By Siddique • November 22nd, 2008

Assalaamu-Alaykum – Peace be Upon you
Whether we like it or not, as long as human beings continue to be human beings, we will always have to deal with unjust human prejudices like racism.
It is something which I think is a particularly selfish evil.
I say selfish because I wonder what gives anybody the right to think [...]

Assalaamu-Alaykum – Peace be Upon You
So how did Islam contribute to mankind’s intellectual crusade?
What would the state of scientific knowledge as we know it today be in without Islam?
Well, the whole of history will testify to the indispensable contribution the religion of Islam has made to man’s scientific endeavour.  Indeed, Islamic history is peppered with [...]

Assalamu-Alaykum – Peace be Upon you
Ever since I read the scary 1984 by George Orwell I have been most fascinated by the ‘concept’ of Big Brother.
And now, through the TV show on Channel 4, all of us can now become, to an extent, ‘Big Brother’.
Isn’t it amazing what people will do when they know when [...]

Assalaamu-Alaykum – Peace be Upon you
If an extra-terrestrial came down upon the earth today, he/she (or It!) could be forgiven for thinking that the religion of Islam is somehow linked to the word ‘terrorism’.
Indeed, thanks to reckless leaders and flagrant press reporting, the words ‘Islam’ and ‘terror’ are now synonymous and the mention of one [...]

Assalamu-Alaykum – Peace be Upon you
Ok, the first of our ‘What is Islam?’ series deals with the most important things that Muslims should know and believe in – the articles of Faith.
And as well as these being beliefs for Muslims, I think that it is good, basic knowledge for all to know, so that we [...]

Assalaamu-Alaykum – Peace be Upon you
It was after a few conversations with friends and colleagues together with an idea that has been in my head for a bit, that we are now proud to present our ‘What is Islam?’ series.
In this series, not only will we try to explain the basics of Islam but we [...]