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How British Muslims can move beyond political mobilisation towards long-term civic engagement, relationship-building, and real local power.
An Urgent Call to Support the Markazi Masjid in West Ham
The final decision regarding granting planning permission for the construction of the large mosque in West Ham will take place at Stratford Old Town Hall on Wednesday 5th December at 6:00pm. The…
British neocon blog exposed as Israeli mouthpiece
In the past few days the UK-based neo-conservative blog Harry’s Place has exposed itself as an outright propaganda outlet of the Israeli armed forces. For months I have been posting comments on the…
Read the Script: Babar & Co. Verdict
As I write this, an extradition hearing is continuing in the Royal Courts of Justice, the very final one, before judgement is delivered in the cases of Babar Ahmad, Syed Talha Ahsan,…
Detention of Babar; A Failure of both Politics and the Law
On 24 September 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) drove the final nail in the coffin of Babar Ahmad’s 8 year fight against extradition to the US, dismissing claims that…
Support Karl Watkins’ Private Prosecution of Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan
On 6 September 2012, the BBC reported that a British businessman Karl Watkins had instructed solicitors to commence a private prosecution against Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan. Mr Watkins has stated that…
Campus Wars – Israel Supporters Want to Rewrite Islam
Hasan Afzal of “British Muslims for Israel” seems to have found a (possibly lucrative) new career working with the Zionists. Here is a recent initiative to promote Buy Israeli Goods. The Quran…