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The Problem of the S-Word
Let the tabloids and politicians spend their time foaming at the mouth over words like Shar’iah, we should be spending our time pioneering services and solutions to meet our community needs Shari’ah is...
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Protest in London over the killings in Gaza
Yesterday I participated in the protest march in London, to show our outrage as human beings as the enormous and flagrant loss of innocent civilian life in Gaza, as numbers of dead have exceeded 800...
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Spirit21 celebrates its 3rd birthday
Over the weekend Spirit21 was three years old, and it’s been an exciting three years! This year has been packed full of new year resolutions, conferences and some thinking about Palestine and about...
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"Love in a Headscarf" shortlisted for Muslim Writers Awards
Exciting news! My book Love in a Headscarf has been shortlisted by the Muslim Writers Awards for the Published Non-Fiction category. The competition is stiff, with some great books also on the...
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Muslims: beyond the caricature
This article was just posted at the Guardian’s Comment is FreeThe Muslim attitudes survey reveals a loyal community, keen on integration – far from the usual stereotypesMy British glass is half empty....
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Muslims 2.0?
I’ll be speaking this evening at an event hosted by the Radical Middle Way entitled “Divan 2.0: Wired Warriors for the Soul of Islam”. It will be a panel discussion and Q&A between some of the UK’s...
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The Muslim wedding, British manners and the Minister who walked out
This article has just been published at the Times Online. Politics.co.uk carries this report on Jim Fitzpatrick, the Minister for Food, Farming and Environment, who walked out of a Muslim marriage...
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British Muslim women tackling stereotypes head on
This article was published yesterday by Common Ground News Service. London – When it comes to discussing British Muslim women, you’d be forgiven for thinking that we lead a one-dimensional lifestyle:...
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Foreign ministers and their slip ups – funny or frightening?
My weekly column in The National was published today. If you’ve ever felt nervous before delivering a speech to a high-powered audience, then spare a thought for India’s foreign minister. He stood up...
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Tariq Jahan’s response to his son’s death shows a dignity and respect that...
This article was published today in The New Statesman. Tariq Jahan’s response to his son’s death shows a dignity and respect that teaches us all an important lesson From the terrible events of the last...
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