Identity

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December 7th, 2008

Who are you? It is not a conventional question that one asks in day to day affairs. However, it is food for thought for those who ponder which culture or group of people to fit into, or even governments that need to incorporate the immigrant population into their social strata. Nevertheless, it is a very [...]

Brand, Ross and Jones – How many sides to the same coin?

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October 30th, 2008

The ‘Jones’ is Sherry Jones btw, author of the book The Jewel of Madina. I’m not writing to deliberate on Russell Brand or Jonathan Ross. Erm… Okay let me just say a few words about Brand then. I really hate Brand.  Ughhh, I mean can those trousers get any tighter? The worst I can esteem [...]

Obedience

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September 15th, 2008

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 [...]

SMH Article :Behind the veil lives a thriving Muslim sexuality

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September 1st, 2008

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 [...]

Gender Equality

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August 22nd, 2008

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 [...]

Can a Muslim be a Metrosexual?

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July 31st, 2008

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 [...]