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The Departures – Episode 4 – Crusadism
http://www.youtube.com/abusophia The Departures is one of the most powerful and influential series of videos you'll ever see on the internet. The aim of the series is to expose the "Matrix" that has been systematically pulled over our eyes by ignorant preachers. The Departures exposes the stupidity that influences and infiltrates every facet of our lives.…Read more The Departures – Episode 4 – Crusadism
Muslims in the West: What is the Way Forward?
Muslims in the West: What is the Way Forward? Video of the controversial debate organised by the Anti-Extremism Alliance, in partnership with The Association of British Muslims and Muslim Debate Initiative. Panelists: Paul Salahuddin Armstrong, Co-Director, The Association of British Muslims (AOBM) Mubin Shaikh, Canadian National Security Consultant Tehmina Kazi, British Muslims for Secular Democracy…Read more Muslims in the West: What is the Way Forward?
VoxAfrica Hotseat: Is Islam Synonymous with Terrorism?
VoxAfrica Hotseat: 25.05.2012 Guests, listed anticlockwise from front-left of studio: Paul Salahuddin Armstrong, Co-Director, The Association of British Muslims (AOBM) Carlos Cortiglia, Press Officer, British National Party (BNP) Tommy Robinson, Leader of the English Defence League (EDL) Abdullah Al Andalusi, Co-Founder, Muslim Debate Initiative (MDI)
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?
AOBM: Condolences to the Victims of the Mumbai Attacks
Image: Reuters "And do not take any human being's life - [the life] which God has willed to be sacred - otherwise than in [the pursuit of] justice. Hence, if anyone has been slain wrongfully, We have empowered the defender of his rights [to exact a just retribution]; but even so, let him not exceed…Read more AOBM: Condolences to the Victims of the Mumbai Attacks
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah al-Qadiriyyah as-Sufi?
By Paul Salahuddin Armstrong "Thus the meaning of sufi alludes to the meaning of siddiq or one who has reached complete Truthfulness, because the best of human beings after prophets are the siddiqin..." - Ibn Taymiyya, At-Tawassuf, Majmu’a Fatawa Ibn Taymiyya al-Kubra 11. Imam Ibn Taymiyya then went on to say: Some people criticized the…Read more Imam Ibn Taymiyyah al-Qadiriyyah as-Sufi?
AOBM’s Stance on the French Burqa Ban
The Association of British Muslims regards a ban on any form of clothing as a somewhat extreme and rather undesirable course of action to take. We recognise and respect the human right of people to wear whatever they want. However, this goes both ways, and applies to someone who wants to wear miniskirts as much…Read more AOBM’s Stance on the French Burqa Ban
The Priceless Value of Youth
By Imam Abdassamad Clarke Ihsan Mosque, Norwich If one, even if only for a moment, refuses to see the patternings that media and its pundits tell us are there, one begins to see others, and when one sees them, one can never again not see them. It was while watching demonstrations – three in all…Read more The Priceless Value of Youth
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