Category: Perspective
UP Assembly Elections 2017 – Deepening of Communal Polarization
This time round, the number of Muslim MLAs has come down from 86 in the previous Assembly to a mere 24. The argument that many Muslim women have voted [...]
Need for a New Hilf al-Fudul or ‘League of the Virtuous’
All communities, Muslims included, need to enkindle the spirit of the Hilf al-Fudul. Muslims especially should pay attention to this task.
By Waris M [...]
Joy of Serving the Unserved
You can have all the wealth and the health in the world, but unless you do something for the poor you can never achieve real happiness.
By Moin Qa [...]
The UK Media Too Often Misrepresents Muslims “ With Dangerous Results
We desperately require greater care in the reporting of news stories, better training, greater diversity in newsrooms, and a religious literacy clearl [...]
Breaking Down the Ghetto Mentality
Growing up, I did not develop a close friendship with any person from another faith community other than the one I was born into. This is really trag [...]
Messenger of Peace – Peace and Justice Go Together
Only by respecting human rights and ensuring justice for others can Muslims claim themselves to be standard-bearers of peace.
By Waris Mazhari
Pe [...]
Omran Daqneesh and Aylan Kurdi
Omran and Aylan were metaphors for the conscience of the world: one was half dead when he was found and the other fully dead.
By Akbar Ahmed
The wav [...]
The Muslim World Is Going Backwards – And the West Isn’t To Blame
You have proper societies when you have a group of people who will work hard to live in peace and harmony with each other. There are virtually no soc [...]
Learning From the Past, Living For the Future
We learned that Albania has a culture of harmony. It may lack the wealth of many other European Countries, but it certainly has one priceless export: [...]
Muslim Divorce Rate
Some newspapers have presented a misleading and alarmist picture of the rate of divorce among the Muslims.
By Abdur Rasheed Agwan*
The divorce rate [...]