Tag: COLONIALISM
Undressing the French state’s abaya ban
Following the recent abaya ban, a French legal expert unravels patterns of state-imposed dress codes that draw on the country's colonial legacy in Algeria.
China Is Selling “Halal Organs” Taken from Uyghurs
Shocking reports from NGOs claim that wealthy Arabs are purchasing "Halal" organs stolen from Uyghur Muslims in concentration camps
Why Modern Atheists Are Mushriks
After coining "Farangism Studies" to unmask western modernity in his first article, Mirza Safwat is back with a closer look at the polytheistic, pagan roots of popular western atheism.
Unmasking Western Modernity: Farangism Studies
“It isn’t atheism per se that the apostate Muslim is embracing,” writes sociologist Mirza Safwat. “It isn’t an intellectual matter but a civilizational one; it needs to be understood not philosophically but sociologically…”
Anatomy of a House Muslim
57 years ago today, Malcolm X delivered a historic speech that would introduce a valuable reality to our collective vocabulary...
Decades On: the Shameful Legacy of the Nakba Continues
The world's last remaining racist European colony in the Middle East turns 74 years old.
Kanye West should learn about the Islamic uprisings of African slaves
Kanye West stooped to new lows when he suggested that 400 years of slavery was a “choice”
Bashar al-Assad returns France’s highest honour, the Grand-Croix
Bashar al-Assad has returned France's highest possible honour, the grand-croix. Presumably he is unworthy of the great distinction shared by the likes of Gaddafi, Mussolini and Franco.
100 Years of Balfour: Between One Promise & Another
The Balfour Centenary can be good news for Palestine, argues Ahmed Hammuda...
Preventing Terrorism Requires Radical Change
Dilly Hussain offers a radical plan for reducing the "Islamist terror threat" to the West. But is it too big a cost for the ruling classes?