World Islamic Economic Forum

I write to you having just arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta for the 5th World Islamic Economic Forum. We’re here at the premier gathering of the Islamic business world as part of the Muslim Council of Britain’s delegation led by Sir Iqbal Sacranie. Our main mission is to listen and learn, and also make [...]

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New mosque in Rutherglen

I had the honour of attending and speaking at the opening of Minhaj-ul-Quran International’s new centre in Rutherglen yesterday. It’s just behind the shopping centre, so there’s no excuse for being out shopping there and missing prayers again. It’s an existing building which has been very impressively redone from the inside. At the centre of [...]

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Stop the War Coalition Scotland conference

The attendance at yesterday’s Stop the War Coalition conference was unbelievably large. Old supporters have been reenergised after the Gaza bombings, and a whole tranche of new people have joined, seen notably with the recent university occupations.

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When terrorism isn’t newsworthy

Imagine if a Scottish Muslim pleaded guilty to threatening to blow up Glasgow Cathedral and behead one Christian a week until all British troops were pulled out of Iraq and Afghanistan. There would be outrage, right? It would be splashed over the front page of every newspaper in the land. It would be the top [...]

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New era of Muslim youth activism in Scotland

The weekend past saw Muslim youth workers from across Scotland coming together in Auchengillan for our ‘Muslim Leadership Development Programme’.  There were a number of interesting discussions on developing an effective national strategy, confidence building activities and a whole load of yummy food (cooked by males throughout the weekend). Responding to the call and taking [...]

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