By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong Co-Director, The Association of British Muslims As Muslims, we shouldn't be afraid of Christmas or any other festival. Nowhere in the Holy Qur'an is wishing people a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or even a Happy Diwali declared haram (forbidden) - it's just not there, if you don't believe me, study your…Read more Is Christmas Haram?
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UN Vote on Palestine and Prospects for Peace in the Middle-East
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong 21 September 2011 Recently, I’ve been asked about my views on Palestine and the future prospects for peace in the Middle-East. This Friday, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority is expected to officially submit a request to recognise Palestinian statehood. What then are the future prospects for a peaceful and…Read more UN Vote on Palestine and Prospects for Peace in the Middle-East
Shylock – I am a Jew
"To bait fish withal: if it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge. He hath disgraced me, and hindered me half a million; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies; and what's his reason? I am a Jew. Hath not…Read more Shylock – I am a Jew
Peter Hitchens: Our Laws, Customs, Traditions, Language, Music, Architecture, Diet etc. based upon Christianity?
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong I was just watching the BBC’s Sunday Morning Live (11.09.2011). I didn’t realise the depth of ignorance of Peter Hitchens. For a journalist as renowned as himself to be so incredibly unacquainted with reality is shocking! The man is under a delusion that we are somehow still living in a Christian…Read more Peter Hitchens: Our Laws, Customs, Traditions, Language, Music, Architecture, Diet etc. based upon Christianity?
Will Our Story Shine?
While spirituality in its various manifestations is an integral part of our human nature, religious extremism of any kind is never a good thing. Fanatical, politicised extremism within Muslim communities produced the Taliban, Al Qaeda and similar groups, and few dispute the necessity to tackle these forms of religious extremism. However, what is often missed…Read more Will Our Story Shine?
The Royal Wedding Vows
Footage courtesy of the BBC and YouTube.
Confused EDL
Confused EDL supporter voices his patriotism, while his mates have no problem desecrating our Churches, something devout Muslims would never do, nor are they permitted to by their religion!
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles
PHILADELPHIA, March 9, 1790. REVEREND AND DEAR SIR— I RECEIVED your kind letter of January 28, and am glad you have at length received the portrait of governor Yale from his family, and deposited it in the college library. He was a great and good man, and had the merit of doing infinite service to your…Read more Letter from Benjamin Franklin to Ezra Stiles
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