It was the early hours of the morning yet I could still hear voices outside the bedroom window, on the street. Who’d be arguing these past three nights at the…
Great Replacement Theory: Fear of a Black Planet
The recent Buffalo, New York massacre[1] at the hands of another white supremacist has, once again, placed the spotlight on Great (also known as White) Replacement Theory: “Once largely relegated…
Black [In]visibility & the Muslim Voice
The US Civil Rights struggles of the 1950s and 60s have long since been conflated with a myriad of other causes that have sought to gain similar traction to the…
Part 2, Malcolm: X=mc²? Recalibrating a strategy for success
Overzealous ambitions & Idealism: the ‘youthful’ phase “The youthful phase is more idealistic and formative for individuals who have embraced Islam. This is another phase where converts are considered susceptible…
Part 1, Malcolm: X=mc² Recalibrating a strategy for success
The 55th anniversary of Malcolm X’s death witnessed a plethora of articles, discussion and interviews regarding his legacy. The most revealing to date was the 6-part Netflix docuseries, ‘Who Killed…
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’…
Conquering White Privilege: A Pyrrhic Victory?
On 28thMarch, I was invited to the John Grieve Centre, London Metropolitan University to attend an event commemorating 20 years of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry.[1] Its primary objectives were to…
Can we really speak of “unity” & “Ummah” without addressing anti-black racism?
Let’s not kid ourselves any longer; there is a serious problem of anti-black racism in the Muslim majority world and beyond, writes Suleiman Ahmed
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,…
“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…