The Syrian Presidential election takes place today, 26th May. Few people aside from Bashar Al Assad and his backers are taking them seriously. There is only one outcome that most are expecting. Like dictators of other countries and the past, Assad will no doubt obtain a large majority (somewhere around 95-99% of the vote tends...
105 years ago on 16 May 1916, the Sykes-Picot agreement was signed. The British and French obtained mandates over different parts of Muslim lands, that had formerly been part of the Ottoman Empire. The First World War was very much a clash of dying empires competing to consolidate or take control of territories/regions. The aftermath...
As Israeli forces attack and invade Al Aqsa mosque on the holiest nights of the holy month, I will repeat what I have previously said about Palestine. Israel and its extreme supporters appear to be able to do anything to the Palestinian people and few in the world would care or act. The occupied Palestinian...
Genocide, Nationalism and International law. Genocide is a heinous crime. The intentional attempt to punish or wipe out a people for any reason, be it political, religious, or racial falls foul of International conventions on genocide. Intent being the key word here. Even in wars, whether internal between communities or external against other countries, collectively...
The Muslim world today consists of 53 Muslim majority nation states and around 1.8 billion people. Millions of Muslims also live as minorities in non-Muslim majority states. The global Ummah includes people of different cultures, ethnicities, and tribes. There are millions of Muslims being persecuted around the world, many living as refugees or displaced people....
The 3rd of March 1924 is a date etched in most Muslim minds as the moment the Ottoman Khilāfah (Caliphate) ended. This year, some Muslims are commemorating the 100-year anniversary (in the Hijri calendar) since the end of the Khilāfah. It marked the end of a title, political system, and ideal that had existed in one shape or another...
It seems a long time ago since George W Bush junior declared that the United States would spread democracy to the Muslim world. In the aftermath of 9/11, Western governments declared democracy to be a universal value to be aspired to. It was presented as the most modern and advanced form of government that humanity...
In our report “Creating a new Civilisation of Islam” we identify 12 approaches or factors that can help create greater solidarity between Muslims around the world. Factor six of the 12 we identify is a common language. Allied blocs of countries tend to have a common language that helps to bind separate states/people together. Blocs...
1. Write to Muslim Embassy’s and your Member of Parliament asking them to call for immediate access to the “reducation camps” in China, by the United Nations. 2. Call for the cancellation of the winter Olympics 2022 being held in China in the mainstream/social media, Write letters to editors of newspapers. 3. Write to your...
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...
