Dr Yasir Qadhi on the origin of the Mawlid and the Fatimids
With mawlid processions due to take place this weekend, Dr Yasir Qadhi explains the origin of celebrating the birth-date of Prophet Muhammad (saw) from Islamic...
Review of the Year Dec 2014: Facebook jihadi mum jailed
Wrapping up our month-by-month review of 2014, we look back at the stories that dominated the Muslim headlines in December 2014.
A Muslim mother-of-six who posted pictures...
Asim Qureshi – Facing The Pakistani Taliban
At the end of 2008, Asim Qureshi was in Peshawar in order to investigate the cases of those still detained in Guantanamo Bay, the...
Dr Yasir Qadhi on the history of the Mawlid
With the mawlid shortly approaching, Dr Yasir Qadhi explains the various opinions regarding the birth date of the Prophet (saw) that are mentioned. This article...
Review of the Year Nov 2014: Calls for Katie Hopkins arrest & more ISIS...
In November 2014 Katie Hopkins was reported to the police after a number of anti-Muslim rants were sent from her Twitter account including one...
Review of the Year October 2014: Moazzam Begg released after terror charges dropped
On October 1, 2014 the former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg had seven terror charges against him dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.
The charges...
Review of the Year Sep 2014: UK authorises military action against ISIS
On September 27, 2014 British warplanes were awaiting orders to launch missile attacks against Islamic State (IS) after Parliament backed military action in Iraq.
Six...
Review of the Year August 2014: UK Muslims condemn ISIS after Foley beheading
Following the apparent beheading in August of US journalist James Foley by a British jihadi Muslim organisations and prominent individuals underlined their opposition to...
Review of the Year July 2014: Gaza war and Muslim organisations targeted
In July 2014 tens of thousands of people joined a pro-Palestine/anti-Israel protest in London as a 12-hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was held...
Review of the Year June 2014: Trojan Hoax and ISIS declaration of Khilafah
On June 10 education watchdog Ofsted published a string of reports triggered by the so-called "Trojan Horse" letter alleging that there had been an...
