Exclusive Q & A with Junaid Hussain – British ISIS fighter and hacker
Meet 20-year-old "Hamza al-Britani", real name Junaid Hussain, who left the UK for Syria in June last year. The British Pakistani told me via...
Inside the mind of an ISIS Brit: Motivation, validation and salvation
When US journalists James Foley, Steven Sotloff and more recently British aid worker David Haines were beheaded, it sent shockwaves through both the journalistic...
Abdurraheem Green – An Islamic Perspective On Climate Change
Abdurraheem Green gives an Islamic perspective on climate change.
“Climate change is the most severe problem we are facing today- more serious even than the threat...
Lauren Booth: “Muslims and extremists – we’re not the same”
Muslims and extremism are not synonymous, writes journalist Lauren Booth.
"Here we go again," I sigh, browsing news channels. Each one, leading with the chilling...
September 12, 2007: 7 years on from my “terror” arrest
Waris Ali, who was cleared of terror charges in a high-profile trial in 2008, reflects on his arrest, incarceration and trial, drawing lessons from...
Bilal Abdul Kareem interviews Yvonne Ridley about her offer to ISIS
Former Taliban prisoner, Yvonne Ridley, recently offered to exchange places with Scotsman David Haines who is being held captive by ISIS. Her offer comes...
Hamza Tzortzis – The Quran, Jihad And The Causes of Terrorism
In the second part of this exclusive feature on Jihad and terrorism, Hamza Tzortzis discusses Jihad in Quranic discourse, the objectives of Jihad and...
Hamza Tzortzis – Is Jihad Terrorism?
International speaker and researcher, Hamza Tzortzis, tackles common misconceptions about jihad and terrorism in this exclusive two-part feature.
The word Jihad has been frequently used...
5Pillars launches Speakers’ Corner
5Pillars proudly presents 'Speakers' Corner', an exclusive section on our website specifically for scholars, imams, students of knowledge, activists, academics and leaders of different...
Muslims in Japan: The unintended consequences of 9/11
In this post 9/11 world every conversation that Muslims have with each other or with non-Muslims is usually about Muslim suffering. But in spite...
