Tag: DEMOCRACY

Indian Revolt 1857: the role of the Ulama 160 years on

Z A Rahman 18 Min Read

Z A Rahman ponders over the difference: the revolt led by the Ulama of India in May 1857 & the Ulama of CVE in 2017...

Egyptians Attack Sisi’s Coup Regime Over “Economy in Free-fall”

Editor 3 Min Read

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt's self-imposed president has attracted trending mockery over a televised address in which he criticised the poorest in Egypt for complaining about the rising costs of services. During a

The BIG Discussion Webinar: General Election 2017

Editor 0 Min Read

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vraPL1uP2yk CLICK THE PLAYER ABOVE TO WATCH To vote in the General Election on 8 June, you need to register by 11:59pm on 22 May. You don’t need to register again if

Today Turkey Votes Yes or No

Haneef Ibn Ahmad 12 Min Read

The run-up to today's referendum has caused the veil to slip from many European states and "journalists" revealing their contempt for Turks and fears of a strong Muslim nation...

Battered Woman Syndrome and the Muslim Conscious

Quratulayn Haamidah 5 Min Read

Battered Woman Syndrome describes particular behaviour which manifests after relentless abuse.  The abused begin to believe that they deserve the beating due to not living up to expectations.  There is an inability

The Dutch Elections Show Muslims’ Power

Selahattin Yazar 16 Min Read

Reflections on the Dutch Elections No one knew exactly what kind of Holland they would wake up to on Thursday morning. But one thing was for sure: it depended on what they

Who is the Real Threat to British Democracy?

Quratulayn Haamidah 8 Min Read

Part I Click here for part II Our government has been particularly vocal about preserving “British values” - to the point of coercion. It has made it an engrained part of public institutions

How Islamophobia Will Destroy British Politics

Muhammad Thomson 22 Min Read

The minor signs have been coming in thick and fast these last few decades and now the Dunya seems about to enter the period of the “rule of fools”. Rasūlulllāh (sall Allāhu

New Imam Bill makes Islam a Crime

Dr Taimullah Abu-Laban 10 Min Read

With an upcoming law targeting Muslim imams, preachers and lecturers, Denmark is now leading the way in Europe with far-reaching anti-Muslim laws. The so-called “Imam package” is defined by significant totalitarian features

Common Sense Prevails: MPs agree with Sh Haitham on ‘Political Islam’

Nabeel Akhtar 11 Min Read

In September this year, newly elected Chairman of the UK Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC), Crispin Blunt, ordered an inquiry into the Government’s handling of Political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood. To the