The below is a non-partisan open statement signed by Muslim Imams, scholars and activists from various schools of thought and organisations in predominantly English-speaking countries to condemn the killing of hundreds of innocent men, women and children in Iraq due to US ...
Read More »Battered Woman Syndrome and the Muslim Conscious
Battered Woman Syndrome describes particular behaviour which manifests after relentless abuse. The abused begin to believe that they deserve the beating due to not living up to expectations. There is an inability to place responsibility elsewhere. These symptoms seem to ...
Read More »Innocent until proven Muslim?
‘Innocent until proven guilty’, is the principle known as the presumption of innocence. It is the principle that assumes innocence putting the burden of proof on the accuser. This principle applies in most countries now, thankfully, including the UK, and was enshrined ...
Read More »Fallujah Massacre – statement from Association of Muslim Scholars
Statement from the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq on the Fallujah Massacre The General Secretariat of the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq issued a statement about the horrific massacre, committed by the (Iraqi) ‘National Mobilisation’ militias against civilians ...
Read More »The Pain of Invasion, Relief and the Way to Victory
Marking its 68th anniversary, very few remain to tell their story of the Nakbah, or the Palestinian Catastrophe, of 1948. One that culminated in the violent extermination and mass expulsion of millions of Palestinians from their homes to be replaced ...
Read More »The Deafening Silence of Muslim Nations
Crisis is defined as a time of intense difficulty or danger, something which does not discriminate by gender and is not measured by race or religion. Land grabs, displacement, carnage and killings. So many people the world over are suffering ...
Read More »Why would Muslims hate ‘the West’? A history of ‘Islamic Extremism’
I was recently invited to present at an international conference titled: “How to understand and Co-exist with Radical Islām.” After reading the concept paper, it was clear from the very first paragraph that the issue at hand was with “Islamic ...
Read More »“Terror is…” Powerful Spoken Word
Boonaa Mohammed – Terror Is… My newest poem called "Terror Is" which is a critical look at the history of Terrorism and its modern day implications, share and enjoy! Posted by Boonaa Mohammed on Tuesday, 24 November 2015 Click the ...
Read More »Guantanamo Bay: Oxygen for ISIS
In light of the CIA Torture Report said to be declassified today, Asim Qureshi, Research Director of CAGE examines the use of the iconic orange jumpsuits from the detainees in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib to the hostages kept by the ...
Read More »Why can the US get away with torture?
The 10th of December marked Human Rights Day.[1] And what better way to commemorate such a profound celebration than to frequent the achievements of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ key drafter, the United States of America. Incidentally, a report was ...
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