Following the outbreak of the coronavirus – COVID-19 – reports of xenophobic attacks against Chinese and other Asian minorities in the West increased. As professor Miri Song observed: “Whenever there’s…
Get Rich or Black Trying: The Fallacy of ‘Social Immunization’
As the coronavirus – COVID-19 – exceeds 100,000[1] cases and reports of panic buying increase across the world,[2] this article will examine the pernicious climate that exists in which the…
“You can fool all the people some of the time…”
“By time, Indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for those who believe, do good deeds and urge one another to the truth, and urge one another to steadfastness.”[1] The end…
Systematic Sexual Violence against Women & the Need for Decisive Action
As China continues human rights abuses against more than a million Uighur Muslims, it has become necessary to examine the country’s justification for such repression before addressing another, equally sinister,…
A view from the inside: Brixton Mosque & shifting perceptions…
Initial publication[1] Not until the events of 7th July, has the British Muslim Convert community within the UK been under so much scrutiny, as being especially susceptible to extremist teachings…
“…a riot is the language of the unheard.” Exposing Big Brother
“…a riot is the language of the unheard.” [1] Most governments create or facilitate institutions that deliver social control strategies aimed at regulating societal behaviour within acceptable norms.[2] In other words,…
‘Jack the Lads?’ Or is there something we are choosing to ignore?
Click here to listen to podcast version Definition of ‘Jack the lad’: “A conspicuously self-assured, carefree and brash (young) man; a ‘chancer.’”[1] At this point in time, Boris Johnson appears…
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…
Left Out to Die: The Tragedy of Baby Jarrah Begum
On Friday 8th March news emerged regarding the death of baby Jarrah, Shamima Begum’s 3-week-old newborn son. The following day it was confirmed.[1] Despite the overwhelming national sentiment that Begum not…