I have just come across a fascinating account of Christians living in the third/ninth century Abbasid Baghdad to be found in the work of Muslim theologian Abu Uthman al-Jahiz (died 255/869) in a letter he wrote to some Muslim friends who had asked for his help against a […]
The final lecture at Sussex University, Islamic Awareness Week held on 20 February 2012 on “Islam or Secularism” by Abdullah Al Andalusi.
FATHER FRANK’S RANTS Rant Number 489 15 May 2012 Crimes and Punishments ‘Eye-gouge boyfriend locked up for life’. The ‘boyfriend’ was Shane Jenkin. With his fingers, he tore out Tina Nash’s eyes. The media show the square-jawed, blunt face of the muscle-bound thug next to the pitiful image […]
by Omar Qayum “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” – John F. Kennedy The East End Madrassah (EEM), a Shi’ite Islamic Sunday school in Toronto, Canada, is under high scrutiny due to accusations of an anti-Semitic, violent and sexist curriculum. At the request […]
The Niqab Debate: Banning Freedom Author: Dr Tabasum Hussain, MDI, Canada. Recently, the Dutch government announced a ban on the face veil to take effect in 2013. In September 2010, the French Senate succeeded in implementing a ban against the niqab and burqa by passing an act “prohibiting […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 