China’s Uyghur re-education centres in Xinjiang will not produce a loyal and obedient population
James McMurray of the University of Sussex says that China's detention of hundreds of thousands of Muslim Uyghurs in "re-education centres" will still not produce...
Why are Arab states flaunting their ties with Israel?
Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan condemns Oman, Qatar and the UAE for opening the door to the normalisation of Israel in the Middle East.
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To what end are Muslims celebrating their forefathers’ contributions to Britain’s colonial wars?
Rights activist and author, Moazzam Begg, reflects on the Muslim contribution to British colonial wars and questions to what end are we celebrating it?
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Could this be the end of Mohammad bin Salman?
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan asks if the Jamal Khashoggi scandal will lead to the downfall of Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Mohammad...
The occidental reductionist thinking for Aisha (RA) and how it governs popular discourse
Amjid Rashid explains how popular orientalist discourse in the West has cemented the false perception that Aisha bint Abu Bakr (RA) was a voiceless and...
International inquiry should be set up to investigate Khashoggi disappearance
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says an international inquiry must be set up to get to the truth of what happened to Saudi...
Colonial complexes on ethnic minds
Nina Arif is a freelance journalist with an MSc in International Politics. She has produced for the BBC, Al Jazeera, and writes for various online publications. Nina...
Challenging anti-Muslim racism in Scotland
Smina Akhtar is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology, at University of Glasgow.
Smina Akhtar goes through the different strands and layers of anti-Muslim...
Riyadh’s long arm and the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan argues that the mysterious disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi could be Riyadh's way of sending out a message...
Charity regulator’s fear of controversy risks undermining students’ union debates
Alison Scott-Baumann and Simon Perfect of SOAS University in London argue that the Charity Commission could be undermining free speech on campuses by putting pressure on student societies about who...