Should Muslims ever make alliances with LGBTQ activists?
A recent Islamic conference in Texas asked the question if Muslims should ever make alliances with LGBTQ+ activists.
The conference was addressed by prominent American...
The fall of Granada, the glories of Al Andalus and the butchery of Spain
On January 2, 1492 the last Muslim kingdom of Al Andalus fell to the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, putting an end to 800...
Sheikh Omar al-Mukhtar: We won’t surrender, we will win or we will die
On September 16, 1931, the Italian occupation authorities in Libya executed one of the greatest Muslim resistance fighters of the 20th century - the Lion...
Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam’s Muslim Anthem
In 1901 Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam, the “Sheikh ul Islam of the British Isles,” wrote a Muslim Anthem to the tune of God Save The Queen.
God...
1453: The Ottomans conquer Constantinople for Islam
Five hundred and sixty nine years ago a prophecy of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was fulfilled - Constantinople (modern day Istanbul) was conquered by...
Transform My Prayer: How to really benefit from your daily meetings with God
Roshan Muhammed Salih says the Transform My Prayer course by Iqbal Nasim has revolutionised his attitude to the second pillar of Islam - salah.
If we're...
Mansoor Adayfi: Serbia is my Guantanamo 2.0
Qadeer Popal interviews ex Guantanamo Bay detainee Mansoor Adayfi who is leading a lonely fight for justice from Serbia where he has been forced to...
Aafia Siddiqui: one of the most famous Muslim prisoners in the world
One of the demands made by Malik Faisal Akram when he took hostages inside a Texas synagogue on Saturday was the release of Aafia...
Idriss Sihamedi: French Muslims are being treated like black people in 1960s America
5Pillars editor Roshan Muhammed Salih interviewed Idriss Sihamedi, who is the head of France's biggest Muslim charity BarakaCity, which will most probably be permanently...
Bengali restaurateurs – Can selling alcohol be justified?
As a British born Bangladeshi, writes Dilly Hussain, it has always bugged me how the Bengali community has casually accepted and even perceives as...
