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Muslim women steer a new revolution

By Moin Qazi

Countries that limit women’s educational and employment opportunities and their political voices get stuck in a downward spiral. They are poorer, more fragile, have higher levels of corruption, and are more prone to extremism.

Islam’s philosophy of pluralism

by Moin Qazi
“There is no holy book, other than the Qur’an, that places so much emphasis on respecting the views and beliefs of others. It is, however, a tragedy that the pains by which the Prophet highlighted the common ground between Islam and the Abrahamic traditions have been lost by modern fundamentalists and orientalists..”

A new face for Madrasas

By Moin Quazi
“Madrasas worldwide have suffered a significant loss of reputation in recent decades o;n account of a wave of extremism. They have been continually targeted with an avalanche of searing and strident critiques. The state has denounced madrasas in secular countries and attempted to wrest exclusive control over them. Some madrasas are indeed guilty of fostering extremism, but most aren’t.”

5 Inspirational Takeaways From The Qatar World Cup

By Dr Muhammad Wajid Akhter

“The Moroccan victory, the Palestinian chants at the Qatari World Cup – put this all together and what you have is a Muslim world that is more confident and more united than many would like to believe. And when the Muslim world is united, no matter who holds the trophy, we all win.”

Erdoğan among 5 people who can help world: Islamic preacher Khalid Yasin

By Fatma Damla Kayayerli
“I would like to remind Muslims that what people often refer to as Islamophobia is not just hatred or fear of Islam. They actually hate some of the things that we Muslims do, but they don’t know about it either. This hatred stems from what they see some Muslims do, and they think that this is Islam. We must take a serious look at ourselves… As far as I can see, there is not only Islamophobia but also Muslim-phobia. This is the subject of most of our lessons,..”

Shireen Abu Akleh was executed to send a message to Palestinians

By Jonathan Cook
“The truth is that a decades-long occupation can only survive through wanton – sometimes random, sometimes carefully calibrated – acts of terror to keep the subject population fearful and subdued. When the occupation is sponsored by the main global superpower, there is absolute impunity for those who oversee that reign of terror.”

Who was Saint George? the truth may surprise you!

“St George is an ecumenical saint. He is not just for one nation; he is patron saint of many, making him pretty universal. One main reason for Muslims revering him over time is that he was martyred for refusing to give divine honours to idols, and as such is delivered up as a staunch monotheist.” Many accounts have George destroying idols in the temple of Apollo, a story that resounds remarkably with the account of Abraham smashing the idols in his time.