Hamza Yusuf & The Sultan: Misreadings of History to Justify Obedience to Tyrants

As an Ummah we are in a strange situation today. Our social media is dominated [...]

Hamza Yusuf & The Sultan: A Case Study in the Misuse of Prophetic Traditions

In the past few days, footage from Hamza Yusuf in a Sufi retreat in 2016 [...]

Rebirth of a nation: White Supremacist Violence, Myths and Catharsis

I decided to write this short article partly as a reflection on the massacres by [...]

Skin Colour and Scarves: The Role of Muslim women as Guardians of Islamic culture in the South Asian Diaspora in the United Kingdom

The most visible element of the Muslim community in the United Kingdom is, without doubt, [...]

Abortion: Beyond the polemics

Recently Alabama and Georgia passed new laws on Abortion.1 The new laws are so extreme [...]

Assessing Nigeria 2019

Assessing Nigeria 2019 is an analysis made by Umar Abu Ammar Ahmad that looks in [...]

The wisdom behind the Ijtihad of Sheikh Taqiuddin Al-Nabhani

The following article is an attempt to provide an insight into the reasoning behind the [...]

Post-Colonial Paradigms in Muslim Communities: Part 1

The following article is a part of the series in which we will attempt to [...]

Musa (AS), Madkhalis and Socio-Political Reform

“The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness Is [...]

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Decolonization and Nation-Building In Pakistan: Islam or Secularism?

Pakistan was created after a post-colonial struggle based on an Islamically motivated mobilization against non-Muslims-both [...]

The mirage of Islamic solidarity

Elections are nearing in all Muslim countries. And now is the appropriate time for Muslim [...]

Feminism: Issues and Discourses within the Muslim Community

This isn’t a comprehensive essay that will break down the many strands of feminism. It’s [...]

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