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Sitwat Mirza, London Article 18 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in…
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Fezia Haq, London “…This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion…” Our faith is one which has thoroughly guided us in all aspects of life. This by no means excludes the concept of fairness and justice. In fact, Islam has…
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park No Justice, No Peace. These words have been at the forefront of African American civil rights movements since 1986 after the murder of Michael Griffith, and words that we continued to hear over the summer of 2020 as stories of police brutality and protests flooded news outlets. Justice is no new…
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Danila Jonnud, Hampshire In lockdown many of us had more time on our hands. Certainly, with school holidays, I’ve discovered how much of my day was taken up with homeschooling. When worries about COVID-19 make leaving the house difficult, the sense of purpose in making plans has lessened. On top of this is great mental…
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Yusra Dahri, Tilford. I don’t think I know how to forgive. I used to be proud of my inability to hold a grudge. But then I realised I had nothing to be proud of. I wasn’t forgiving my grudges, not really. I just wouldn’t think about them. I would forget, not forgive. It might seem…
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Nadia Ghauri, Oxford As human beings, it is in our nature to make mistakes. Forgiving them, by contrast, can be anything but easy. It is no wonder, then, that the poet Alexander Pope was to claim, ‘To err is human; to forgive, divine’1. The highest form of forgiveness, as Pope alludes, is exemplified by Allah…
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Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn The announcement of the latest iPhone arriving in market undeniably attracts attention from people across the world. Some rush to stores to buy them in person and some pre-order them to have them delivered as soon as they are released. To think of it, we do not need a new phone…
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Sarah Ward, London Control. That elusive, enigmatic feeling which helps us to feel secure and confident in the world we build around us. Many people spend a large amount of time, money and energy searching for the feeling of control. You can see this human trait even from a child’s earliest experiences when they exercise…
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