Muslim Youth and Drugs: The Reality
“It only happens to others.” “My son or daughter would never do such a thing – they are good kids. They stay out of trouble.” Are you really convinced [...]
Life & Community
Allameh Tabataba’i: Bridging Islamic philosophy and Western thought
Allameh Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i is one of the most prominent contemporary philosophers in Shia Islam. He was born in 1903 in the Shadabad province of Tabriz. [...]
Deeds not words
Each stone was lovingly wrapped in paper bearing the handwritten words: ‘Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God’ . The missiles were then [...]
HELP! It’s the new academic year
… summer’s long expanse disappears and here you are with no time left for preparation. If this is you, you probably start the academic year feeling ruffled, that you are [...]
Children and Mental Health
Gone are the days of children happily playing outside, discovering the glory of life, restricted only by teatime curfews and pocket money limits. And now it seems that all we [...]
Adjusting to University Life
Any youths throughout the UK are getting ready to face the challenge of starting student life. For some the academic year at university will involve having to leave the [...]
An ethical community
We all imagine that we know the meaning of ‘community’, a word much bandied about by leaders and politicians who talk about the ‘farming community’, ‘the [...]
The earning that attracts God’s favours; a perspective from the Qur’an and traditions
One of the most inhuman outcomes of a modern welfare state is that it makes the conditions for full employment almost impossible. Depending on the economic situation, a [...]
Gaza the suffering goes on
Almost a year after the latest destructive war on Gaza, tens of thousands of Gazans are left with no proper access to basic supplies and remain homeless. Many [...]
The Travel of the believers
I take off at every opportunity I can, be it with family, friends or alone, exploring, photographing and documenting interesting stuff in exotic destinations and [...]
