Trading with “Taqwa”
By Shiban Aktar, OBE
“It is believed by many that the collapse of Rana Plaza was not an accident but the worst form of structural violence….”
Circumcision is healthy for Jews and Muslims, but not for Anti-Semites and Islamophobes
By Rabbi Allen S. Maller
“For both Muslims and Jews it is a sign that one who submits to God’s commandments and covenant cannot expect a life without some pain and suffering. But when endured for the right reasons duty to God’s commandments always leads eventually to great spiritual, and even physical benefits.”
The 5 levels of Prayer
By Ibn Al Qayyim. “Whoever is delighted by the prayer in this world, will be delighted by nearness to his Lord in this world and the next. And he who finds delight in God, delights and gladdens others. Whoever does not, leaves this world a loser.”
Peace-building and Conflict Resolution in Islam
by Dr Siraj Islam Mufti
“As a dominant world power, the West including the United States in its conflicts often imposes peace through coercive power politics, while the underlying causes of conflict remain unresolved. Such is the case now, for example, with regard to conflicts with Iran, and in what is going on in Mali, Africa…”
How a decade of misguided war has corroded the idea of Britain
By Professor Ali Ansari
“…the perception grows that a war intended to make us safe from terrorism has encouraged homegrown radicalisation while the man seen as culpable spends more time making money than making peace.”
A tale of two Pakistani girls: Malala Yusafzai and Nabila Rehman
Malala Yusufzai, the youngest Nobel Prize winner, has turned out to be a hero and a villain simultaneously in her home country, …
The Crisis of ISIS
By Shaykh Hamza Yusuf To view this Youtube video, please click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJo4B-yaxfk
French Far-Right councillor urges colleagues to convert to Islam
From the Daily Telegraph, 1:34PM BST 25 Oct 2014 A Front National local councillor has embarrassed France’s far-Right party by announcing his …