Not a killing machine or a 21st Century Tavor Assault Rifle. Not an army of vigilant soldiers or even a carefully and concisely crafted plot …
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Burn intolerance
The ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York carried with it the name Terry Jones, a name that will be remembered for a while longer.
Pastor Terry Jones and his small church, the Dove World Outreach …
Ramadan: A fast track to a larger world
Ramadan arrived in August this year. I’d grown accustomed to the Muslim month of fasting being an autumn affair. But because Ramadan follows the lunar calendar — moving back about ten days every year — the dawn prayer preparations are even earlier …
Twilight: greatest ever love story?
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 some kind social outcast to have escaped the recent Twilight-hysteria.
For those of you with the intellect …
Waste time much?
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 up till the early hours of the morning only to wake up late the following day lazy …
Black is back
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar; however, as Muslims, we choose not to commemorate the start of the New Year in celebrations. Instead, we mourn and remember the sacrifice of our third Imam, Imam Hussain (as).
How we choose …
Why are we marching?
Public demonstrations serve one purpose: to pass messages on to the masses. For decades, thousands have marched year on year from Marble Arch to Holland Park in the name of one of the most important historical events that has ever occurred — …
Irfan controversy
Islamic mysticism or Irfan (literally: knowing) is regarded by some as an aspect of Islam which has deviated from the pure teachings of the Prophet (pbuh) and introduced innovations to Islam.
The mystics or urafa are accused of practising an Islam not …
Walk the walk, not just talk the talk
One Monday morning something unusual caught my attention as I was getting off the train …
Polish immigrants and us
Last summer something strange happened in England. As the Euro 2008 football tournament got under way, red and white coloured flags were proudly displayed in windows, pubs and cars across the country. But it wasn’t the red on white cross of …
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