Channel Title: – Radical Middle Way -
Summary: A podcast dealing with the modern challenges facing British Muslims, and Muslims in the West.
Podcast Review: The Radical Middle Way
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Tag Archives: British-Muslims
Has Political Participation Failed Muslims?
Osama Saeed argues that
They are not Muslim MPs, they are MPs that happen to be Muslims. They are elected by their constituents and owe the opportunity to their political party.
Solution?
Muslim causes are always going to be better served by Muslim organisations, pressure groups and lobbies. If you want to move forward on these issues join one of the myriad groups that already exist.
£100 for a anti-immigrant scare story!
Diana Appleyard, a features writer at the Daily Mail, sent out the following appeal on 16th February :
—–Original Message—–
From: rsreply@—–.com [mailto:rsreply@—-.com]
Sent: 13 February 2008 15:57
To:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Response Source – Diana Appleyard , Daily Mail (Request for personal case study)PUBLICATION: Daily Mail (Request for personal case study)
JOURNALIST: Diana Appleyard (staff)
DEADLINE: 14-February-2008 16:00
QUERY: I am urgently looking for anonymous horror stories of people who have employed Eastern European staff, only for them to steal from them, disappear, or have lied about their resident status. We can pay you £100 for taking part, and I promise it will be anonymous, just a quick phone call. Could you email me asap? Many thanks, DianaHOW TO REPLY:
Email: mailto:dianaappleyard@—.com
Phone: not provided for use
Fax: 01296 —– (preferred)
Nisaa Podcast: Interview with Dawn Bates
Expert interviewer iMuslim (ahem) talking to Sr. Dawn Bates, “the only female mentor involved in the show (Make me a Muslim.)”
She’s a really nice gal, masha’Allah.
Abdullah Quilliam: Britain’s First Islamist?
“The Daily Mail might even have seen him as one of those “preachers of hate”!” – Yahya Birt
Very interesting observation on Salafiyya being an analogue of nineteenth-century European classicism.
Add Your Voice: Protest Against Guantanamo Bay in the UK
Now is your chance get out on the streets and take action to show the United States that we want Guantánamo Bay closed!
Imams Are Not The Problem
Kamal Nurudeen critiques a recent study conducted by the BBC, on Imams in Britain:
Geaves claims that the background of imams trained in places like India is unsuitable to serve in a secular democracy where Islam is a minority religion. Such is this professor’s ignorance that he doesn’t even realise that India is itself a secular democracy in which Islam has always been a minority religion! By his own criteria, imams from India have exactly the background and experience needed for Britain.
Jazakallah to Kamal for the tip.
Petition Concerning British Muslims
If there are any British Muslims reading (big up to ma UK homies), please head over to the 10 Downing St website, and sign the petition demanding that the government go forward with plans to build the London Mega-Mosque, which is being funded by private investment, and not tax-payers money.
Update: It seems that information about the size of the mosque has been exaggerated, most likely to heighten the public’s fears over the project. Read more here.