Tag: PARLIAMENT

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Netherlands in rightwing shift after Geert Wilders’ victory

Wednesday's PVV triumph is a rightwing paradigm shift as Dutch Islamophobe Wilders continues coalition talks.

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Starmer faces reckoning over despicable Gaza ceasefire stance

Prominent Labour MPs have resigned from ministerial posts following the parliamentary vote on a Gaza ceasefire.

Election Result: Sh Haitham’s Message

“Let us act as Islām guides us to act during challenges”

Why Muslims Should Vote

Scholars of Islamic law are discussing whether voting is obligatory or recommended, let alone forbidden!

Islamophobia is More Than Words

MEND's Head of Policy & Research, Isobel Ingham-Barrow, describes their new report on the definition of Islamophobia for the inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for British Muslims

A Tangled Web of Religion in Politics

Some may say that the political arena is no place for religious sensibilities but, now and again, religion does raise its head...

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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 nation. The military deals will allow Turkish military forces to be deployed in Qatari territory and allow Turkish

Taqwa in Turkey’s Renaissance

Dr Mohamed Soudan, Foreign Relations Secretary of Egypt’s democratically elected Freedom and Justice Party, discusses the remarkable story of Islamic Turkey. Follow this three-part series which explores the transitional era of Turkey, from the struggles of Professor Necmettin Erbakan in a staunchly secularised political climate through to President Erdogan and

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Erdogan’s Rise to Power

Dr Mohamed Soudan, Foreign Relations Secretary of Egypt’s democratically elected Freedom and Justice Party, led by President Mohammad Morsi, and one of five members of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Arbitration Committee that arbitrates between members of the MB at all levels of the organisation, discusses the remarkable story of Islamic Turkey.