Riots have been taking place in France for the last few days after the cold-blooded killing of a 17-year-old Algerian boy by the Police. The pictures of social unrest across France now seem more like a rebellion against the French State and its security apparatus. Some have even called it a civil war. The root...
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...
Syed Ibrahim Moiz reflects on the Sabra and Chatila massacres 40 years on (September 2022) Vilification and incrimination against foreigners, particularly in days of desperation, are not new phenomena. Yet even by these standards, the Lebanese war saw a moral nadir forty years ago this month, when far-right Maronite militants reacted to the assassination of...
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...
People with great empires seldom forget their history or their historical enemies. President Putin of Russia has recently demonstrated this admirably with his comments and actions over Ukraine and NATO. Having helped confine the Soviet Union to the history books, the United States turned its attention to political movements in the Muslim world attempting to...
This September, it will be 20 years since the 9-11 attacks on the United States by Al Qaeda, and the launch of the United States led global “war on terror” (WOT). No single event has affected/defined the Muslim Ummah globally as much as the WOT (possibly since the launch of the Crusades in 1095). The...
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...
