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British Jews are living under the shadow of fear: Whatever happens in Israel and Palestine, nothing excuses bigoted and criminal behaviour in the UK http://www.sedaa.org/2023/10/british-jews-are-living-under-the-shadow-of-fear-whatever-happens-in-israel-and-palestine-nothing-excuses-bigoted-and-criminal-behaviour-in-the-uk/
The apostasy movement is not about theology. It is not about proving that religion should be stamped out. It's about calling for an end to tyrannical laws and social codes which restrict a person’s right to think and be honest about their own views https://ow.ly/SJ4t50P7p7w
The myth of the hijabi woman’s agency https://ow.ly/rYtr50P7p1V
S*x, intimacy and the Muslim woman https://ow.ly/9axL50P7oVP
Critics suggest that the British model of multiculturalism is more effective than the French Republican model. But in Britain, certain religious and cultural beliefs - incompatible with human rights - are championed under the guise of multiculturalism https://ow.ly/JaMV50P7oMK
The French riots are a poignant reminder for Britain to examine its own policy of multiculturalism http://www.sedaa.org/2023/07/riots-in-france-are-a-poignant-reminder-for-britain-to-examine-its-own-policy-of-multiculturalism/
Virginity: losing my most ‘valuable’ asset https://ow.ly/3GAN50ORBUI
The unbearable lightness of being a Turk abroad https://ow.ly/pt8i50ORBQU
Will my daughter still love me tomorrow? A reflection on leaving Salafism https://ow.ly/8w2p50ORBPc
The best way to deal with Shamima Begum is to hold to account the authorities that failed her as a child, but also to have her face the consequences of her actions as an adult. This could mean a trial that is neither Syria nor the UK https://ow.ly/t4sT50ORBNb
Israel-Palestine: A ‘Promised Land’ beset by conflict https://ow.ly/jKN250ORBLt
The Kerala Story could have been a valiant effort to highlight religious tyranny, were it not for its misleading facts https://ow.ly/AZhp50ORBIu
Self-proclaimed community leaders and their ilk who call for criminalising blasphemy against Islam do no service to anyone, least of all the Muslim communities they claim to represent
This normalising of “not-true-Muslims” in daily life does a disservice to the internal diversity within the Muslim world, especially in the 21st century ow.ly/6Q1z50NGaVe
The Kerala Story could have been a valiant effort to highlight religious tyranny, were it not for its misleading facts | Khadija Khan http://www.sedaa.org/2023/06/the-kerala-story-could-have-been-a-valiant-effort-to-highlight-religious-tyranny-were-it-not-for-its-misleading-facts/
Eid Mubarak to everyone who is celebrating today
Ahead of next month's Coronation, here's why Khadija Khan believes the British monarchy should be reformed to represent modern, secular Britain
http://www.sedaa.org/2023/04/the-british-monarchy-should-be-reformed-to-represent-modern-secular-britain/
This normalising of “not-true-Muslims” in daily life does a disservice to the internal diversity within the Muslim world, especially in the 21st century http://ow.ly/HOo550NGaVf
Wakefield ‘blasphemy’ incident is a wake-up call that we could lose the the freedoms we enjoy in Britain
Wakefield ‘blasphemy’ incident is a wake-up call that we could lose the the freedoms we enjoy in Britain 21st March 202322nd March 2023 admin By Khadija Khan Nearly 400 years ago, the Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei was convicted of heresy. His crime was to confirm the view that...
To Fast Or Not To ‘Let Others’ Fast http://www.sedaa.org/2023/03/to-fast-or-not-to-let-others-fast/
The BBC’s podcast on Shamima Begum ignores the true victims of ISIS atrocities
The BBC’s podcast on Shamima Begum ignores the true victims of ISIS atrocities 11th April 2023 admin By Khadija Khan Shamima Begum has been making the headlines ever since she left the UK as a 15-year-old to join Islamic State. And if you thought you hadn’t heard enough of her sob stories and ta...
Unholy Alliance: Why do left-wing Americans support right-wing Muslims?
Unholy Alliance: Why do left-wing Americans support right-wing Muslims? 30th September 20172nd October 2017 admin By Yasmine Mohammed At the age of six, I bolted out the front doors of my elementary school and ran to give my first-grade teacher a goodbye hug. As I skipped towards my mother, my bubbl...
The burden of Islamic reform and why we do it http://ow.ly/4o4Q50NtzLw
Iranian women protest not the hijab, but the compulsion, the oppression and infantilisation of women. The freedom to choose what one wears, what one thinks and feels, is a desire that knows no geographical bounds. And the women of Iran want to be free http://ow.ly/LQtV50NtzHr
Making children fast in Ramadan demonstrates intolerant practices have made space in Muslim societies http://ow.ly/sGa550Ntzr0
For every freethinker, it is a utopian dream to live in times where the mere mention of a possibility of the absence of divine power is normal and not reason for losing one’s head. The existence of pockets of such places, regions, nations, communities, and cultures prove that it is a possibility and we could get there | Arshia Malik http://ow.ly/3UbF50NsGzb
How to beat your wife - the 'correct' way | Saima Baig http://ow.ly/U6Jf50NsG2V
State of Neglect: Breaking the Silence on S*xual Abuse in Pakistan | Ammara Mustafa http://ow.ly/lEyw50NsFVk
Is our faith really so weak that the sight of another person eating shakes our inner imaan (faith)? What is the point of fasting when we have to force others to make our fast easier? | Shamila Ghyas http://ow.ly/cSIy50NsFAE
Ever since she has been in the public eye, Shamima Begum has only ever shown regard for herself, and never for the victims of ISIS atrocities in Syria or around the world
The UK Supreme Court has made the right decision over Shamima Begum 4th March 202110th April 2021 admin By Tehmina Kazi ISIS bride Shamima Begum was said to be “angry, upset and crying” after the UK Supreme Court banned her return to the UK, for the purposes of contesting her British citizens...
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