The problem with the term Islamophobia

In this post I begin with the term ‘Islamophobia’ which poses significant problems, both political…


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Music: Some facts of the matter

Over a decade, I've been asked about music so frequently that I've finally written this. I hadn't…


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Laymen and the scholarly tradition

A major problem the Muslim laity have been subjected to is the way in which the 'scholarly…


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Building back up

For decades (if not a couple of centuries) many Muslim writers, scholars and thinkers have sought…


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The Taliban and this time around

Given that I advocate a) that believers ought to concentrate on rectifying their own regional…


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The neurodivergent salaf?

The idea that people of standing, intellect, honour and godly commitment may also be…


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The commoners and the leaders – a medieval tale

For a while I’ve grappled with widespread Islamic narratives feeling like I’m in an alternate…


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London for study

"London remains best city in the world to study in new rankings" Besides one under-graduate…


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Muslims and racist portrayals

(In comment to: 'Deporting ‘foreign criminals’ in the middle of the night doesn’t make us safer')……


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“Football is shirk (polytheism)”

Yes, only if you have a very warped view of what polytheism is, and what offends God. This is the…


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Some clarity on the Abaya

An abaya is a common term many British Muslims use to denote a particular form of covering.…


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Different Generations

There’s an observation I’d like to impart and somewhat tongue in cheek(!), that an anecdotal…


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