Flying while Muslim by Abdul-Azim Ahmed Have you heard the one about the Muslim at the airport? “Muslim while flying” jokes have gone from being cutting edge political commentary, to trope, to cliché in the last few decades. I groaned out loud when I heard plans of a ‘Citizen Khan Goes to America’. But while airport jokes are beginning to feel dated, international travel remains a site of discrimination and
Nohoudh scholar Ziad Amir discusses the concept of polygamy in Islam, in light of recent public statements by Baroness Cox that “in some communities with high polygamy and divorce rates, men may have up to 20 children each.” Above: Baroness Cox The issue of Muslim polygamy has been a consistent point of contention for critics of Islam since the earliest European polemical writings. Both morally-sensitive themes of women’s social position
Image drawn from “Muhammad: The Messenger of God”, a 2015 film by Iranian director Majid Majidi. Researcher at the Princes School of Traditional Arts, Bilal Badat, asks when and why depictions of Prophet Mohamed become controversial? From caricatures to carbon dated Qur’ans, 2015 has been a busy year for critics and commentators of the Prophet Muhammad. It began with the attack at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo where two gunmen killed
