Long read: Empires of Intelligence
Detective Munshi Azizuddin’s services. click here
Jewels of the Islahi School
Testimonies of Urdu’s rich religious literature heritage. click here.
CfMM exposes broadcast media bias
Two appalling attacks – but look at the different coverage! click here.
Report: British Muslims in Numbers
A rigorous analysis [. . .] plays a key role in contributing to public policy making which affect the community from health, to education, employment and civic engagement, we hope this will increase awareness about who British Muslims are within the civil society and media. click here.
Book Notices
Two superb translations that merit reflection click here for review
Tharik Hussain’s travelogue-cum-history book conveys Europe’s Jewish-Christian-Islamic heritage. click here.
Imran Mulla’s archival research reveals an extraordinary development in the early 1930s. click here.
Thought Piece
Are our mosques becoming too Middle Class? click here.
The Cordoba Foundation’s book launch
The newly revised English translation of Islam: Between East and West — by the thinker-statesman who was the Founding President of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Video of launch event in London – click here.
Three leading British Medics call for NHS fairness
Rubin Minhas, Aziz Sheikh, and Gene Feder, commenting on the Mann Review, ask whether the NHS can respond effectively to one form of racism while maintaining confidence that all racism will be scrutinised and tackled by the same standards. click here.
Remembering the FOSIS hostel
Opened in 1972, it set the scene for Muslim student activism. click here
Economist Umer Chapra (1933-2026)
Pioneering thinker in Islamic economics. Click here.
Thought Pieces
British-Bangladeshis – progress but a word of caution from blogger Khaled Noor. click here.
Selective Freedom of Speech
Shaheen Kattiparambil observes, “The language of free speech is no longer invoked to protect abstract democratic freedoms; it is increasingly used to legitimise racialised political formations, while casting anti-racist critiques as authoritarian.” click here
Fortress Europe: Misery and worse at the borders
Kasia Narkowicz’s eye-opening account of a visit to the barbed wire wall on the Poland-Belarus border. click here.
Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui (1939-2026)
The demise of a British community leader. Click here.
Parliamentarians respond – Salaat in the Square
Led by veteran Mancunian Afzal Khan MP, a robust response to Tory shadow minister’s “rampant racism”. click here
Thought Pieces
Shaheen Kattiparambil’s blog for ReOrient: the political logic of framing “cohesion” to be managed through risk metrics. click here.
“a formidable dissertation that goes deep into the heart of the subject of salat, which represents the clockwork inside the structure, activities and actions of Muslim life, and whose woeful neglect is the greatest loss facing the people of Islam”. Translator Ashur Shamis’s assessment of a work by Dr Hasan al-Turabi. click here for extracts.
Dossiers & Archives
Scholars: Dr M Akram Nadwi
Afghanistan: SAS & extrajudicial killings: “military police did not learn for years of special forces concerns that the SAS was carrying out extra-judicial killings and submitting falsified reports. click here
British Muslim archives
- Federation of Students Islamic Societies – founding of the Hostel, 38 Mapesbury Road, Kilburn. November 1972 click here.
- Union of Muslim Organisations’ press release, July 1977: ” [. . .] the establishment of an interest-free UMO cooperative bank which will function in accordance with the Shariah and the legal framework of this country”.click here
- National Interim Committee on Muslim Unity, April 1994. “The meeting appointed three persons to carry out a process of consultation [. . .] click here.
Unhappy archives. click here.
Censorship: There can be no ‘Israel exception’. click here
Dr Abdullah Naseef, in memory
Dr Omar Abdullah Naseef was a rare Saudi personality to be remembered for his approachability, forbearance, gentle manner and sincere commitment to Islamic causes. He belonged to a distinguished Hejazi family, with links to Hindustan on his maternal side. click here.
From first steps to farewells
Two new public service websites – for and by British Muslims. click here
The Aldray Affair – “Guilty until proven innocent”
Barrister-Activist Khaled Noor’s reflection on the prejudgements that led to a tragic end. Click here.
Head of Church of England pleads over Gaza
Archbishop Mullally, “I am a pastor, not a politician” click here.
