REBUTTAL- “Women & Islam: The rise and rise of the convert”

Muslim women play an active role in Dawah

By Guest contributor Sarah Hunak- The rise of the single white female muslim documented in a mainstream broadsheet newspaper was a bit of a surprise and at first glance a refreshing change to the usual drivel written about Muslims in the British media.

Jumah Khutba- The Apprentice- “Are you FIRED?”

Apprentice

By Majed Iqbal- Assalamu `alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatahu. Insha’allah you are all in the best state of health and Imaan. Please take time to send durood (salutations) upon the Prophet ﷺ (Allah’s peace and blessings be be upon him), especially on the Day of Jum’ah. Abu Hurayrah (ra) may Allah be pleased with him narrated Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said, “The [...]

Ummah Channel “NEWS WATCH” Appearance on NOTW Phone Hacking Scandal

News of the World Scandal

I was invited to the Ummah Channel “News Watch” Show on Tuesday 12th July to discuss the increasingly intense drama over the News of the World newspaper phone hacking scandal. My main points of the show were Intrusion The whole episode allowed people to view the inner workings of not just the News of the world [...]

Women, Weddings, War & Me- TV Program Review (Role Reversal)

Women, Weddings, War and Me

The following article is a role reversal of the documentary screened on BBC television this week “Women, Weddings, War & Me”, which follows a Afghani Born British Girl visiting her country of birth to find out why her family fled the country. The article reverses the roles shown in the Program and provides the perspective [...]

COMMENT- Oh Goody! Now it’s Jade the Musical!

By Majed Iqbal- Jade Goody’s name is once again set to ‘shine’ in the limelight as a new Musical venture is in the makings of her life.  News about “Jady Goody: The Musical” has been revealed by Friends and family weeks after her death from cancer as a way of telling the story of her life. Already, [...]

Death is in the air

Jade Goody and family staring ahead of events

By New Blog writer Zaythoun Suleman- I completed this article four hours before Death came to take Jade Goody’s life, hearing the news of her death this morning sent chills down my spine as I truly felt that Death was in the air when I clicked the send button at around 11.30pm. I had introduced [...]