You feel a headache coming on. What do you do? Reach for the Panadol. Cough? Pour yourself some cough medicine. Cut yourself? Grab the …
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“Surely, this Ummah of yours is a single Ummah, and I am your Lord, therefore serve Me (and no other).” (Quran 21:9) The above verse …
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A boring, over-possessive vampire, a pathetically clumsy human girl, a pack of pubescent werewolves and a shallow and somewhat pointless plot. You’d have to be …
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Why do we spend hours languishing in front of the TV? Why do we waste our afternoons browsing idly through Facebook? Why do we stay …
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Al-Shaheed Ayatollah al-Udhmah al-Sayyid Muhammed Baqir al-Sadr was born on the 25 al-Qi’da 1353/ 28 February 1935, in Kadhimiya, Iraq. Commentators highlight Shaheed al-Sadr’s ‘international …
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Muslims and Jews listen and learn
A group of twenty or so people are seated in a large room entitled the ‘Succah Room’ in St. John’s Wood Synagogue, London awaiting the start of a programme about co-existence between peoples of two faiths. It is 6pm on Tuesday 23 …
Freedom – the purpose of creation
Living in a society where freedom is our right and the given, do we ever question if we take it for granted? Are we blinded to the real meaning and capabilities of our freedom?
Freedom: the right to do as we like …
Social networking: privacy no longer welcome
You wouldn’t tell a stranger on a bus about your daily habits, so why do millions of people freely reveal such information on social networking sites that can be viewed by anyone?
Social sharing – the broadcasting of our thoughts and activities …
I Am a Muslim Woman
Feel free to ask me why
When I walk
I walk with dignity
When I speak
I do not lie
I am a Muslim woman
Not all of me you’ll see
Visiting the shrines in Iraq
I looked around me. The sight of masses of people walking around in draping black garments, sitting down on fine Persian rugs, reciting, reading and contemplating was alluring. I stared up at the ceiling; I was mesmerised, almost drowning into the intricately designed …
Political transparency: turning back the tide?
In November 2010 David Cameron launched a new government Transparency website as part of his Big Society plans for Britain.
Visitors to www.number10.gov.uk/transparency will be welcomed by links to: “Business plans”, “Who does what in Whitehall” and “Who ministers are meeting.” The …
A voice for the youth
To enlighten, inform and inspire is what the Voice of Unity (VOU) aims to achieve. Through reading and writing articles, as well as discussion and dialogue, it is hoped readers from all Muslim communities can benefit God-willing.
Based on the success of …
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