British Muslim literary historian makes a Shakespearean connection
Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami, expert on Anglo-European and Islamicate encounters, reflects on Shakespeare’s tragedy Titus Andronicus and the findings of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on the deliberate lethal targeting of children. click here
British Muslim Rehan Khan’s collaboration with Peter Gould
‘Edutainment’ launched at the London Muslim Centre – sci-fi with a difference. click here.
British Muslim Professor awarded Prize
Professor Sadiah Qureshi delivered a keynote address as winner of a Royal Society Prize for her book Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction. click here.
The Day After: Reform’s success
A reflection from veteran community organiser Ishtiaq Ahmed click here.
7th May 2026 – A local government election in England like no other!
Across Muslim civil society there has been a vibrant call for participation in the local government elections taking place in over 130 councils in England on 7 May 2026. A feature is a trend to question the local track record of the established Labour and Conservative Parties, with a growing support for the Greens, independent candidates and newly formed local alliances. click here.
British academic network’s condemnation of Israeli drone’s targeted killing
The Committee on Academic Freedom of the British Society for Middle East Studies (BRISMES) has condemned Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon that has resulted in the killing of two senior faculty members of the Lebanese University: Professor Hussein Bazi, Director of the Faculty of Sciences, and Professor Mortada Srour, Professor of Chemistry and Physics. click here.
Huge march brings together communities
Powerful messages from Dr Abdullah Faliq and Dr Wajid Akhtar click here
“From Iran to Palestine, bombing is a crime” – London demo 21 March 2026
Trade unionist Maryam Eslamdoust speaking at the Whitehall demo click here
Monitoring British Media
The Centre for Media Monitoring’s latest report The State of British Media 2025: Reporting on Muslims and Islam provides evidence of structural biases. click here
Community-based politics
The Arise party’s candidates for the 7th May council elections have local roots click here.
MCB statement on US-Israel attack on Iran
Gunboat diplomacy heralds new dawn of colonialism click here
National March for Palestine
From Russell Square to Whitehall – 31 January 2026 click here
Yusuf Islam remembers
Extracts from his biography noting the role of Drs Darsh and Azam Baig, as well as founding of Islamia Primary and Muslim Aid click here.
Blog contribution – History is repeating itself
Barrister Khaled Noor on the state of world affairs, “this erosion of international norms threatens not only global stability but also the very foundations of the modern, civilised world.” click here
Post of the Day
Dr Musharraf Hussain reflects on Dutch historian Rutger Bregman’s four-part series of lectures on the theme of ‘How to start a moral revolution’ click here.
We will not forget!
Many in the audience were in tears seeing and hearing Gazans pouring out their grief, giving the film viewers a glimpse of what millions have had to endure in the face of a genocidal, heartless attack. click here.
Statement on Sami Hamdi’s detention in the US click here
Solidarity with Gaza
Saturday 11 October – UK’s largest march in support of Gaza, calling for an arms and economic boycott of Israel till it upholds international law. click here.
Book Review
The commonplace black pepper was once a valued commodity much as is oil today. From the thirteenth to the sixteenth century, it held a central place in global geopolitics, prompting wars and alliances, new financial instruments and a class of middlemen click here.
A worthy tribute
Shaikh Abdul Mabud’s extraordinary effort to preserve the legacy of the eminent Muslim educationalist, Syed Ali Ashraf, founder of the Islamic Academy, Cambridge click here
Book Review
Dr Daud Abdullah’s book is a contribution to knowledge and learning by “uncovering the real heroes of the anti-slavery movements.” click here.
A call for accurate reporting
A breakthrough report that asks regulator Ofcom to take robust action given evidence of a channel that “misinforms viewers, divides communities and may encourage violence and disorder.” click here.
Muslims in Rail
Baroness Uddin, host of the reception in the Churchill Room of the House of Commons, was spot on in her opening remarks that celebrated the Muslim contribution, past and present, to the nation’s railways [. . .] click here.
Local Government elections
Khaled Noor writes in his blog, “In May 2026, local government council elections will be held in England, giving many an opportunity to get a foothold in a political career as a councillor for a term of four years. Serving as a councillor has been a stepping stone for many to the House of Commons and further political advancement. However, it is step that requires awareness and self-reflection on several matters [. . .] click here.
Science and Religion
Posting click here