Elon Musk has caused a political stir by amplifying the criticism regarding tackling the sexual exploitation of vulnerable teenagers by Asian grooming gangs. Musk claimed that in 2008 the Home Office advised Police forces not to intervene in child grooming cases because victims “had made an informed choice about sexual behaviour.” Musk also alleged that…More
Ramadan Prediction 2024
It is not the case that there are always two Eids. In 2022 mosques across the UK held Eid ul-Fitr on the same day. The typical annual trend is that only one of the two sightings over Ramadan are disputed, not both. This means when all mosques start fasting on the same day, they usually…More
Jenin, Jerusalem and the Synagogue
It is against Islam to target civilians. It is against Islam to desecrate a place of worship. It is no surprise that a state is shocked with grief. It goes without saying that using firearms in a synagogue on the holiest day of the week has no Islamic justification. It is Friday 26th January…More
Shaming Shamina
The word ‘entrapment’ has so far been absent from all the reports on Shamima Begum. The headlines and commentaries over the last seven years have malignantly described her as the Jihadi bride, remorseless, a threat to national security, and evil. Those few advocating humane empathy pointed out she was groomed, vulnerable, and a minor. However,…More
The Queen is Dead
From the Creator we come, and to the Creator we return: أَيْنَمَا تَكُونُوا۟ يُدْرِككُّمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ وَلَوْ كُنتُمْ فِى بُرُوجٍ مُّشَيَّدَةٍ “Wherever you may be, death will overcome you—even if you were in fortified towers.” Surah An-Nisa 4:78 It is the reality of life that no one escapes death. At the appointed time the Angel of…More
IDF Twenty Sixth Part 1
They were worshipping. They were discussing the virtues of faith. They were sitting in the courtyard contemplating the ambiance of a pleasant evening. They were reading the Qur’an. They were gathering in the holiest final ten days of the holiest month of the year, in the holiest mosque in their locality. Then the soldiers came.…More
IDF Twenty Sixth Part 2
What a Difference a Belligerent Makes A government at war will use every means at their disposal to weaken the enemy. The cancellation of trade agreements, the exploitation of diplomatic relations, also the coordination of blockades and sanctions. Accordingly, the consequences are prone to be grave or cruel, if the appropriate action is not properly…More
Frustrated Over Ukraine? I am
“A tidal wave of humanity flooding out of Ukraine, just as a tidal wave of humanity has flooded out of Syria, or Yemen, or Afghanistan, or wherever else you want to choose. So, what’s changed? “Why are we suddenly seeing figures as high as 76% saying that [the UK] should take in refugees from Ukraine? …More
Controversial Moon of Ramadan
My journey into the topic of moon sighting began almost thirty years ago after I was told that I had to fast 31 days. I was also told that anybody that I had persuaded to begin their fast on the same day as me, would also need to be informed that they needed to fast…More
Religion Causes War
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim Richard Dawkins says that “religion causes wars by generating certainty”. Even before 2001, there was a universal acceptance that the basis for armed conflict almost always was down to some sort of religious discord. The suggestion that, “belief leads to intolerance and ultimately to conflict”, finds resonance easily with all these recent events that…More
Abdul’s World 