Politics
The war that never really ended
US interventions have fuelled decades of war, from Iraq to Iran; the moral of the story is fight the invader, not each other.
Israel is its Worst Antagonist
In 1947 a ship bound for British controlled Palestine was intercepted by the British Navy. Aboard were some 4,500 Jewish Holocaust survivors all of whom hoped to settle in Palestine. But faced…
The ‘Obama doctrine’: kill, don’t detain
In 2001, Charles Krauthammer first coined the phrase "Bush Doctrine", which would later become associated most significantly with the legal anomaly known as pre-emptive strike. Understanding the doctrine with hindsight could lead…
Open Letter: Supporting Aafia Siddiqui
It is well known that the War on Terror waged by the United States and its allies led to aggression and injustice against countries, organizations, groups and individuals. Perhaps the worst example…
Fatwa | Nude-Body Security Scanners
Praise be to Allah, Lord of all that is created, and may His peace and blessings be upon Muhammad His final messenger. We have recently been witness to various governments’ approval for…
Jihad – The Solution?
The counter-terrorism policies that are being suggested in the wake of the attempted attack by Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalib are indicative of a return to the Bush/Blair style policies that have led to…
Mimbar-rising
This essay is divided into two parts; the first is a sociology of the institution of the mosque, while the second is a theorisation of the role mosques can play in social…