BBC and Rageh Omaar: Partners in historical propaganda

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Rageh Omaar’s The Ottomans: Fairly positive with some tired stereotypes

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Citizen Khan is a mockery of Islam and Muslims

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King of the Sands: If this isn’t the worst film ever it’s damn close

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I haven’t been to the cinema in years and to be honest I’ll probably never go again after watching King of the Sands, the...

Film review: The Conjuring – Satan makes Hollywood money again

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After watching The Conjuring, Dilly Hussain writes how Hollywood has profited billions of dollars by glamourising religious exorcism over the years. Since The Exorcist (1973)...

Book review: The Inevitable Caliphate by Dr Reza Pankhurst

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The caliphate or "khilafah" is an Islamic political structure that has been central to Muslim history for 1300 years, writes Dilly Hussain. Many British...

The new Superman film is just Yankee propaganda

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Sayyed Chowdury argues that the new Superman film is a metaphor for destructive US imperialism. Recently I went to see the new Superman movie...

Film review: Fetih 1453

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I watched Fetih 1453 when it was released in UK cinemas in February 2012. But I felt that with recent events in Turkey unfolding,...

Film review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

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I went to see The Reluctant Fundamentalist, writes Hasina Patel, because I was curious to see how it dealt with the whole issue of "fundamentalism." I have a personal dislike for the...
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