Tag: PROPAGANDA
Does Islamophobia now sell better than sex?
Does Islamophobia now sell better than sex? To break up the festive cheer on Boxing Day the Times published a front page article under a bold title: “Muslims ‘silent on terror’”. It was repeated on their website with a standard picture of some Muslims wearing niqābs titled “Muslims ‘stay silent’…
#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 a few words of caution for you to consider. In Islam life is sacred and murder will always…
The Unquenchable Thirst For War
18 years ago today war-thirsty neocons tried ushering the globe into a new phase of endless destruction we are still experiencing today
Noam Chomsky on historical media silence on Israeli atrocities
What follows is an excerpt from Noam Chomsky's vast research shattering the myth of an independent media in 'developed' countries, Necessary Illusions: Though Control in Democratic Societies. He reveals in this section invaluable insights into what is currently happening in Palestine; the violently racist ideology of Zionism that had well…
Are we blindly following the media?
In recent times our Muslim community has been quite vocal in criticising specific news broadcasters. This has been due to the dismal broadcasting of the situation in Gaza or due to Islamophobic articles appearing in right-wing newspapers. Based on these criticisms, one may assume that we, as a Muslim community,…
In response to last night’s shocking BBC Panorama
Last night my phone wouldn’t stop buzzing as I received message after message that apparently the BBC were caught trying to subliminally smear a large segment of British Muslims. “Islam21c is on Panorama!” I already knew, but I was rewinding it again and again, making sure I was actually awake. I saw…
“Terrorists threaten to overthrow Pharaoh!”
Today's Pharaonic labelling system Mūsa (ʿalayhi al-Salām) returns to Egypt from Madyan. Informed by his lord that he has been chosen for a huge mission, Mūsa is set to confront the evil Pharaoh, the man who transgresses all boundaries set by Allāh. His task: to go with his brother Hārūn,…
Dracula: Hollywood’s desperate attack on Islām
The Real Untold Story of How the Muslims killed the Dracula “He who controls the present controls the past.” Many will be aware of the new Hollywood film which has been recently released entitled: ‘Dracula Untold’. It might not be well known that, supernatural powers aside, the tale of…