The scramble for the Central African Republic
Shafiul Huq of Revolution Observer describes how western powers like France and the US are meddling in the ongoing conflict in the Central African...
Top 10 British Muslim stories of 2017
Reviewing all the major headlines from 2017, Roshan Muhammed Salih concludes that it has been another challenging year for Muslims in the UK.
Targeting of Muslims...
Kashmir: The unifinished business of partition
Kashmiri liberation activist, Rabia Khan writes that once NATO troops withdraw from Afghanistan, the focus will return to the partition of Kashmir.
As 2014 nears...
5Pillarz readers survey: Here’s what you said…
Thank you all for responding to the 5Pillarz readers' survey, writes Roshan Muhammed Salih.
Your honest replies have really helped us to understand your experience...
Review of the Year July 2015: Babar Ahmad returns home
There was good news and bad news for British Muslims in July 2015. Long-time detainee Babar Ahmad returned home after finally being released but...
DEBATE: Is it wrong not to identify as a feminist?
Zara Faris from the Muslim Debate Initiative recently participated in a cross-panel debate hosted by the University of Southampton on whether it is wrong...
The top international Muslim stories of 2018
2018 was another challenging year for Muslims worldwide with China effectively putting hundreds of thousands of Muslims in concentration camps and Hindu mobs lynching...
Nadhia’s story: Life without my brother
Nadhia is the sister of a detainee. In 2006 her brother was arrested at the airport after returning from Pakistan. This is Nadhia's story...
The...
Syria Series – Part 2: Assad and the Syrian stalemate
In part two of Revolution Observer’s Syria series, Adnan Khan explains why Bashar al-Assad's forces have been unable to deliver a decisive blow to the...
VIDEO: Ertugrul Gazi and the birth of the Ottoman Dynasty
Deputy editor of 5Pillars, Dilly Hussain, collaborated with KJ Vids to produce a short video on the history of Ertugrul Gazi and the birth...
