Politics
Pakistan a peacemaker or US puppet in Iran war?
Behind the language of mediation in the US–Iran war lies a familiar pattern of dependency, where Pakistan operates within a framework it does not control.
Thinking Through the Riots
All riots have ‘preconditions’ and ‘precipitants’ wrote Nick Jewson two decades ago and it is an attempt to try and discover these that is needed, as well as the need to curb…
Murdoch: End of a Dictator
As the Murdoch empire crumbles around Rupert and his executives, the world watches on as the News of the World newspaper is finished, Fox is under review in America, and Rupert’s hopes…
Shaykh Raed Salah Arrested in London
Shaykh Raed Salaah, the most prominent Arab political leader from Jerusalem and defender of Masjid Al-Aqsa was arrested in London last night at the request of the Home Secretary Theresa May. He…
Instructions for Muslims in the light of the Prevent strategy
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
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. Â It follows the story of a…
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…