Islamophobia is the moral blind spot of modern Britain
“The dinner party bigot’s attack on Islam as a creed can all too easily become an excuse for an attack upon an ethnic group…”
Fatherhood in Islam
“What we need to do is not to name and shame mosques or families. Don’t look for the guilty people – look for solutions…”
Getting Serious About Our Islam – More Thoughts on Spiritual Maturity
“…What is being missed here about tradition is precisely that thing which tradition is trying to get at: Acting upon one’s values, not simply memorizing and reciting them…”
Battling Islamophobia: Strategy and Options
“The meaningless and wasteful annual conventions should give way to focused debates and discussions. Strategies must be developed and solutions must be found…”
1 Muharram 1431H
A short list of previously published khutbahs on the historic hijra
I’m now a Muslim. Why all the shock and horror?
“…I would watch emotions being shared in households along with trays of honeyed sweets and wondered, if Allah’s law is simply based on fear why did the friends I loved and respected not turn their backs on their practices and start to drink, to have real “fun” as we in the west do? And we do, don’t we?Don’t we?…”
Holocaust’s Untold Muslim Heroes
“Their story is rarely told, but Albanian Muslims took in fleeing Jews during World War II, saving thousands of lives…”
In its rows about Islam, the US must avoid catching a European disease
“The planned Islamic centre is not at Ground Zero, nor is the nearby strip club. It’s un-American to take such offence…”