Tag: Gaza

Khilafat – Our Peace and Guidance

Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn In a time of great unease in the world, fear and a degree of pessimism could easily take over one’s mind, making them worry for the future. At that point, it is very human to want to look for support, security, and comfort. For believers in God, that peace and that solace is to be sought from God Almighty. Fervent prayers … Read More Khilafat – Our Peace and Guidance

Podcast – Pathways to Peace: Who Is Leading The Way?

Under the banner of Voices For Peace, Podcast 15 features Iffat Mirza and Danila Jonnud discussing the importance of advocating for peace in our unsettled world.

Solidarity With Women

Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot Throughout time and around the world, women have always suffered more than men. It has generally been men in power, men instigating and fighting wars, men making laws while women were at a disadvantage in status, education, marital rights and, more recently, in the workplace where they have had to combat unequal pay and sexism. Islam gave many rights and a … Read More Solidarity With Women

Close the Gates of Destruction

Amna Shakoor, New Malden “Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.” – 2nd century Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. As Israel continues its strikes on Gaza we have also had the first Ahmadi martyrdom in Gaza, of Sheikh Abu Sardana. Beloved Huzoor, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (may Allah be his Helper) … Read More Close the Gates of Destruction

They Were The Enemy

Danila Jonnud, Hampshire

‘What Existence is Worth’

Nooresahar Ahmad, Hampshire In Ghassan Kanafani’s short story ‘Letter from Gaza’, written in 1956, the unnamed narrator writes a letter to his childhood friend Mustafa, who has left Gaza and is living in Sacramento. The narrator and Mustafa have had a joint plan since they were young, to leave ‘this Gaza’ and ‘the ugly debris of defeat’ there, and make their fortune somewhere else … Read More ‘What Existence is Worth’

Rules of Recompense: World Religions on War

Ayesha Naseem, Blackburn Ever since the start of the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip following the violence of Hamas on October 7th, the Israeli officials have been citing references from the Bible, which mention the rights of Israelites on the city of Jerusalem and the state of Israel, to justify their war. However, after the merciless killing of more than 20,000 Palestinians, over … Read More Rules of Recompense: World Religions on War

The Silence Echoes 

Bareera Ghaffar, Birmingham  “My Lord, open out for me my breast, and ease for me my task, and loose the knot of my tongue, that they may understand my speech” – Surah Taha verse 26-29. The last few weeks I have found myself pondering on this verse in a different way than I had been for most of my life. This is the beauty … Read More The Silence Echoes