Life in the West
People Attempting to Change Islam – Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
There are various groups and individuals who are attempting to change traditional Islam and have numerous agendas. Examples of this is include Irshad Manji, Feminist groups and lesbian and gay activists who want to make it permissible for Islam to allow… Read More ›
The Origins of Suicidal Terrorism
Bombing Without Moonlight By Sheikh Abdal Hakim Murad (Tim Winter) (This was first published in 2004) 1. Amnesia Attention deficit disorder seems to flourish under conditions of late modernity. The past becomes itself more quickly. Memories, individual as well as… Read More ›
Peter Hitchens: Think extremism’s a crime? You’ll change your mind when they come for YOU
An excellent article by Peter Hitchens, a traditional Christian, in today’s Mail on Sunday As an extremist, I am very worried about the planned Extremism Bill, which our Prime Minister is about to ram through Parliament. So should you be. You… Read More ›
Why Did God Lie To Glenn Beck?
An interesting video about God and faith by a rising star of the “alt-right” in America.
London’s Muslim Mayor is nothing New: 1300 yrs of Muslims who Ran Major European Cities
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | The press is declaring Sadiq Khan, victor in the electoral contest for mayor of London, the “first Muslim mayor of a major European city.” They mean of course, something like ‘the first Muslim… Read More ›
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad – Riding the Tiger of Modernity
This talk was given at the Cambridge Muslim College Retreat, March 2016
Today is St George’s Day in England.
But do Englishmen know that England’s saint is a Syrian? We ought to be opening up our country to Syria’s martyrs.
A Message from Hamza Yusuf: A Good Father
reblogged from Sandala My father, David Hanson, passed away at 8:00 p.m. on the 16th of April, 2016 at the age of 89. He left the world in a good state. He was born into great wealth and advantage, and… Read More ›
Shari’ah is not a human construct but the Divine Law
Contrary to Adam Deen and the Quilliam Foundation the basic thesis is one of trying to make the human order conform to the Divine norm, not visa-versa. To speak of the Shari’ah as being simply the laws of the seventh… Read More ›
Deportations to begin!
With a satirical front page for their Sunday edition, the Boston Globe is giving readers a look at what they believe America would be like with Trump as president. As the fake headlines make clear, the Globe’s editors are not… Read More ›
Dear West: a Muslim’s response to the aftermath of terrorism
This video is in response to the aftermath of terrorism; that includes the expected condemnation of the Muslim community as well as the horrific revenge attacks we have faced. To end my poem I mention a list of events I… Read More ›
Star Wars And The Crisis Of Modern Masculinity
Published on 9 Mar 2016. A must watch. Abdal Hakim Murad (Tim Winter) discusses contemporary gender confusion as promoted by the mass media: what exactly is a man, and what is a woman? For more see: http://www.nursari.com
“They’re speaking like us.”
Why people enjoy hearing Shakespeare in its Original Pronunciation
Suspended, reprimanded, silenced, marginalised – Magistrate suspended from NHS Trust
Persecution of Christians for their beliefs is a sickening reality in Britain today. From Christian Concern A Christian magistrate, who was removed from the bench by the Lord Chancellor for his Biblical beliefs about marriage and family life, has since been… 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 ›
Did you know that ISIS is killing more Muslims than any other group?
Yasir Qadhi writes: Some people complained that yesterday’s post was insensitive to what had happened in Belgium, and that I shouldn’t have brought up other carnages caused by ISIS. The purpose of the post yesterday was simple. When there… Read More ›
The First Muslims in England
reblogged from today’s BBC Magazine “True Faith and Mahomet” a needlework hanging at Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire Sixteenth-century Elizabethan England has always had a special place in the nation’s understanding of itself. But few realise that it was also the… Read More ›
Three German universities close prayer rooms used by Muslims
The Technical University of Berlin, Technical University of Dortmund and the university of Essen Duisburg have all closed The Independent reports Three German universities have closed prayer rooms used by Muslims, leading to claims of discrimination. The Technical University of… Read More ›
A brave American protests about Muslims
Dr Craig Considine comments: I would like a physical copy of this sign to put on my office/apartment door to stress the importance of inclusivity and hospitality. I regard this warm message as a reflection of my Catholic identity. It… Read More ›
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