Yahya Birt of the Ayaan Institute recently assessed the core legacy of the late Dr. Kalim Siddiqui which he argues is still relevant for Muslim politics today. Giving Ourselves Permission – The core legacy of Kalim Siddiqui, the Muslim Institute, and the Muslim Parliament We Muslims are living through a moment of profound clarity. Our...
Yahya Birt Research Director at the Ayaan Institute looks at the history of the oath of allegiance to British monarchs, and questions whether Muslims are bound to swear allegiance to King Charles III At Saturday’s Coronation, the watching millions will be offered the chance to take a voluntary pledge of allegiance to King Charles III. Yahya Birt...
Yahya Birt argues that the Independent Review of “How Government Engages with Faith” by Colin Bloom is disappointing and disproportionately focuses on Britain’s non-Christian religious minorities, with proposed further extensions of counter-extremism measures into Muslim civil society. The Bloom Review Wants the State to Regulate Britain’s Non-Christian Minorities First commissioned in 2019, the much-delayed review...
