By Unaisa Baker I have to be honest, I have thought over and over about how to write this piece. This final part was intended to bring attention to the…
Secretly Not Foreign: Palestine
By Unaisa Baker* In life, we all wrestle with difficulties and challenges. None of us can escape the trials of existence, whether it's pain, trauma, heartache, or countless other burdens.…
Unanticipated Ordeals vs. Expectations of the Believer
Friday Sermon Archive Series The following excerpt provides timeless advice – more than 25 years after it was first given – on matters requiring reflection, focus and action. Sheikh Abu…
Societal Serenity & Quietist Salafis: A Swedish Context
By Gibril Fodor* It's a sunny Friday afternoon. We have just completed the traditional Friday prayers in a small mosque located in the shadow of large Brutalist style housing blocks…
Social Media, Self-Harm & Suicide
By Unaisa Abdul Haqq Baker,[1] A 14-year-old girl, Molly Russell, took her own life in November 2017 after prolonged exposure to images of self-harm on Instagram. “The caring soul who…
Finding the Way Forward: The Black Muslim Third Space
By Habeeb Akande* Summary In recent years, Black British Muslim communities have witnessed the growth of a new religious and social institution, known as the Third Space. The ‘Third Space’…
Can we really speak of “unity” & “Ummah” without addressing anti-black racism?
Asians & Arabs – No friends of Muhammad Ali or Malcolm X
By Khalil Yusuf Charles[1] When will my Asian and Arab brothers and sisters realise that Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X have very little to do with them? In their early days,…
Is ISIS Dead? The Importance of Uprooting its Leadership
By Nacereddine Saleh Donald Trump has been eager to claim the defeat of ISIS, though this has been disputed by forces on the ground.[1] Either way, its so-called ‘caliphate’ is…
“Are You About Dis Ting, Fam?”
By Sheldon Thomas [1] Where do you start, when there are over 80 murders in the capital alone, and just under half of those are young teenagers being killed by other…