Monthly Archives: June 2010

UK government backs down over ‘full, credible, impartial and independent investigation’

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

The UK’s foreign and commonwealth office have now responded to a letter from the Muslim lobbying group ENGAGE about its position with respect to the killing of nine aid volunteers aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla by Israeli commandos last month. The FCO letter … Continue reading →

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Daily Telegraph: ‘Jesus did not die on cross, says scholar’

Posted on June 27, 2010 by

I have just seen this news story that was published a few days ago in the Daily Telegraph based on the claims of a Christian Biblical scholar who says that his research indicates that Jesus not did not die by being nailed … Continue reading →

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Jumu’ah prayers

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

Just got back from Jumu’ah (congregational Friday prayers) and as usual my local mosque was totally packed out and there were at least a couple of hundred people praying in the car park area too. When I worked near Canary Wharf the … Continue reading →

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Who are the British Muslim Forum?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

In response to my post yesterday detailing how British Muslims for Secular Democracy and the British Muslim Forum have come out – in contrast with most mainstream Islamic organisations in the UK – in support of the government’s ridiculous ban … Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs: The Rise of Political Islam in the West

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

The latest issue of the US journal Foreign Affairs contains an article by Marc Lynch entitled ‘Veiled Truths: The rise of political Islam in the West’. The intro to the article reads: ‘In The Flight of the Intellectuals, Paul Berman argues … Continue reading →

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BMF and BMSD support govt ban on Zakir Naik

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

A quick trawl of popular Muslim websites will reveal the widespread outrage at the government’s decision to ban Zakir Naik from speaking to what were set to be huge conferences at Sheffield Arena, the LG Arena in Birmingham and London’s … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Qur’an recitation website

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

A few weeks ago someone sent me a link to this quite wonderful website where you can configure it to recite from any portion of the Qur’an  – with multiple actual recitors including Qari AbdulBasit, al-Husary etc available – and it will … Continue reading →

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Come on, England!

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

After their poor performance against Algeria last Friday, I suppose I shouldn’t get my hopes too high for this afternoon’s match. Still, come on lads!

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Mohammed Amin resigns from the MCB

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

As I predicted a few days ago in response to Madeleine Bunting’s Guardian article, Mohammed Amin – the only declared candidate at the time – did not win the MCB elections which were held last Sunday. I said at the time that I … Continue reading →

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The ‘Times Square Bomber’ and the innocent dead

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

The news in today’s papers that the Pakistani born US citizen Faisal Shahzad has pleaded guilty to all ten charges against him relating to the attempted car bombing of Times Square should in a more sensible world urgently prompt a … Continue reading →

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