The Long View

Makkah, the Anti-diaspora – the Home for the Homeless

This excerpt from Imam al-Asi’s course at the Decolonial Muslim Studies course in Granada in 2024 rewires Muslim thought in an age when migration has become the foremost political battleground   We are all familiar with Prophet Abraham (Nabi Ibrahim) alayhis salam. And we call

Islamophobia and the Vanishing Public Muslim

Saeed Khan presents the background paper for the 2024 IHRC and SACC Islamophobia conference.  With civil and political spaces shrinking world-wide, Muslims as political agents find themselves pushed to the margins and disappeared from all forms of social engagement.   The onslaught and genocide on

Harehills & The Roma-led Uprising in England

Mischaracterisation and misrepresentation of the Roma community by the state has crept into the thinking of all marginalised groups argues Sukant Chandan.  As a result, the July unrest and protests in Leeds have been misunderstood and a chance for unity against the racist state lost.

The Making of Britain’s First Anti-Muslim Riots

Faisal Bodi argues that the current disorder on the UK’s streets are the result of relentless Islamophobic discourse from successive governments, and resurgent (global) racist politics.  Without a serious culture change, starting at the highest echelons of political circles, the future bodes ill for social

The Obligation of Social Justice Activism

In this extract from his book ‘Sacred Activism’ Imam Dawud Walid argues that Muslims must not loose sight either of the injunctions to challenge injustice, or while doing so enjoining the good and forbidding the bad. Supporting existing expressions of justice in society, restoring individuals’

Gaza and the Politics of Genocide Recognition

Afroze F Zaidi argues that Western countries refusal to use the term genocide to describe events in Gaza is a nod to their complicity not only in the ongoing slaughter but a reminder of its place in the recent histories of colonialism, recompense for which