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	The blessed Night of Power by Dr. Habib Siddiqui The blessed month of Ramadan is coming to an end. The first one-third of the month was for seeking mercy, the middle one-third for forgiveness and the last one-third for salvation from the Fire of Hell. In the last part of this month lies hidden t
	The Essence of Ramadan by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Muslims throughout the world are now observing Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting in accordance with the dictates of the Qur’an – the Muslim Holy Scripture, in which they are commanded by Allah:O ye who belie
	Education, women rights and Mali by Thanos Kalamidas The law says that women don’t have to obey their husbands in everything they say or decide. Both have equal rights in family issues and they are both obliged and responsible for the security and well-being of the family. This is it, and i

	Burqa: a veil on women liberties by Thanos Kalamidas Sometimes I feel that we are trapped in semantics and victims of our own fear of being prejudice. In doing so we are unfortunately crossing the lines we have put ourselves when it comes to our right to be free and enjoy the fruits of equality and
	In the name of god by Thanos Kalamidas Sometimes I’m wondering if over the last year we all have lost the sense of numbers especially when it comes to human lives. At least sixty people, sixty innocent people and more than 125 injured when two suicide bombers detonated explosives near tw
	An interview with Lucy Bushill-Matthews by Fiona Zerbst I wrote the book because moving back to South Africa two years ago changed everything. In England I was engaged daily and practically with my community. Uprooting and moving to South Africa gave me the mental and physical space to write about a su
	The end of the Muslim innocence by Thanos Kalamidas There is so much history between Pakistan and India that even Pakistanis might find it difficult to believe that there is some kind of Pakistani involvement in the horrific incident in India the last few days and it will always make me worry the t
	Gender and Society - are women still a minority? by Saberi Roy I have been traveling widely for the last few years and although like any artist I have often felt that I have transcended my smaller identities, like gender for instance, society it seems has a way of reminding people that there are barriers to m
	American National Security in the Age of Insecurity: 5/5 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui The Technology Divide Most Muslims think, and quite justifiably, that the western world, especially the USA and Christian Europe, likes to keep them technologically backward, more like consumers than producers of technology. Their clai
	American National Security in the Age of Insecurity: 3/5 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui Thanks to 9/11 and the merchants of war, the myth of "clash of civilization" between the technologically superior West and the technology-starved House of Islam (Ar. Dar al-Islam) has been getting much notoriety. So pervasive
	10 Known Cases of Men in Burqas by Abdulhadi Hairan Men have used this female dress to escape or hide their identity.1.Mustaf JamaA Somali man wanted over the murder of a British police officer escaped the country disguised as a veiled Muslim woman on Dec
	Gaddafi's Jesus by Thanos Kalamidas What can you do when Libya’s Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi comes out with comments, such as the one he made at the opening of a giant mosque in Uganda? The man said that the Bible was forged, since it didn't mention the Prophet Muhammad.
	Sharia and justice by Thanos Kalamidas A few weeks ago the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams caused a series of reactions with his suggestion that the UK could adopt some aspects of the Sharia laws; the revealing part of the story was not the suggestion from the Archbishop but th