The British began their domination of the Indian subcontinent via the East India Company. This commercial entity, originally there from the 1600s to trade with the region, slowly began leading to the need to have a private militia there to protect its interests. By the late 1700s, the British had a regular army there to look after their assets and by the mid 1800s these foreign exploitative colonialists had completely replaced the previously resident ruling system and had taken over the running of the entire subcontinent for themselves. In doing so the British had demonstrated how the concept of ‘divide and rule' can be applied successfully in a country and used to split the population along religious, political and ethnic lines.
The 19th Century British politician, Lord Palmerston, made the most stark admission about Britain's foreign policy when he said ‘We have no eternal allies and we have...
When one thinks of the Muslim world, it conjures up images of poverty, corruption and war. Many negative connotations exist about the state of the Muslim world which co...
A parliamentary committee in France has recommended a ban on the Burqa - the full-face veil. The committee's 200-page report has proposed a ban in hospitals, schools, g...
The first black American president from mixed heritage was meant to be the beacon for hope not only in the west but a means to unite the world. However the dream has cr...
In March 2003 a women was seized and imprisoned. Her name was Aafia Siddiqui. Like the US Journalists she was a women, she studied and worked in America and her three c...
Voters in a nationwide referendum, in Switzerland have approved a ban on the construction of new minarets. Whist for many Muslims in the West this was not surprising co...
Adnan Khan writes from Pakistan
Today, Pakistan has over 6 millions citizens who are over the age of 65. Such people witnessed the partition, some survived the treache...
As the worlds leaders gather in New York at the UN Climate Summit in an attempt to carve some deal in time for the Copenhagen conference in 10 weeks time. A deal on the c...
Nicolas Sarkozy and Muslims would agree on one thing when it comes to his comments to Parliament about the burqa, and that is he didn't make the remarks that he did in or...
In the continuation of the task to heal the bonds which had been disrupted by the Bush administration, Obama has recently visited Russia to add them to his list of compli...
The Western media machine has gone into 5th gear. We are being told that the world is on the brink of another colour revolution, another dictator will be thrown into the ...
Zardari's regime, announced on 7th June 2009 that it was setting up a 7-member ‘Sufi Advisory Council' (SAC) with the aim of combating extremism and fanaticism by sprea...
The EU has a population of 500 million, the Muslim Ummah in Europe total 53 million, once again the Ummah is being urged to participate and engage in this week's European...
As is customary of the dictatorships prevailing over the Muslim world today, Pakistan's so-called democratically elected dictator Asif Zardari in his subservience to his ...
I was born in Zitácuaro, a small town 130 kilometres from Mexico City. Mexico has a long history which is dominated by the period when it was a Spanish colony. The count...
Once upon a time, in a land far away, I was a Hindu.
Among the bonuses of being a revert to Islam (inshaAllah going to Heaven is a bit handy) is the conversation starter...
With the admission of Barak Obama as the new US President events are beginning to move extremely quickly in the region surrounding Pakistan and Afghanistan. Two Muslim co...
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
My dear sisters and brothers I wanted to take this opportunity to send you a message from the sisters and ...
The current massacre in Gaza by the Zionists is a catastrophe for the people, a searing arrow through the heart of the Muslim Ummah and a humiliation for Islam. A tiny st...
Israel finally launched its ground offensive in Gaza after carpet bombing the strip indiscriminately, slaughtering and massacring hundreds. Many across the world - Muslim...