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The woes of being a Muslim journalist
When the Greek poet Homer composed The Iliad – his harrowing, epic account of the Trojan War – most of his fellow countrymen probably expected him to produce a testament that made his own … more →
The Incoherent Ramblings of Happy World
Speaking on our own terms
f.a. wrote 2 years ago: Muslim women are fast becoming the battleground on which the future of Islam and Muslims in the UK a … more →
Beyond the Veil
f.a. wrote 3 years ago: Few controversies divide Europe more deeply than the question of the Muslim veil. But is it the mark … more →
Healing begins at home
f.a. wrote 3 years ago: I guess this is what the “birth pangs of a new Middle East” sound like: the scream of je … more →
The Caged Virgin
f.a. wrote 3 years ago: Are Muslim women really caged virgins, victims of an inherently misogynistic theology? In claiming t … more →
Stay out of the limelight
f.a. wrote 3 years ago: There was a rather ironic report on BBC News the other night. British Hindus apparently “feel … more →
I'm lovin' it - halal style
f.a. wrote 3 years ago: Soon after Q-News launched, in 1992, our founding editor, frustrated by the simplistic, facile and t … more →
A first world disease
f.a. wrote 3 years ago: I suffer from a first world disease, according to my husband – apparently because I (sometimes … more →
Style and Substance
f.a. wrote 3 years ago: The fascinating thing about today’s ruling against Shabina Begum as she fights to wear the jil … more →
Why I reject the anarchists who claim to speak for Islam
f.a. wrote 3 years ago: As a young British Muslim woman, watching the events of the past two weeks has been a depressing exp … more →
We must move beyond the hijab
f.a. wrote 4 years ago: It looked like Imperial College had lost its liberal bearings: a ban on hijab at one of Britain … more →
Africa's Muslim musical heritage
f.a. wrote 4 years ago: Every issue of Q-News has a soundtrack – music we listen to as we prepare the magazine. A few … more →
A humane Muslim future
f.a. wrote 4 years ago: “Islam means peace”, they exclaim. “Islam condemns terrorism”, they insist. “The vast majority of M … more →
Black hijabs, black jilbabs and matching shoes
f.a. wrote 4 years ago: I couldn’t remember the last time I had seen so many young women dressed in black in one place … more →
On Blood Donation
f.a. wrote 4 years ago: When I was growing up, my mother had several uncompromising rules – have a glass of milk with … more →
Muslim boxing hero who unites us all
f.a. wrote 5 years ago: Amir Khan has been staring at me for months. In May, having been too lazy to purchase tracing paper, … more →
Take the honour out of killing
f.a. wrote 5 years ago: Domestic violence in minority communities must be tackled with understanding – and not used as … more →
The woes of being a Muslim journalist
f.a. wrote 5 years ago: When the Greek poet Homer composed The Iliad – his harrowing, epic account of the Trojan War … more →
Vision of a new Islam
f.a. wrote 5 years ago: British Muslims need new leaders who can connect with the realities faced by today’s ‘gl … more →
Are we just what we eat?
f.a. wrote 6 years ago: British Muslims regard the sudden renewed interest in ritual slaughter with suspicion and distrust. … more →
