Is Failing to Accept ‘British Values’ a Muslim Problem?
The UK Government’s definition of ‘British values’ leaves the Muslim community liable to be dubbed "extremist," curbs debate and promotes animosity, writes Dilly Hussain.
In...
David Cameron’s muscular liberalism – Britishness or brutishness?
Being Muslim and being British are two exclusive identities, writes Zafer Iqbal.
Anyone old enough to remember the 1990s would remember how Muslims were...
The war on terror’s greatest success: Islamophobia
The War on Terror has changed the lives and narrative of Muslims living in the West irrevocably, writes Nishaat Ismail.
13 years ago at...
Egyptian revolution gone full circle after the release of Hosni Mubarak
The Egyptian revolution has gone full circle after the release of Hosni Mubarak, writes Salma El-Konayyesi.
When millions took to the streets of Egypt in...
Wallowing in double-standards, France descends into the ridiculous
Journalist Hafsa Kara-Mustapha reports on France's crackdown on freedom of speech in the name of freedom of speech.
Blasphemy laws do not exist in secular...
Russia’s surprise decision to withdraw troops from Syria
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan explains the possible reasons behind Russia's surprise decision to withdraw troops from Syria.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to...
Chilcot Inquiry – Britain’s way of sweeping its sins under the carpet
Political activist Nadeem Dawud argues that inquiries like the Chilcot Report into the Iraq war are Britain's way of sweeping its crimes under the...
The Hajj: How globalisation transformed the market for pilgrimage to Mecca
Professor Sean McLoughlin of the University of Leeds discusses the implications of the unprecedented rise of the Hajj industry.
More than two million Muslims are currently...
Kenya attack: Al-Zawahiri’s al-Qaeda is hardline and expanding
The atrocious attack by Somali al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi points to a renewed emphasis on internationalizing jihad, and...
“Blurred Lines” – Liberal feminists and the Muslim fight back
Najm Al-Din writes that liberal feminists have no legs to stand on against Muslim women regarding female liberation in light of Robin Thicke's controversial song...
