As Friday approached, I was thinking of what topic I should cover in the Jumuah Khutbah. In the end I ended up discussing a basic Islamic concept which should be well known to even a young Muslim but which needed re-inforcing as it was being actively undermined - even by some prominent Muslim voices in the UK. The UK House of Commons recently voted by 400 votes to 175 to…

The objectification and dehumanisation of the female identity is by no means a new phenomenon in western liberal culture. However the media agenda to use and abuse the image of women was admitted in no uncertain terms during a conference at ‘Advertising Week Europe' this month. In a panel discussion on the 19th of March 2013, Alex Bilmes, high profile editor of the men's magazine ‘Esquire' said that, "The women…

News: Media stakeholders in Tanzania have formed a 16-member committee to have an audience with Home Affairs minister, Inspector General of Police, Tanzania Intelligence and Security Services chief as well as Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) Director General following the recent series of incidents of violence against media practitioners A "coalition" comprising the Media Owners Association of Tanzania (MOAT), the Tanzania Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern…

Headlines: How London's Gold and Silver Prices Are "Fixed" America: Extreme Anti-Islam Ads Now Running on San Francisco's Buses Russia Police Force Three Muslim Men to Trim their Beards at Gunpoint Iran Steps Up Weapons Lifeline to Syria's Assad North Korea Army Pledges ‘Merciless' Attack on US and South Korea Details: How London's Gold and Silver Prices Are "Fixed": London's gold and silver markets face the possibility of a probe…