The holy month of Ramadan is with us once more. It is a time for fasting, praying, and much giving. It is estimated that around a third of Muslim giving takes place this month. There will also be plenty of recitation of the Quran, which was revealed in Ramadan. It is a time when people...
“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...
The British Government’s plan to deport refugees to Rwanda is shameful. Equally appalling are the inhumane and harsh narratives around refugees and migration from poorer Global South countries, many of which are racist. Compare this to the way the Ukrainian refugee crisis was dealt within a civilised and humane manner; this humane treatment should be...
