[Facebook Query on post 26th October 2017] Context: In context of the MeToo campaign (where initially, women who’ve faced Sexual Harassment were encouraged to voice their experience), there was some debate in the Muslim community about whether men who also… Read More ›
Queries and Responses
Imam Ghazali’s Obligation of Caliphate: A Response to ‘Mufti Abu Layth’
It was drawn to my attention that a critic has made some contentious remarks about a previous post of mine, where I copied out a large tract of text by the eminent Imam Ghazali from the section ‘On Showing that appointing… 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 ›
A Response to the Quilliam Foundation’s recent post ‘The Liberal Dilemma: Islamists on Campuses’
I was drawn attention to a recent blog post on the Quilliam website by the author Jacob Kishere, which discussed the ‘problem’ of ‘Islamist’ speakers being invited to university campuses. The article lamented at this ‘ideological ‘entryism’ of non-Liberal ideologies… Read More ›
Q&A: How is a Caliphate different from an Empire?
[Facebook Query on profile post 3rd June 2013] Ryan Hoare asked: Abdullah, genuine question- how is the Caliphate different from empire?and In your mind is there a difference between the Umayyads occupation of Spain and say the British occupation of… Read More ›
Q/A: How can the world go back to the Gold standard for money?
[Facebook Query on profile post 11th April 2013] Ashfaq S: Brother Al Andalusi. I have watched your lecture on Islamic economic system (University of East Anglia). I have learned many things which I didn’t know before. But many questions… Read More ›