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From political awakening to influence
How British Muslims can move beyond political mobilisation towards long-term civic engagement, relationship-building, and real local power.
Salah case exposes the questionable tactics of Britain’s pro-Israel lobby
The circumstances surrounding Home Secretary Theresa May's decision to issue an exclusion order against Sheikh Raed Salah is a cause for great concern. It is unacceptable that the British government ministers can…
Standing up against Homosexuality and LGBTs
Homosexuality has once again become a hot topic in our society, and especially with current plans to change legislation relating to marriage, people have all sorts to say on the matter. However,…
Time to Recognize the Blair Government’s Criminality
In the kabuki theater of British parliamentary politics, great crimes do not happen and criminals go free. It is theater after all; the pirouettes matter, not actions taken at remove in…
The Munir Farooqi Issue
Munir Farooqi ran a da’wah stall in a Manchester market. Two police officers intent on entrapment pretended to convert to Islam through his stall, and then continually visited him instigating conversations and…
The New Religion of Globalised Greed Part 2: Circles of Influence
*This is the second article in the series 'The New Religion of Globalised Greed'. click here to read part 1.While this week the career of Tory Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, fizzled…
Create me a Folk Devil
More than 200 years after the emergence of modern politics there are signs of decay exemplified by low voter turnout and party memberships. But this condition of contemporary politics in Britain is…