Tag: POWER
Why the Muslims lost the mandate to rule
In part one of a short series, Hamdija Begovic looks at the neo-Nietzschean alt-right and the loss of Muslim rule.
Sh Haitham: Does the Taliban Have What It Takes?
The real challenge is not getting into power, but genuinely maintaining it, writes Sh Haitham al-Haddad.
I Refuse to Condemn | Stories From Us and For Us
Never has a collection of voices been so powerful, authentic and woefully overdue as this. We have all lived this story.
Speaking Truth to Power
The problem is not the unjust power, but rather the society that condones their rule by staying silent
ʿĀshūra: Remembering the Real Legacy of Mūsa
Does our right to Mūsa (ʿalayhi al-Salām) extend beyond just fasting the Day of ʿĀshūra? What is the true legacy?
Social media giants “delete evidence of war crimes” jeopardising prosecution
"By deleting years old opposition channels YouTube is doing more damage to Syrian history than ISIS could ever hope to achieve..."
The “Missing Muslims” Report: More of the Same
Jahangir Mohammed says that the recent report by the Citizens UK Commission on Islam, Participation & Public Life is yet another report about "the Muslims" which follows a familiar theme: "Muslims as a problem"...
With ‘SubhānAllāh’ we End our Journey
Yā Sīn takes the believer on a voyage of endless lessons. It begins by confirming the veracity of the Messenger (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam), leaving no doubt, and outlines his purpose. It provides stories of those who passed and their efforts, receptions, rational and cogent arguments as to the…
Who is Muḥammad ﷺ?
In the very recent past the Almighty blessed me with a beautiful baby girl. In the last few weeks of my wife’s pregnancy one of her non-Muslim friends enquired, “If the baby is a boy what name will you give?” My wife replied proudly and instantaneously, “Muḥammad”. Needless to say, as…
Islamophobia IS Racism
With the rise of racist parties throughout Europe who attack people of colour*, the term ‘racism’ has been distorted to such a degree that even some of the leaders of these racist parties claim to be “anti-racist” (in the same way the leader of the Swedish Democrats, Jimmie Åkesson, has…