The Camondo family: Jewish life in the Ottoman Empire
More than a century after his death, the legacy of the Sephardic Camondo family invites a different understanding of Jewish life in the Ottoman Empire. […]
Month: March 2015
Scholar’s corner: The status of women in Islam
The status of women in Islam is arguably one of the most singlely debated issues that generates a considerable amount of debate from Muslims and […]
#GE2015: Theresa May’s ‘zero tolerance’ proposals for extremists
In a display of dizzying ambition that underscores her desire to change the way society tackles extremism, the Home Secretary Theresa May warned that Britain […]
How the ‘Trojan Horse’ scandal negatively impacted students in Birmingham
Criticisms directed towards Ofsted in light of the ‘Trojan Horse’ scandal warrant headlines. The lack of extremism or radicalisation found in any report (apart from […]
Muslim prayers inside London Church causes controversy
A gesture of interfaith tolerance drew the ire of several clergy after it allowed Muslims to observe Friday prayers inside a London church. St John’s […]
The Mumtaz Qadri case proves why Pakistan needs to change the debate on blasphemy
Islamabad’s High Court recently dropped terrorism charges against Mumtaz Qadri – the cold blooded murderer of Governor Salman Taseer. Although they maintained his death sentence […]
#WeStandTogether: campaign against hate crime launched in the wake of European terror
The recently launched #WeStandTogether campaign intends to move the notion of solidarity from platitudes into a petition and broader movement against hate crime. Against the […]
46,000 ISIS Accounts & Sign Language Facilitators – What Next for ISIS?
A recent report released by the Brookings Institute has found that ISIS had about 46,000 different Twitter accounts between September to December 2014, though many […]
Muslim sex grooming? No, the Oxford case is more complex
One recommendation in a damning 133 page report into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Oxfordshire risks undermining a catalogue of organisational indifference, a lack of […]