My encounter with a Roman who followed the Vedas
Ghulam Esposito Haydar from New Muslim Network describes his encounter with a devout follower of the Hindu holy scripture Vedas at a dawah stall in Manchester.
One Saturday afternoon,...
Yvonne Ridley: Captive, convert, activist
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...
Health tips for Ramadan
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...
The politics of moon sighting
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With Ramadan starting this weekend, there is no doubt that Muslims in...
Mahdi Hashi’s father: My son should face terror charges in the UK
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...
Interview with Ian Nisbet: Convert, prisoner and author
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It’s not everyday that a white English convert embraces Islam, travels to...
My Umrah brought me peace
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...
The new Superman film is just Yankee propaganda
Sayyed Chowdury argues that the new Superman film is a metaphor for destructive US imperialism.
Recently I went to see the new Superman movie...
Rogue car traders – The Islamic way to buy and sell
Motor trading is something many of my friends decided to get into instead of taking the academic route, writes Dilly Hussain. And rightfully so,...
Ugandan Muslims prosper after years of repression
Amani Ali writes that Ugandan Muslims were persecuted by the majority community after the fall of the dictator Idi Amin in 1979. But, as...