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Spam taps and exploits the worst in human nature
Today, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, wrote to me. At least that's what it said on the e-mail that I found in my spam box.
Spam taps and exploits the worst in human nature
Today, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, wrote to me. At least that's what it said on the e-mail that I found in my spam box.
No quick bucks as we fast
The month's ethos is one of spirituality, centring around 30 days of fasting from dawn to dusk, during which time eating and drinking is prohibited.
Eco-mosques and greener domes
'Green' mosques are part of a global Muslim movement towards eco-friendly living that echoes the principles on which the mosque in Medina was first built using local materials.
Sex and the City 2 girls find enlightenment in a souq
The film is full of stereotypes, but they cut both ways. And the four women from Manhattan learn a lot about dignity and taste, or at least they should.
What is the colour of freedom?
Black typically defines Muslim women, denoting supposed anonymity and opression. But does the colour pink liberate, or also oppress?
Echo of a darker age for women
I feel that the time has come that the only way to wake up the Muslim world to the enormity of the suffering and horror that some Muslim women face is to use terminology from within the Muslim tradition that conveys the magnitude of that suffering: Jahiliyyah.
Hope for a post-veil society
When does the head of Al Azhar agree with right-wing racist political parties in France and Italy, but disagree with the Kuwaiti Ministry of Islamic Affairs?
Culture of extravagance is robbing Ramadan of its significance
Contemporary changes to the Ramadan culture mean that the spiritual significance of Ramadan is slowly being lost.
Faith reunited: How cyberspace is dissolving barriers to a Muslim nation
Muslims must give thanks to the internet, because it is cyberspace that has allowed the ummah to finally come of age.
We must face the crisis in Darfur
Middle Eastern countries have shown a shameful lack of interest in the suffering of the Darfuris.
