Race, ethnicity and nationality are all matters that are highly conflated in popular discourse. These posts attempt to unpick them before moving on to social ramifications and politics (in the context of the UK) in order to provide a very basic and structured account from first principles.
Given current events in the US and how it’s galvanising people here in the UK, I’ll be sharing some shar’ī inspired thoughts on…
This is a short post which seeks to help people understand the six fasts of Shawwal. They are not meant in and of…
Zakat is the third pillar of subservience to God and, as such, one would assume that anyone claiming to be subservient (i.e. muslim)…
Yes, and furthermore, I believe we should! Here I’d like to distinguish between two things: The communal Eid prayer offered in an open…
When we think of public ventures, we think of concentrated efforts in particular realms. The problem, however, is that such efforts can only…
There’s a lot said about Muslim Twitter (MT) being toxic, but I think it extends to most corners of Twitter. Let’s be frank,…
Islam attracts all sorts of people, from those looking for a sense of community, fleeing a dysfunctional life, or looking for a cause,…
Yes, certainly. I strongly believe it is perfectly permissible to do so. Al-Bukhārī relates that A’ishah b. Abī Bakr, the wife of the…