Leave the hijab alone
On World Hijab Day, activist Siema Iqbal gives 10 reasons why educationalists are wrong to try and ban the hijab in schools.
The obsession around...
Sara Khan’t rescue Prevent
Ibtihal Bsis, a barrister who deals with Prevent-related cases, says the appointment of Sara Khan as "extremism tsar" proves the Government doesn't care about...
Banning Muslim schoolgirls from wearing the hijab is institutional Islamophobia
The latest controversy surrounding an east London primary school banning young Muslim girls from wearing the hijab is yet another example of institutional Islamophobia,...
US and Israel plot to establish Kurdish state in Middle East
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says the United States and Israel are trying to set up a Kurdish state in the Middle East...
I pray that the US cuts off aid to the Palestinians
Like many other Palestinians, I pray and implore God that Donald Trump makes good on his threat to cut off the Palestinian Authority’s $300...
Can Sharia law help tackle sexual harassment?
Blogger Najm Al-Din says aspects of Sharia law can help tackle the rampant problem of sexual harassment in "modern societies". Whilst sexual harassment occurring in...
The “As British as” campaign is not my cup of tea
The cringeworthy "As British as" campaign launched earlier this week by Muslim charity Penny Appeal was not my cup of tea, writes Dr Mariyam Souissi.
I...
UN vote a big slap in the face for Donald Trump
Veteran Arab journalist, Abdel Bari Atwan, argues that if the US carries out its threat to withdraw funding from the United Nations and countries...
Anti-racism campaigners face unrelenting abuse for speaking out
Campaigner and activist Iram Bhatti says that anti racist and anti Islamophobia campaigners face unrelenting abuse for speaking out and are not given enough...
My voice has been silenced and I’ve lost faith in mainstream activism
Pro-Palestine activist Laura Stuart, who was suspended from the Labour party over anti-Semitsm allegations, argues that she has been targeted by the pro-Israel lobby...
