May 22, 2026
How History Matters *Talk delivered at the book launch of M.A. Sherif, Friendships in the Square: Muslim Activism in Historic London, 1880s to the 1940s (Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust, 2025), at the Islamic Cultural Centre, London, 30 April 2026. This talk is...
Apr 16, 2026
Al-Aqsa, Colonial Power, and the Illusion of Normalcy By Ismail Patel i Blog 132 Image credit: Jerusalem 2013 Al-Aqsa mosque by Andrew Shiva. Wikimedia Commons. Accessed 15 April 2026. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerusalem-2013-Al-Aqsa_Mosque_04.jpg...
Apr 7, 2026
Empire Endures By Shvetal Vyas Pare i Blog 131 Image credit: Created by AI I hear the news. Khamenei has been killed. There is a sense of disbelief, but alongside it is a sense of weariness. Empire endures, and its actions take a heavy toll regularly, physically...
Mar 21, 2026
Earning and Truly Comprehending Eid By Yasin Aktay i Blog 130 Image credit: https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-of-mountain-under-the-moon-covered-with-clouds-4100130/ That the end of Ramadan—an atmosphere we enter with deep love and festivity, welcoming its...
Mar 10, 2026
Social Cohesion and Islamophobia By Shaheen Kattiparambil i Blog 129 What does social cohesion have to do with Islamophobia in contemporary Britain? On 9 March 2026, the Labour government unveiled its new social cohesion strategy, Protecting What Matters,...
