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Image Description: A bauble used at Christmas. For some, it’s that time of the year; sleigh bells ringing, tinsel shimmering, and many waiting for their moment under the mistletoe. Rudolph’s nose shining, Elves writing, and children leaving minced pies for Santa Claus. The fireplace crackling, last minute present stacking, and the celebration of the birth […]
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Image Description: The Elysee Palace Last November, after the terrorist beheading of Samuel Paty, a French teacher who had shown his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson on freedom of expression, the discourse on laïcité and Islamic separatism was once again brought to the forefront of French politics. Paty had used a […]
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Image Description: the President of ISoc, and the logo on a blue background. In this installation of our Student Spotlight series, we’ve interviewed Farabi, the current Oxford University Islamic Society president. What is the Oxford University Islamic Society? The Oxford University Islamic Society (ISoc) is a student-led society that caters to the needs of Muslim […]
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TW: Mentions of Islamophobia The term ‘moderate Muslim’, although commonly used without malicious intent, is a label I have always silently disagreed with. At a glance, it appears to be a vague, rather wide-ranging umbrella-term, invoking a range of perceptions; From imams making condemnations towards militant extremists yet again after each terrorist attack, to ‘Westernised, […]
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One of the many joys of becoming a member of the Baha’i Faith is the opportunity I’ve had to experience the benefits of sunrise-to-sunset fasting. In addition to its spiritual benefits (allowing us to cultivate self-discipline, and to make more time for quiet meditation), fasting has been shown to contribute to physical good health. According […]
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Today, April 3rd, has been called “Punish a Muslim Day” following a campaign inciting hate and violence towards Muslims. Letters and flyers had been posted to Muslim households in major cities across the UK telling them that April 3rd was to be ‘Punish a Muslim Day’; an event where people hoped to score points by […]
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Back in 2015, I subscribed to Dawn, Pakistan͛s biggest English language news magazine. It was an impulsive decision, prompted by a fascination with the lives of my ex-countrymen across the border – if one separated twin brothers at birth, brought one up as a Muslim and the other as a Hindu and set them loose […]
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The new issue of Oxford’s Skin Deep magazine has sparked controversy among some in Oxford’s Islamic community. The cover image is a photograph of The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem with passages of Quran inscribed. Skin Deep is a magazine and group devoted to giving a platform for issues surrounding race. Started in 2014, […]
Continue ReadingAmid ongoing international outrage over the kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls by the extreme Islamist group Boko Haram, the House considered the controversial questions of Islam and gender on Thursday evening. The debate was delayed by an unsuccessful attempt to remove librarian-elect Mehrunissa Sajjad from her post. After surviving this attempted impeachment, Sajjad opened […]
Continue ReadingWhy the current demonstrations in Tukrey are bourgeois protests, not an extension of the Arab Spring.
Continue ReadingAyes: 286 Noes: 168 In a timely debate, held just 24 hours after the religiously motivated incident in Woolwich, the Union considered the question of the nature of Islam. Proposition speaker Matthew Handley started the debate by grounding it in recent events, deploring the previous day’s “reprehensible act in Woolwich”, a sentiment that he was […]
Continue ReadingSarah Gashi argues that George Galloway’s views on Zionism are misguided and incoherent.
Continue ReadingThe Prince suggests that “the recovery of the soul” will prevent humanity from putting too much pressure on the Earth
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