Islam
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Tahira Chaudhry, Croydon As I walked home today I encountered a ‘gentleman’ who when crossing paths with me decided rather sadly to look at me with disapproval and then spit in my pathway. In my mind, he was no doubt consumed by some form and mingling of both hatred and a lack of knowledge. I…
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Navida Sayed, Hounslow, UK For many devout Christians, the real focus of Easter is about the physical resurrection of Jesus, which is a most crucial facet of the Christian faith. However, Easter has become so heavily commercialised these days you won’t miss seeing bunnies, bonnets and chocolates eggs everywhere. The emphasis around Easter is on…
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Sarah Ward Khan, London Wednesday 29th March 2017 was definitely a landmark day. On that day, our Government enacted Article 50, following the outcome of last year’s referendum and in doing so they turned their back on the past 40 years of close links with Europe. This was a moment where Britain chose to turn…
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For Islam Awareness Week a post featuring the perspective of a mother Sibgha Salim, Raynes Park Each year as Mother’s day approaches, shops begin selling cards, flowers, chocolates and a huge variety of presents. Prices are hiked and businesses make money as usual, ‘Do all these things make a Mum happy?’ I began to wonder.…
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For Islam Awareness Week a post featuring the perspective of a young person Aalia Qureshi, London For many of us, being assertive, confident and easy-going comes naturally, almost like an instinct. But today, I am writing for those of us who feel we do not have a voice. Those of us who have to put…
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Maleeha Mansur, Hayes With the Muslim world in such division and disarray, some would say that much like how Pope Francis has embarked on a project of ‘modernising’ the Catholic Church, perhaps Islam too is in need of a reformation. Many Muslims would indeed be furious at such a proposal, after all, Islam claims to be the last and most…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot The Metro newspaper had a story a couple of days ago about a terror response exercise on the river Thames; as events unfolded in Westminster yesterday afternoon it felt surreal as if reality and training were merging. Three members of the public died and dozens are being treated for extensive injuries after…
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Tooba Khokhar, Cambridge Once upon a time, a poet of the British Isles remarked “the flower of sweetest smell is shy and lowly”. He wrote in praise of a beauty that was hidden, a charm that was veiled and a loveliness that sought no advertisement. A flower whose fragrance was all the more sweeter and…
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Sarah Waseem, London By now most people know, The European Court of Justice has ruled that companies can now stipulate that employees may not wear the Islamic headscarf, but only as part of prohibitions including other religious and political symbols. They argue that “an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any…
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park, UK When the International Women’s March took place on 21st January 2017 with an estimated 4.8 million participants, it made some wonder what the current status of women and feminism in the modern world is. In the case of Islam many are quick to dismiss it as a backward religion which…
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