The lecture will be about the confusion facing people in both the West, including Muslims residing there, about how to navigating the competing ideologies of the “right-wing” and “left-wing” factions. I present the origins of this “scale”, and how the… Read More ›
North America & Muslim communities in the West
Video: Culture vs Islam: What UnIslamic Cultural Practices exist amongst Muslims and why? (Al-Noor Mosque, St.Catherines, Canada)
The first video of one of my speaking events during my 2019 Winter lecture tour to Canada is now online alhamdulillah. The event, filmed on 28th January 2019, at Al Noor Masjid, in St.Catherines, Ontario, Canada, featured a presentation on… Read More ›
UK’s Problem with Vocal Muslims working in or with the Civil Service
As Muslims, we are obliged to ‘co-operate in righteousness and piety’ and not in ‘sinfulness and transgression’ [Quran 5:2]. As Muslims wherever we are in the world, we work for the betterment of our surrounding society, our neighbours and poor… Read More ›
Q&A: Is it overblown to describe the Muslim plight in some Western countries as ‘Discrimination’ and ‘Persecution’?
[Facebook Query on profile post 10th July 2015] In response to an article I re-posted, written by Mehdi Hasan on the experience of the Muslim community since 7/7 in the UK, I was asked a pertinent question by a reader…. Read More ›
BBC Radio 5: Abdullah al Andalusi on UK Government’s treatment of British Muslim families with members involved in the Syrian civil war
I was interviewed by Anna Foster on BBC Radio 5 Live, on the topic of the UK government criminalising Muslims who go to Syria, and the government’s demand that family members report to the Police anyone in their family who… Read More ›
How to Discriminate against your Minorities – An Introduction to the European practice of ‘Multiculturalism’ and ‘tolerance’
Secular Politicians in England, France and the rest of Europe, often disguise their discriminatory legislation against minorities, like historically against the Jews, and now the Roma (gypsies) and Muslims, by claiming that the laws they make do not only apply… Read More ›
The Criminalisation of Islam in the West [Speech]
In light of the UK Government’s current drive to implement laws that gives them the power to ban peaceful [Islamic] organisations, shut down mosques who host ‘extremist speakers’ and put ‘Extremism Disruption Orders’ that ban individuals from appearing in public,… Read More ›
Jihadi John Locke? The Founder of Secular Liberalism and the ‘Religious Extremism’ explanation for Terrorism
Secular Liberal Politicians and the media often disparage critics of government security & foreign policy, as ‘justifying terrorism’ because they point to it the cause of violence against their states. While it is obvious that no terrorism is ever or… Read More ›
My appearance on BBC NEWS 24 on Charlie Hebdo, ‘Free’ Speech and the Double Standards against Muslims
I appeared on BBC News 24 (also broadcast live on BBC 1) on 13th January 2015 speaking about the recent Charlie Hebdo alleged depiction of the Prophet Muhammed (saaw) on cover. I managed to shift the discussion to the real issue… Read More ›
Islam in Britain: A conversation with the EDL and Abdullah al Andalusi [Video]
On 2nd July 2014, Bournemouth University arranged a filmed discussion between me and an articulate EDL spokesman, Gary Hazel, on the issue of ‘Islam in Britain’.The event was organised by the Bournemouth University Islamic Society, who organised the event after a… Read More ›