Politics

The masjid: place of worship or centre of influence?

Mawlana Tahir Talati

From preserving Islamic identity to strengthening civic influence, the evolving role of the masjid in contemporary Britain.

Taliban vows to target foreign forces if peace-deal May deadline violated

Shaheer Choudhury 5 Min Read

Could war erupt once again in Afghanistan?

Cartoon “blasphemy” – put down your crayons and pick up a book

Shaheer Choudhury 9 Min Read

Read about the latest provocations of Muslims at a school in Batley, and what Dr Salman and Sh Haitham have to say about it.

UN confirms reports Saudi official threatened Special Rapporteur would be “taken care of”

Shaheer Choudhury 5 Min Read

The UN has confirmed that a senior unnamed Saudi official had on two occasions made death threats against Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or arbitrary executions.

British Government overturns “genocide amendment” passed thrice by House of Lords

Shaheer Choudhury 8 Min Read

The Government now sees itself in a complex situation, with the likes of Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab lashing out against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on numerous occasions yet seemingly uninterested in

“Bibi, go home” – thousands rally against Netanyahu, days before elections

Shaheer Choudhury 6 Min Read

Protests against the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have once again picked up, with thousands taking to the streets to call for Israel’s longest serving leader to be removed from office.

French Muslims stunned as new law bans halal slaughter from July

Shaheer Choudhury 3 Min Read

Two years after Belgium enacted discriminatory legislation that banned the slaughter of non-stunned animals, France has followed suit in an act that campaigners have deemed a “serious obstacle” to practicing faith in