I appeared ‘alongside’ Anne-Marie Waters, an ardent Secularist and Islam-critic, on LBC radio discussing the attempted ‘Draw Muhammed’ exhibition in London, organised by a Anne-Marie Waters herself. The event was cancelled by the venue, and she complained that this impinged… Read More ›
UK. Europe
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 ›
Is the Terrorism Threat overblown? Some Food (and facts) for Thought
In the USA, every year, over 33,626 people are killed by guns. 16,121 people per year are murdered [1]. (The last accurate data collection for this was 2013). In 2013, the total number of deaths for Terrorism occurring GLOBALLY was… 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 ›
Should Muslims Vote in Secular Liberal Democracies?
The upcoming UK general elections are only a day away, and the usual calls to participate in the election ring out across the Muslim community, like some sort of Adhaan, creating a temporary amnesia about all the previous elections that… 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 ›
Cambridge Debate: Is the West to Blame of Islamic Extremism (Terrorism)?
On the 23rd April 2015, the prestigious Cambridge Union, at Cambridge University debated the motion ‘This House Believes the West is the Blame for Islamic Extremism (Terrorism)’. The debate motion had three speakers in proposition of the motion, and three… Read More ›