This term is not commonly used nor acted upon. In actual fact it is something perceived to be as restricting freedom and backwards. It’s an act of a bygone era that is attached to enslavement and oppression. Indeed it is rare nowadays to observe someone doing this action as it is something not taught at [...]

Imagine being stuck in your bedroom or a flat with absolutely no one to look after you or lend a helping hand. Nobody to care about how you’re coping with life. There’s nobody around to confide in about things that matter to you. No signs of anyone inviting you to share a happy moment. Having [...]

Ramadhan Mubarak!! Excellent weekend article by Naomi Wolf to be found in The Sydney Morning Herald (obviously an Aussie paper). If anybody wishes to buy me something for ‘Eid, and wishes to see their brother childishly giggling with happiness, then yes, I would like one of Naomi Wolf’s books. Ok, well, don’t all rush at [...]

This title must look funny on this website, as we all know that gender equality is a cry only monopolised by the capitalist states, who are the stalwart advocates for it. Though looking a bit of an oxymoron on this Islamic website there are a few tales about this idiom I would like to explore [...]

For too long, we have had an Islam which has its roots in a book that was written 1,400 years ago in a hot, violent place in the middle of nowhere with too many camels.  Seriously, most of us haven’t been there, don’t know anyone from there, and feel more at home in a “two [...]

Since I’m waiting for some of the other contributors of this blog to add something serious, I thought I might write about something lighter hearted. Anyways its darned hot now in London, and I can’t get to sleep. So what did I just do? I went to the local 24hr Tesco’s to do some late [...]