Politics
al-Aqsa cannot be absent from our Eid
The joy of Eid and the responsibility we carry for al-Aqsa; a template for khatībs preparing their Eid sermon.
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…
5 Gaza Lies Media Keeps Repeating
As Israel continues to pound Gaza, the Palestinian death toll of the latest round of violence has crossed the 100 mark. Thus far, the American media has given Israeli officials and spokespersons…
America and Islam
When I became Muslim about thirty years ago, I knew from a rudimentary understanding of its precepts that Islam was opposed to the moral disposition that has now become American society. What I…
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,…
Feigning Innocence: The Politics of Demonization
On 16 October 1946, Julius Streicher was Hanged by an International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg after being convicted for crimes against humanity. Streicher was not a member of the Nazi military and…