Professor Thomas S. Harrington (professor of Iberian Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut) writes in counterpunch.org After the bombing in Manchester and the bridge attack in London, it is more clear than ever: Muslims are very strange people, inherently violent … read more

From MCB Secretary General Haru Khan, at the Press Conference, 4 June 2017 Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for attending at such short notice. As you can see, we have Muslim community representatives from around the country who have come … read more

Alan Travis in the Guardian, ‘. . . A year after the terrorist murder of Labour MP Jo Cox by a man the judge described as a “violent white supremacist and exclusive nationalist”, the far right in Britain have expounded … read more

BBC reports, ‘A Syrian teenager arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack in Berlin has been released after no incriminating evidence was found. The 17-year-old asylum seeker was arrested in the Uckermark region, north-east of Berlin, on Tuesday. Police … read more

Muslim Council of Britain Following the attack on Manchester Arena last night, Harun Khan, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, issued the following statement, “My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. I understand teenagers … read more

Swiss-trained Mohammed Ramy El-Maarry has been breaking new ground at the University of Colarado, where he is visiting scientist. His current research interests are on the planet Mars, My research interests are Martian geology/geomorphology, but also extend to small bodies and … read more

Book Review In the Syria that was  Damascus Diaries, Life Under the Assads by Peter Clark Gilgamesh Publishing, 2015. ISBN: 978-190853135-3 393 Pages               Peter Clark, best known as the founding father of Pickthallian … read more

Fatima Manji, Channel 4 news journalist, on surviving a media firestorm and what happens when racism, sexism and Islamophobia collide. The talk was chaired by Nosheen Iqbal, The Guardian’s Women’s Editor. —– Women of the World festival 2017 WOW celebrates … read more

Christian extremism on display – will it be called Christianist violence (apro pos the much bandied term ‘Islamic violence?). Of course not, because it will be said that one should take a holistic view of a religion’s teachings! Here is an unsavoury … read more

Professor Niyazi Eruslu, the founding Rector of Yalova University near Istanbul, has been held in detention in the aftermath of the coup attempt of 15 August 2016. While President Erdogan deserves to be much admired for his statesmanship, boldness and … read more

Writing to the Editor of the Guardian, Britain’s colonial past is indeed still with us and nowhere more so than in the Middle East. Next year will mark the centenary of the Balfour declaration, a colonial document whose consequences were … read more