youth violence | Dr. A H Baker

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 Catholic Church, Church of England, converts, evangelical, Pastoral care, Pope Francis, Sexual abuse, Society, Youth, youth violence

30 Oct 2018

Hear no evil, see no evil: Covering up sexual abuse while blaming the victim

By Abdul Haqq On October 30, 2018

My previous article examined endemic and historic sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.[1]The focus of this article will be on how some Muslim communities are failing to protect victims of…

Posted in black, Identity, teenage-hood, youth violence

17 Sep 2018

“Are You About Dis Ting, Fam?”

By admin On September 17, 2018

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…

Posted in Capital, Politics, youth violence

11 Apr 2018

Amber Rudd’s denial: Was she taking the P?

By Abdul Haqq On April 11, 2018

In light of Rudd's resignation on 29th April 2018, it appears that her efforts to mislead not only the public, but also the Home Affairs Select Committee, have come back…