Faith
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A Response to Julia Hartley-Brewer’s Comments on Talk TV Iffat Mirza Rashid, Bentley It is reasonable for any civilised society to expect the journalists and spokespeople of their country and media to report with integrity and truth. When claims are made, that there is some sort of evidence to back any claims made, and indeed,…
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Sameea Jonnud, Hampshire The national ijtema has been a regular fixture in the lives of Lajna and Nasirat who attend every year. Many years ago it took place in a small hall in London but now it has become more like a mini Jalsa with marquees spread over a Hampshire field. Day two begins chilly…
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Fatiha Nadeem and Madhea Iqbal talk about the beneficial and uplifting Lajna UK National Ijtema experiences they have had as they look forward to our next Ijtema in two days!
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Munazzah Chou, Farnham Ijtema in the ‘90s as a young nasirat (member of the girls’ auxiliary) was all about the academic competitions; recitation and memorisation of the Holy Quran, memorised speeches – and nazm (poem) for those who could hold a tune – sadly not me! Preparation for ijtema competitions start months in advance, working…
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Fatiha Nadeem, Bradford Unity. Love. Service. Such emotions and sentiments arise when attending the Jalsa Salana UK. By the grace of Allah, I had the blessed opportunity to attend this year’s Jalsa a few days ago and will try to summarise my experience. My family and I began our journey on Thursday morning from my…
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Iffat Mirza Rashid, Bentley I do not think I need to remind anyone just how much the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of society, community, and human interaction. That was the first time in my life that the Jalsa Salana UK (in its usual scale and format) was cancelled. Bad phone signals, muddy tracks, and…
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Bareera Ghaffar and Cemal Inam talk about what it is for a woman to have strength and to be resilient. They look through a historic lens at role models from early Islam and try and shed light on the journey to finding strength, keeping it, and thus being advocates for peace through acts of strength…
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Maleeha Mansur, Hayes For most, even the thought of going to one’s local grocery store whilst a few months expectant, with 2 children in tow would bring the greatest anxiety. Yet, the sight of a young mother with one child in her arms, one tugging on her leg and a third running up ahead is…
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