Bengali restaurateurs – Can selling alcohol be justified?

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As a British born Bangladeshi, writes Dilly Hussain, it has always bugged me how the Bengali community has casually accepted and even perceives as...

Ugandan Muslims prosper after years of repression

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Amani Ali writes that Ugandan Muslims were persecuted by the majority community after the fall of the dictator Idi Amin in 1979. But, as...

Rogue car traders – The Islamic way to buy and sell

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Motor trading is something many of my friends decided to get into instead of taking the academic route, writes Dilly Hussain. And rightfully so,...

The new Superman film is just Yankee propaganda

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Sayyed Chowdury argues that the new Superman film is a metaphor for destructive US imperialism. Recently I went to see the new Superman movie...

My Umrah brought me peace

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We all search for truth and seek meaning in our lives. It's natural and part of being human, and it was this desire which...

Interview with Ian Nisbet: Convert, prisoner and author

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Mahdi Hashi’s father: My son should face terror charges in the UK

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Mahdi Hashi is a 23 year old British Somali who is awaiting a high-profile terrorism trial in the United States. He stands accused of...

The politics of moon sighting

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Health tips for Ramadan

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In Islam, food is considered either a blessing or a curse writes medical student Aisha Mehmet. After a long day's fast, an Iftar consisting...

Yvonne Ridley: Captive, convert, activist

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It’s a story that never gets boring no matter how many times you hear it. Journalist Yvonne Ridley tells Dilly Hussain about her life...