Racial Equity
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Zujaja Khan, London In 1964, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X, went to Saudi Arabia to undertake Hajj. When he arrived, his passport was confiscated and he had to wait for his authenticity as a Muslim to be confirmed. As he sat in a room waiting to be seen by officials, he was
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Sitwat Mirza, London Hazrat Bilal ibn Rabah (may Allah be pleased with him) was an Abyssinian who was born in slavery. He was exploited at the hands of cruel Makkans, yet Hazrat Bilal is renowned as an incredibly important black figure in Islamic history. Not only did he become one of the first nine blessed
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Dur-e-Shewar Anwar, Manchester The brutal murder of George Floyd in USA earlier this year sparked a surge in support for the Black Lives Matter movement and the public spotlight was focused once more on to the social injustices occurring across the globe; particularly those suffered as a result of the failure of political leaders and
Voice of British Muslim Women 