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Maaham Ahmad, South Wimbledon Many people may be surprised to learn that when Islam was in its early stages, and the Arab world was being pulled out of its medieval ways, it was a woman who was acting in part as a scholar and leader in this primarily patriarchal society. As one of the wives
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Sofia Aamir, London ‘How do Muslim men keep their vows with their first partner if they are allowed to marry four times?’, asked my teacher. As a 14-year-old, sitting in a Religious Education lesson, I had no answer! Honestly, it got me thinking too. Now, 6 years later, I wish I could go back in
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Sophia Anwar, Birmingham South History is witness to the fact that there has been much inequality between men and women. The basic right to vote, have an education, divorce or inherit is not something we should take for granted and we owe gratitude to those who campaigned and worked hard to obtain these rights. International
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Amtul Musawar Ahmad, Walsall Time and again, erroneous acts have been perpetrated in the name of religion, when in reality it is personal and other vested interests that spur individuals to commit them. Sadly, terrorism and Islam are often shown to be closely linked in spite of there being no association between the two by
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Iffat Mirza, London Sadly for many years now it’s not often we see the Muslim world united. There’s plenty for it to disagree on, whether it’s as seemingly trivial as the moon-sightings before the festival of Eid, or issues of larger consequence, such as the political alliances of the Middle East. Yet there’s always one
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Shumaila Iftikhar, London When we hear about Islam in the news media, the chances are it isn’t going to be positive news. Many of us in the West will be accustomed to hearing associations of Islam to, at best, backwardness and a lack of integration, and at worst, terror and resentment. Seeing coverage of the
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Iffat Mirza, Cambridge The word ‘history’ in many languages is the same word as the word ‘story’, thus signalling the question ‘do we ever have a neutral history?’ Or are all histories just narratives that have been spun in order to entrap their prey? Quite often we attribute the horrendous terror attacks of 9/11 as
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Dur-e-Shewar Anwar, Manchester ‘Islamist’ Separatism – whilst the terminology may be new, and the word ‘Islamist’ dubious at best, and wicked at worst, the contention is old. A political concept, borne of a fundamental lack of understanding of the true teachings of Islam; this term suggests that Islamic teachings and values are in direct opposition
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Maha Khan, London Many wonder whether facts and beauty can collide. Whether the workings of science can be intertwined with that of art or vice versa. Throughout history some have concluded that the line between the two subject matters is very much blurred. When discussing such a vast subject matter, one reputable historical figure that
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hartlepool For some people, a natural response to the harrowing 9 minute video depicting the murder of Black American George Floyd by white police officers was the question, ‘how could this have happened?’ I worry that we in Britain, rather than looking at our country’s own relationship with race, may choose a more
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