Tag Archives: OPINION

Sh Sajid Umar clarifies the unprecedented fatwas for unprecedented times

If it surprises you that raising your voice above the Messenger (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) can render all of your good actions obsolete, ask yourself, who taught us that objective good that we fear becoming obsolete in the first place?

The Syrian revolution was NOT khuruj

Hundreds of prominent British Jews came out supporting Jeremy Corbyn in the face of the recent furore fomented by his opponents. But why was this largely ignored?

“We do not believe that communities should be party to their own oppression”

Boris’ blunders may have faded away from the news cycle, but if we do not push daily for our rights and interests, Boris is just the beginning...

"The will of the people has changed and will continue to change as the realities of Brexit are discovered."

It is true that the Trump factor came into prominence in 2016 culminating in his surprise win in November. However, for Muslims , the whole post 9/11 era has been one of immense stress and trauma, with a well-orchestrated Islamophobic ...

Today Amnesty International has published a harrowing 48-page report,[1] exposing the “cold-blooded killing of thousands of defenceless prisoners” secretly and systematically in just one particular Syrian government jail called Saydnaya. An estimated 13,000 people have been hanged there in the ...

What follows is a summary and some reflections from the four-day hearing at the High Court for the judicial review into the UK Government’s counter-terrorism strategy.[1] It was a great educational experience for me personally, after which I am genuinely ...