Politics

Instructions for Muslims in the light of the Prevent strategy

Dr Osman Ahmed 7 Min Read

In light of the home secretary Teresa May’s launch of the new Prevent strategy, it is important that as Muslim we understand and abide by the following instruction:   1. As a

Babar and the King

Faisal Awan 5 Min Read

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

Manhunt: Comparing the Pursuits of Osama Bin Laden and Ratko Mladic

Fahad Ansari 15 Min Read

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

Zam Zam – Holy or Poisonous?

Sameer Mallick 17 Min Read

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

The Sisyphean Task of Rights and Wrongs

Karima Hamdan 22 Min Read

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

Nakbah Day 2011

Friends of Al-Aqsa 2 Min Read

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

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