10 years ago, on the 25 January 2011, a wave of mass protests started in Egypt, following on from those in Tunisia ( which started the previous year). These popular mobilisations of people across different Arab countries are now being widely referred to as revolutions in the media. However, did these protests, and what came...
A report by Brown University analysing the human costs of war (September 2020), claims some 37 million people have become refugees since the start of the “war on Terror”. The displaced people includes 5.3 million Afghans, 9.2 million Iraqis, 3.7 million Pakistanis, 1.7 million Filipinos, 4.2 million Somalis, 4.4 million Yemenis, 1.2 million Libyans, and 7.1...
In June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, the Maldives, Mauritania, Senegal, Djibouti, the Comoros, Jordan, the Tobruk -based Libyan government, and the Hadi -led Yemeni government broke diplomatic relations with Qatar. Air flights, sea and land routes from Qatar were closed. Qatar has staunchly resisted caving into Saudi and Emirati demands, which...
An examination of some Muslim majority nation states and their trade relationships highlights just how dependent they have become on the West.
Today marks the public launch of our new global think tank on Muslim affairs, with the express intention of trying to work towards creating a better Muslim world. A world that is free from conflict, division, hatred, and suffering. The Ayaan vision is to see a Muslim world that is united, independent, prosperous, and strong;...
Sheikh Abdul Hakim Murad in a recent publication of some his personal reflections, challenges Muslim communities to reflect on the changed conditions in which they live in the UK; and find a way of adjusting or coming to terms with them. Much of his reflections appear to be personal opinions (some have argued stereotypes). Nevertheless,...
President Macron said that Islam was in crisis around the world and in need of liberation. Islam as a religion is not in need of liberation, but it is true that the politics of the Muslim world is in crisis and certainly needs liberating. But if only he, and European establishments, could remove the colonial...
Violence played a key role in the build-up to and aftermath of the French Revolution (May 1789). Those who supported the overthrow of the monarchy and its state resorted to “popular violence” to overthrow the existing system, and also to defend themselves from the ruling system’s oppressive response to demands for political change; as well...
There is no Muslim Brotherhood or Muslim plot to take over Europe or subvert its values. Like the Protocols, it is a conspiracy theory. Anti-Islamic and Muslim hate is deliberately generated political propaganda by states and groups to achieve political goals. It is the deliberate demonisation and dehumanisation of a people, just as it once...
