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?
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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
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?
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
Praying for Democracy – Egypt 2011
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THE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MUSLIMS SUPPORTS THE AWAKENING!
“All God's creatures are His family; and he is the most beloved of God who doeth most good to God's creatures.” – Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) The Seal of The Prophets Egyptian people, in particular young people, are tired of a system that treats them as second class citizens in their own country and denies them…Read more THE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MUSLIMS SUPPORTS THE AWAKENING!
Jews, Conspiracy, and Islam
By Manwar Ali (Abu Muntasir) JIMAS Anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that some of us find readily acceptable or wish it to be true either takes the form of historical introduction or offered as 'explanations' to the politics of the Middle-east, particularly Palestine. In the former scenario information is extracted a great deal from non-Muslim authors and…Read more Jews, Conspiracy, and Islam
Daniel Ellsberg praises WikiLeaks
By Daniel Ellsberg, Frank Grevil, Katharine Gun, David MacMichael, Ray McGovern, Craig Murray, Coleen Rowley and Larry Wilkerson WikiLeaks has teased the genie of transparency out of a very opaque bottle, and powerful forces in America, who thrive on secrecy, are trying desperately to stuff the genie back in. How far down the United States has slid can be seen, ironically enough, in…Read more Daniel Ellsberg praises WikiLeaks
AOBM On The Visit of Fazlur Rehman to the United Kingdom
The Visit of Fazlur Rehman to the United Kingdom The Association of British Muslims views with serious concern to decision of Her Majesty’s Government to allow the visit of Mr Fazlur Rehman, head and founder of the Jamiat Ulama e Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), to the United Kingdom. It had previously acted to refuse entry to Zakir…Read more AOBM On The Visit of Fazlur Rehman to the United Kingdom