Is Rabina Khan the best mayoral candidate to sort out Tower Hamlets?
Tower Hamlets resident and activist Mevlana Marx, questions whether Councillor Rabina Khan is the best mayoral candidate for the east London borough.
“The definition of insanity...
Hopes fade for peaceful settlement in Yemen
As the Saudi intervention in Yemen enters its second month none of its goals appear to have been met, writes Abdel Bari Atwan.
The "legitimate"...
The battle for “democracy” continues in Tower Hamlets
Journalist Nishaat Ismail shares her thoughts on Thursday's "Defend Democracy in Tower Hamlets" event in support of the ousted mayor Lutfur Rahman.
“I may have...
To vote or not to vote? This is the question…
Dilly Hussain argues that Muslims are witch-hunted when they enter the political system, and are labelled "extremist" for not engaging in the democratic process.
To...
We made a time machine out of British Muslim election activism
Arzu Merali from the Islamic Human Rights Commission looks back on a piece she wrote in 2001 - "My Lobby Ran Off With Kilroy,...
Will Ajmal Masroor stand for Mayor in Tower Hamlets?
"To stand or not to stand" as the Mayor of Tower Hamlets is the question Ajmal Masroor asked on Facebook yesterday night.
In a long-winded...
Apathetic Muslim? #GE2015
It’s election time again oh Muslims, writes Dr Salman Butt.
Parliament has been dissolved. Political parties are in full-blown campaign mode. Mud is being slung,...
Rochdale Hustings: Decoding the Language of Politics
Activist Kasim Javed attended a local hustings in Rochdale with prospective parliamentary candidates from the three main political parties on the panel. This is...
The dismissal of Lutfur Rahman and the politics of forced assimilation
The dismissal of the former Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, was a fine example of how the British establishment will not tolerate any Muslim with...
The Lutfur Rahman verdict – why the “judge” got it wrong
PHD student Jennifer Izaakson, who attended the Lutfur Rahman court hearing in London, forensically dissects the verdict and argues that a huge miscarriage of...
