The Muslim Blame Game – ‘Not In My Name’
For over a decade, Muslims have been conditioned to condemn and apologise for crimes committed as a result of western foreign policy, writes Dilly...
British media buries its head in the sand
In the wake of yesterday's incident at Woolwich, the British press has linked the murder of a British soldier to foreign policy but isn't...
Sexual Grooming – An Issue of Race, Institutional Failures or Societal Values?
In light of the Rotherham child grooming scandal, commentators have focused on the racial element of the perpetrators. Dilly Hussain argues that the causes...
UK air strikes in Iraq will have a blowback at home
UK air strikes against ISIS in Iraq will have repercussions at home, writes Dilly Hussain.
On Friday 26 September, the UK government voted for military...
LECTURE: A history of the Ottoman Dynasty
Deputy editor of 5Pillars, Dilly Hussain, delivered a lecture on the history of the Ottoman dynasty at the University of Sheffield on Wednesday 13...
U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq – America’s Selective Humanitarian Interventionism
US airstrikes against the "Islamic State" in Iraq is another fine example of America's double standards when it comes to "fighting terrorism" and humanitarian...
Middle East Eye: ‘Normative Islam’ has always existed and will continue to exist
Writing in the Middle East Eye, deputy editor of 5Pillars Dilly Hussain explains that 'normative Islam' has always existed and will continue to exist.
Islam...
The “Preventing Prevent” lobby is gaining momentum
After nearly a decade of failing to provide any tangible success stories, the UK Government’s counter-terrorism ‘Prevent’ strategy is being shunned by senior police...
Western intervention in Syria – Lesser of two evils?
We are days away from a possible military operation in Syria led by the US. Whilst David Cameron and Barack Obama decide on the...
LECTURE: Al-Sham in Islamic history
Deputy editor of 5Pillars, Dilly Hussain, delivered a lecture at the University College London (UCL) on the history of Al-Sham (the Levant) in Islam....
