Tag: FRANCE
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.
World in Frenzy Over ~13,000th US Airstrike in Syria
Has the US had a moral awakening as a force for good in Syria?
Shooting reported outside mosque in Avignon, France
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhī rājiʿūn. Surely to Allāh we belong and to Him we return....
Turkey’s AK Party ratifies Military Deployment and Joint Cooperation with Qatar
Turkish Parliament Just days after six Arab nations cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, the Turkish Parliament today responded by ratifying two deals to boost military co-operation with its long-standing ally and brotherly…
Macron beats Le Pen – but is French Fascism and Islamophobia on the rise?
Notorious Islamophobe Marine Le Pen has been defeated by Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the French presidential elections. But is France seeing a resurgence of its ugly fascist and Islamophobic…
“Burkini” – A Look at Modernity’s Domination and Control
I have been avoiding the “burkini” debacle for a while as I have posted on the topic of veiling and the French colonialist fetish for denuding women before. But as France continues…
The Burkini Ban Shows Our Power
I’m glad they banned the burkini – now the world sees what stupidity we have to put up with Many have been talking about the infuriating images we have seen of armed…
When France almost went Islamic: ʿAbd-ar Raḥmān al-Ghafiqi
“Of the believers are men who are true to that which they covenanted with Allāh. Some of them have paid their vow by death (in battle)…” The recent tragic events in…
Islam21c: First Quarterly Review of 2015
The last twelve months have been full of monumental events for the Muslim ummah all over the globe. From international events to local action alerts, Islam21c has provided a space for scholars,…
#ParisAttacks – A Letter To My Brothers & Sisters
My dear brothers and sisters, we live in trying times and are witnessing days of hardship as frequent as we see our families – May Allāh protect us! Āmīn. What follows are…