What is New about Al-Qaradawi’s Jihad?#
In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Beneficent.
The importance of this conference is due to its focus on the most critical concept in contemporary Islamic thought- that of Jihad, which occupies an important position in the edifice…
US: Endorse Goldstone Report on Gaza
(Washington, DC) – The Obama administration should fully endorse the report of the United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict led by Justice Richard Goldstone and demand justice for the victims of serious laws-of-war violations in the conflict, Human…
Eid in the Square 2009
Date: Saturday 26 September 2009, Time: 1pm to 5pm, Admission: FREE
Eid in the Square celebrates Eid ul-Fitr, the Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. It is a day of both cultural significant in Islamic…
Criminalising Muslim Somalis is counter-productive
Recently, we have seen international media coverage of the alleged terror plot in Australia involving Australian citizens from Somalia and Lebanon. It was further stated that “the arrested men have links with a Somalia-based radical group called Al Shabaab.”
According…
Talking Shop: Sami Yusuf
He has been described as Islam’s biggest rock star and his music comprises mostly of songs about being a Muslim in today’s world.
British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf has already sold millions of copies of his first two albums, with his…
The steady rise of Islamic finance
London has become one of the biggest centres for Islamic finance in the world, with five Islamic banks, and many others in the high street offering Islamic financial products, or “windows” as they are known.
The growth of Islamic finance…
IPPR: Building Bridges, Not Walls Engaging with political Islamists
September 23, 2009 by office
Filed under World News
Since the terror attacks of 11 September 2001 there has been an explosion of interest in political Islamism in the Middle East and North Africa region. Until fairly recently, analysts have understandably focused on those actors that operate at the…
The Big Iftar just gets bigger
The event was organised by the IF charity and supported by other aid organisations including The Salvation Army and…
Egypt destroys 10 more Gaza’s survival tunnels
September 18, 2009 by office
Filed under World News
In another act of tightening the screws on the people of Gaza, Egypt destroys ten more tunnels north of its border town of Rafah used to import vital supplies into the besieged Gaza Strip.
Egyptian security forces found the exact…
Lord Alan Sugar ‘Muslim terror target’ story was wrong, admits Sun
The Sun today admitted that its front page story claiming Lord Alan Sugar was a Jewish “target” of extremist Muslims was wrong.
But the paper did not apologise or offer a correction to readers about the 7 January story,…
