Doctrinal Differences
In urban societies people who observe various theological traditions (under the broad umbrella of Ahlussunnah) can be brought together, a phenomenon that often leads to dogmatic disputes with one another. Habitually, these quarrels spiral into a degenerated slinging match with takfir being made as the introductory statement! This phenomenon, although…
Darwin’s Displacement of Religion or Grounds for a New Religious Experience
What this paper will propose is that, pace Freud, science over time evolved into a type of creed itself in which Darwin's theory (which Freud held in esteem) became a totalising factor. Thus Darwin's displacement of traditional religion does not mean the removal of the agency of religion, instead, science,…
Nakbah Day 2011
As Palestinians commemorated the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba, Israeli forces opened fire at several demonstrations killing at least 14 unarmed people. The Nakba of 1948 marks the loss of Palestinian land to the Zionist militia who then set up the state of Israel on Palestinian land. Ismail Patel, Chair…
The Injustice of Usury
Since the union between David Cameron and Nick Clegg was formed last year, we have had a series of austerity measures forced upon us, including reforms to the funding of Higher Education in the UK in an attempt to tackle our huge national debt. Despite the angry protests of student…
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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
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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…
