Extremism
The powerful Biblical case for Apartheid and slavery explored
Did you realise that the best Christian theologians in America in the nineteenth century argued that God instituted slavery and approved of it? Yes, the fact is that leading evangelical and Reformed theologians argued that slavery was instituted by God… Read More ›
Male (26) single, well-educated but no expert on Quran – Isis documents reveal profile of ‘average militant
reblogged from today’s Independent.ie Military analysts in the US said the importance of insight gained using the documents ‘cannot be overstated’ Male, 26, single, quite well-educated but not an expert on the Quran – this is the profile of an… Read More ›
Contemporary Buddhism and anti-Muslim violence
Free online Article: Anti-Muslim Buddhist Nationalism in Burma and Sri Lanka: Religious Violence and Globalized Imaginaries of Endangered Identities In Burma, monks are promoting a new marriage law restricting interfaith marriages. They have used hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric and claimed that… Read More ›
Imam: ISIL’s new kill list shows the American Muslim community is “pretty freaking awesome”
Quartz reports On Wednesday morning, Imam Suhaib Webb says he woke up to several missed phone calls and messages beginning with “sorry to be the bearer of bad news.” He was now on ISIL’s hit list. The list was published… Read More ›
The one understandable goal of ‘Islamic State’ the media (except the Guardian) will not tell you about
reblogged from todays Guardian Lawrence of Arabia wouldn’t have been surprised by the rise of Isis. TE Lawrence was always angry about the British betrayal of the Arabs in the Sykes-Picot agreement. A century on, the borders it established are falling… Read More ›
US media highlight Western victims of violence, while rendering invisible the victims of their own side’s violence.
by Glenn Greenwald FOR DAYS NOW, American cable news has broadcast non-stop coverage of the horrific attack in Brussels. Viewers repeatedly heard from witnessesand from the wounded. Video was shown in a loop of the terror and panic when the… Read More ›
A message to all non-Muslims who read this blog
A British soldier who lost his leg in Iraq has posted a powerful message to people “expecting racism” from him just because he “got blown up”.
Excellent leaflets on Islam against terrorism & extremism – Click to download & share
Leaflets on Islam Against Terrorism & Extremism – Click to download & share
Understanding the Relationship Between the Quran and Extremism (by Joseph E.B. Lumbard)
From Huffingtonpost.com To effectively counter the ideologies of strident puritanical groups who lay claim to Islam, we must appreciate the depth and breadth of the classical Islamic tradition. Quranic interpretation is of fundamental importance in this endeavor. It is the… Read More ›
My invitation to a white nationalist to bugger off
reaction was swift:
Doesn’t anything change? More bad reasoning on the cause of ISIS violence
Just published: a new article by Professor Jonathan Brown, an American scholar of Islamic studies. In his ‘piece’ titled ‘The Quran’s deadly role in inspiring Belgian slaughter,’ Nabeel Qureshi asserts that his “point is not to question the faith” of ordinary Muslims… Read More ›
Thought for the day: ISIS are about as Islamic as bacon
ISIS are khawārij; about as Islamic as bacon. They’re a death cult that the Prophet (ﷺ) said would be ‘young in age, weak in intellect’
Heil Trump!
I am not saying that Trump is going to kill 6 million innocent people. What I am saying is that it is easy to see how a radical politician can get elected by pandering to a people’s fears and anger… Read More ›
“Meet the British Muslim who wants to lead an Islamic reformation” – Adam Deen
The Middle East Eye has just published an interview it recently carried out with Adam Deen from the Quilliam Foundation. Deen is not a scholar of Islam and as far as I am aware has no qualifications in Islamic subjects. But… Read More ›
I bumped into Nabeel Qureshi today
During my visit to Speakers Corner this afternoon I bumped into the American missionary Nabeel Qureshi who is currently studying in the UK. I took the opportunity to say hello and ask him about an issue that has been poisoning Muslim/Christian… Read More ›
Islam didn’t create ISIS but who did? Dr Jonathan Brown gives the answer
A breath of reality from a great Muslim scholar who will be in London next week. Published on 24 Feb 2016.
Maverick Christian missionary ignores Scriptural teachings
In a recent article on Calling Christians Jonathan McLatchie was taken to task for the kind of person he “endorses as true Christian scholarship, someone he is not only willing to work with, but someone he is willing to promote and… Read More ›
Just published: ‘A guide to Islam and its position towards Al-Qaeda & ISIS’
Some Muslims were distributing this new book free of charge this afternoon at Speakers Corner. It looks very good! This book has its own dedicated website
How religious are so-called ‘Islamic terrorists’?
Mehdi Hasan challenges the common view that ISIL or al-Qaeda attackers are devout Muslims. “Islam has a problem”, that’s the often repeated phrase following attacks carried out by those who claim to be doing so in the name of religion…. Read More ›
Europe: Yesterday and Today
Apologies for the imagery. Final pic is of a current magazine cover in Poland, which reads “Islamic rape of Europe”. Source
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