The recent Streatham attack differs from London Bridge for a few reasons, one of them being that it occurred in a relatively nondescript south London suburb, as opposed to a…
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…
Every Friday, millions of Muslims congregate in mosques around the world to listen to sermons delivered by their respective imams. Jumu’ah or, Friday Prayer as it is more commonly known, is…
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…
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…
‘The N*gg* ya love to hate’[1] Kanye West’s latest comments regarding transatlantic slavery have caused a furore that is unlikely to disappear any time soon – and that is not…
By Ibrahim Aziz[1] On December 17th, 2015, the FBI executed a no knock search warrant and arrested my little brother at his residence in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. According to the indictment,…
The Netflix series, ‘13 Reasons Why’ has been criticised for romanticising suicide.[1] The story of a teenager recording a prelude to her suicide has attracted large audiences worldwide with more…
Source: [1] You don’t want to read this, and I take no pleasure in writing it, and no one really wants to hear it right now. But I believe it needs…