EXCLUSIVE: Bilal Abdul Kareem – Life with the Syrian rebels
Film-maker Bilal Abdul Kareem lived with the Syrian rebels for two years, documenting their political and military developments as they fought to topple Bashar...
Part 2: Bilal Abdul Kareem – Foreign fighters, rebel disunity and ISIS
In part 2 of this exclusive interview with journalist Bilal Abdul Kareem who spent two years in war-torn Syria, Dilly Hussain finds out how...
Azerbaijan: Repression of the Islamic movement
One of the Muslim countries with a tense political situation and an emerging Islamic identity which is not being covered by the corporate media...
Dr Mohamed El-Beltagi’s letter to his martyred daughter a year after Rabaa massacre
Muslim Brotherhood politician, Dr Mohamed El-Beltagi's letter to his daughter Asmaa el-Beltagi who was killed by Egyptian security forces in Rabaa al-Adawiya last year.
My...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
