Racism

Posted in Black Excellence, Colonialism, France, Identity, Police, Protest, Racism, Society, Structural Racism, White Privilege, Whiteness, Youth, youth violence

05 Jul 2023

Wildfires & Youth: Nature vs. Nurture

By Abdul Haqq On July 5, 2023

The recent killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. in France can be, to some extent, considered a George Floyd (US, 2021) and Mark Duggan (UK, 2011) moment due to the riots and violence that ensued as a result of police brutality – yet again. More than 5 nights of rioting have witnessed major cities like Paris, Marseille and Strasbourg on fire and, as many have now become accustomed to, blame is squarely attributed to the youth.

Posted in Asians, Black Muslims, Islamophobia, language terminology, Publications, Racism, Salafism, Social cleansing, Society, South Asians, terrorism, youth violence

03 Feb 2019

Fifty Shades of Grey and Only One Black?

By Abdul Haqq On February 3, 2019

‘These extremists have determinedly created divisions to wipe out the ‘grey zone’ of reason and tolerance. They have conflated religion and politics and thereby poisoned Islam.’ [1] A small delegation…

Posted in Asians, Black Muslims, converts, Eid, Identity, Islamophobia, Publications, Racism, Ramadan, South Asians

19 Jun 2018

‘Brothers, we’re not Asian – Let’s stop acting like we’re Asian (and grooming young impressionable white girls)!’

By Abdul Haqq On June 19, 2018

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;…