Tag: CAPITALISM
Islamic Finance Benefits Everyone
In this Face to Face episode, Umer Suleman discusses how a truly 'Islamic' finance is for the benefit of all creatures, not just Muslims.
Fasting: a Revolt Against the Modern Condition
In 1960 Tunisia's secularist president Bourguiba asked the esteemed scholar Ibn ʿĀshūr to issue a fatwa to abandon fasting for its impact on the economy. Ibn ʿĀshūr went on public radio and responded…
London Inferno: A tale of two cities
Laughing with your friends as you walk back from the night prayer. Looking forward to seeing your wife and then eating the suhūr together. Perhaps letting your mind wander to what you should buy for your children’s Eid presents. Suddenly you see hint of a flame in the distance. Your…
The Bloody Legacy of Western Imperialism in Iraq
The story of the Iraq War did not start in 2003. Indeed, it started many years before with the sanctions placed upon Iraq during the 1st Gulf War.
Are Muslims anti-democratic subversives or champions of a more democratic way?
Are Muslims anti-democratic subversives or champions of a more democratic way? Under a dictatorship it is clear that the ruler is in full control of where the nation is going and how to get there. Any attempt to change the ruler is suppressed and no one expects they have the…
When a society implodes on itself
When a society implodes on itself and when a nation forgets their priorities towards it This year saw the elections in Denmark and a very worrying result works as the echo for the rest of Europe. The Social Democrats and their supporting parties lost the government majority. Although the Social…
Islamophobia IS Racism
With the rise of racist parties throughout Europe who attack people of colour*, the term ‘racism’ has been distorted to such a degree that even some of the leaders of these racist parties claim to be “anti-racist” (in the same way the leader of the Swedish Democrats, Jimmie Åkesson, has…
Islamic finance benefits EVERYONE, not only Muslims.
https://youtu.be/W3M3LEgDZzU "For a Muslim, for every transactions there are two ways to profit from it..." Islam21c's Financial Editor, Umer Suleman, recently gave a talk at the EU Islamic Finance and Banking Summit. He talks about how the benefit and wisdoms of Islam and in particular Islamic economics is not just…
Christmas, Muslims and the Paganisation of Christianity
As Muslims who live in the West, we find ourselves surrounded by a culture of capitalism which utilizes anything in its means to further its spread and acceptance. Amid this culture is the widespread acceptance of the 25th of December being the birthday of Jesus Christ. However, as Pastors and…