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VIDEO: On Muslim Identity — What Is “British” Islam?

February 19, 2015 By Yasmin Khatun 1 Comment

Muslim identity seems to be the topic de rigueur, an issue that has the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, on his feet and one which has also become a staple for the British and international press. But rather than an informed outlook on a complex issue with many strands, the discussion and debate has only two boxes: one for the “happy” assimilated Muslim and the other an “extremist.”

In this feature for Islam Channel’s news programme, “The Report,” journalist Yasmin Khatun explores the topic, asking “What is ‘British’ Islam?”

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs, Health & Lifestyle, Media & Culture Tagged With: Abdur Raheem Green, Africa, Ahmed Thomson, anti-terrorism law, Arun Kundnani, corporate media, David Cameron, Dr. Amina Yaqin, Dr. Yasir Qadhi, England, extremism, Great Britain, immigration, inequality, Iraq War, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Islamist extremism, jihadis, London, mainstream media, MENA, Middle East, Muslims, terrorism, United Kingdom

Prince Charles: Ceremonial Pimp of British-Saudi Venality & Hypocrisy

February 3, 2015 By Nu’man Abd al-Wahid 9 Comments

Before flying out to pay his last respects to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, the last time Prince Charles jetted out to the Kingdom was on Tuesday, 18th November, 2014 to bring a ceremonial end to a long running business saga by literally dancing to the tune of the Saudi-Wahhabi clan. The first in line to the British crown, dressed in the traditional military regalia of the Saudi nepotistic despots, helped to seal yet another military deal which will burnish the bottom line of Europe’s largest arms manufacturer, BAE Systems. The price for 72 Eurofighter Typhoon jets was finally agreed to by the Saudi clan.

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), an organisation which monitors the arms industry, claimed that the United Kingdom sells more weapons to the Saudis than any other country in the world. On the day of the Prince’s arrival to Saudi Arabia, a CAAT spokesman urged him to “disassociate” himself from the “despotic regime” so as not to confer legitimacy on it. They also urged Charles to raise the issue of human rights abuses in the Kingdom.

It is all very well for CAAT to argue the UK and its wondrous Prince Charming are conferring and bestowing “legitimacy” on the Saudis, but if it wasn’t for the Saudis and the other Arabian despots of the Persian Gulf who else would be purchasing arms from BAE Systems or for that matter bankrolling the British economy?

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: Africa, Al Qaeda, al-Qaida, BAE Systems, Barclays Bank, British imperialism, CAAT, Campaign Against Arms Trade, endless war, energy, England, extremism, Human Rights, imperialism, Islamist extremism, King Abdullah, Kuwait, London Stock Exchange, MENA, Middle East, oil, Prince Charles, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Wahabism, War

VIDEO: 2014 In Review — Islamic State in Iraq & Syria

December 31, 2014 By Yasmin Khatun Leave a Comment

There are many stories of loss and terror every and 2014 was no different. Over the last four years we’ve been following the collapse of Syria — a loss and pain on a scale difficult to even comprehend. For years longer we’ve watched Iraq, a country of history and grandeur, turned into rubble.

But in this past year the story changed in a way no one expected. The loss didn’t stop and neither did terror, but a new dimension came into motion under the banner of the Islamic State.

Originally aired on the Islam Channel: “A year in review: IS caliphate in Syria & Iraq.”

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: 2014, 2014 in review, extremism, Human Rights, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, MENA, Middle East, Syria, terrorism

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