MDI’s Zara Faris appears on TV discussing the topic ‘Does Islam need modernising? This features a discussion of whether reformation or revival is the way forward for Islam. The show looked at what are the external proponents of reformation, and how Muslims should revive their understanding of Islam […]
Many have asked the interesting question ‘what is the Quran’s relationship with previous scriptures?’. This question can be answered by the Quran itself: And unto thee O Prophet have We vouchsafed this divine writ, setting forth the truth, confirming the truth of whatever there still remains of earlier revelations […]
Extract from an interesting article by Nancy Fraser in The Guardian (Oct 2013), click here for full article. As a feminist, I’ve always assumed that by fighting to emancipate women I was building a better world – more egalitarian, just and free. But lately I’ve begun to worry […]
It is common for liberal feminists to rage against Abrahamic religions because they claim that the idea of deferring to a deferring to a God (who they perceive to be male) or a male Prophet for one’s values and way of life is a violation of a woman’s ‘autonomy’ […]
by Zara Faris This year’s Islam Awareness Season throughout UK universities has been very busy for me, alhamdulillah; I’ve delivered lectures with exciting Q&A sessions tackling topics including Islamic Revival and Reformation, Muslims in the West, and the topic of the day, Women in Islam and Feminism. This […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 