Note: We’ve been having on/off problems with the blog recently.  Wordpress has been a little unfriendly. Anyone know if Movable Type is more stable? This post is 2 days late. Please read this post by Craig Murrey for good Q&A on the conflict.

Beginnings of a new cold war? How about talk of a World War [...]

I know many of us have been caught flatfooted regarding the latest events in Georgia. For one thing, I’ve always had trouble spelling ‘Caucasus’ and Abkhazia sounds like it was a name made up for the next installment of Call of Duty. Whilst I am also sure there are many around who had originally thought [...]

Watching the hospitalisation of Ariel Sharon has raised many issues and emotions in my mind. Whenever major political events occur I always think of how it will impact the Muslims and how we should react to any given situation. Ariel Sharon isn’t any old leader, he is one who the Israelis adore because of his [...]

I’ve been in formal education for years… 21 years at last count (wow I’m getting old!) and I was beginning to think that maybe I’ve had enough of all this studying lark. Actually it isn’t the study that bothers me because I quite like learning new stuff, its the constant exams.In American schools, the two [...]

[As policy I don't moderate posts on this blog, brothers are free to write what they wish, I view the diversity in opinions as something that is a unique gift to Islam. Re: This Post - I say - Sometimes the truth hurts and sometimes it can be conveyed with different styles. So please do [...]

You would really had to have your head stuck in the clouds if you hadn’t come to the realisation that there exists a concerted campaign to vilify Islam and those who carry its call.
Not that it’s something recent, it’s been happening for centuries. From the Saracens and Barbarians to Extremists and Terrorists. The words might [...]