Jahangir Mohammed argues that the Kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and the theft of Venezuelan resources by Gringo loco (Crazy American) Donald Trump will be seen as another chapter of a 500-year colonial history of a race and class caste system and struggle that will lead to more resistance against US imperialism in Latin America....
Jahangir Mohammed dissects how Western governments and media treat protests by adversaries and allies. He argues that Western governments cannot credibly claim that protest abroad reveals repression while insisting that protest at home reveals extremism and hate, unless the real issue is not protest but power. Those “friends” of Israel in the West, who have...
A Interview with Dr Fahid Qurashi on the student encampments across the world calling for the end to the genocide in Gaza, Palestine. This interview was conducted by The International Quran News Agency and was first posted on their website: https://iqna.ir/en How do you evaluate the significance of campus protests in the US and elsewhere...
“Aiding the Ummah: Analysing the Muslim Humanitarian Charity Sector in the UK” highlights how seriously the Muslim community takes the payment and distribution of religious dues, Zakat and Sadaqah, to the poor and needy.
Jahangir Mohammed, Director of Ayaan Institute, says that while the focus of the world will be on football at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, we should not forget the mainly South Asian migrant workers who have made the tournament possible in the first place. In just over a month, Qatar will host the first...
This report argues that Muslim minorities have strong soft power potential to revitalise Islamic civilization as globally connected to all multipolar powers in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, provided that ummah solidarity is nurtured in ethical terms rather than neutered in service to religious nationalisms.
The Ayaan Institute launches a major new report today; “Ummah at the Margins – the Past, Present, and Future of Muslim Minorities”. It is authored by its Research Director, Yahya Birt, which sets out a global agenda for Muslim Minorities. Over a fifth of Muslims, some 400 million, live as minorities today in different parts...
Recent events in Leicester have brought home the dangers of the spread of Hindutva ideology, yet there is little understanding of Hindutva and the threat it poses in the UK and beyond, writes Ayaan Institute director Jahangir Mohammed. Hindutva is not a new phenomenon which is linked only to Narendra Modi and his BJP party....
Vladimir Putin’s speech on the 30th of September 2022 represents a seminal moment on the global political stage. It marks the point of no retreat for the USA (and its allies) and Russia. It will likely lead to a much wider war than Ukraine, if not another global war. Neither side seems now able to...
