Tag: POLITICS
Face to Face: Muslim Integration
ʿAbd Allāh Thomson dispels common myths about Muslims and so-called "integration".
Face to Face: Voting & Democracy
Should Muslims participate in politics? Does voting make a change? Should Muslims become politicians? Sh Dr Haitham al-Haddad talks about his Islam21c article: Is Voting Really Haram?
The Treaty of Umar
This agreement is said to have been one of the most just and “progressive” treaties in history, with guarantees for religious minorities unheard of sadly until today...
#MuslimPower: can Muslims do their own politics?
Do Muslims need to rely on non-Muslims for their political activism and alliances?
Muslims need to have their say on Brexit – before Boris becomes the norm
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...
Dismantling the Language of Oppression: the Dog Whistle
It is vital that we acknowledge that oppression is beyond the scope of physical violence and can manifest in different guises. We begin by looking at the dog whistle.
Turkey Votes to Redraw History
The new system will “make Turkey stronger and more stable. This is what frightens Europe.”
Anti-Muslim Hate ‘Poisoning’ the Conservative Government
Peter Oborne: “But I am afraid her party is guilty of the same crime, only against Muslims rather than against Jews. That May herself is willing to walk side by side with Bob Blackman sends out a distressing message about the values of Theresa May's Conservative Party.”
You were being manipulated long before Cambridge Analytica came along
If you are anything like me then you will have been a bit sceptical of the scale—and ostentatiousness—of some of the outrage following the Cambridge Analytica scandal this week
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...