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…
‘Brothers, we’re not Asian – Let’s stop acting like we’re Asian (and grooming young impressionable white girls)!’
The recent Eid ul Fitr celebrations were tarnished for some of the black Muslim community in the UK due to inflammatory comments made by a well known and respected speaker;…
Maajid Nawaz: From one extreme to another?
As millions of Christians around the world prepared to celebrate Easter (among the most significant events in their calendar) another controversy ignited debate around a fundamental tenet that not only…