Category Archives: British Mooslims

The Muslim origins of Valentine’s Day

There are plenty of naysayers who say Islam forbids celebrating Valentine’s Day, that we should be nice to our loved ones all year round.  However, it is all based on the premise that Valentine’s Day is a purely Christian festival.  … Continue reading

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Four Lions and the right to offend

[This post first appeared on the Guardian Commentisfree site] Four Lions and the right to offend Some Muslims are gearing up to be offended by Chris Morris’ Four Lions. Others will be having a good old laugh “Muslim Protest at … Continue reading

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Awaiting reply II: UKIP if you want to

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Three Things: Muslim Survival Guide For Christmas (Part 2)

It is so hard to see what is allowed and what isn’t, without appearing dull.  Click on the image below.

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Muslim Survival Guide For Christmas (Part 1)

It’s not easy being a Muslim at Christmas, so here is our handy guide to help. * Whenever the opportunity presents itself, eat mince pies, dawah works both ways, and most mince pies are now suitable for vegetablarians.  Just to … Continue reading

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Halal-Meatarians

There is a BBC article “The rise of the non-veggie vegetarian” that discusses the more nuanced classification of almost-vegetarians Classic vegetarian: Eats no part of any dead animal Vegan: Eats no animal product Meat-avoider: Tries not to to eat meat … Continue reading

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Legal and official

The only advantage to having my name misspelled on my passport was I never got stopped at immigration.  Like most things, I blame my parents.  Unlike most things, it really was down to them.  Actually, it was down to them, … Continue reading

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[25/32] ‘The dress of that man is inappropriate’

Amongst his many jobs, my father used to work as an interpreter for south yorkshire police.  He used to tell us stories about how he was dragged out of bed in the middle of the night because some kid had … Continue reading

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Face to Faith: Is Eid the Muslim Christmas?

When Muslims are asked what Eid is, the easiest answer is: “It’s like the Muslim Christmas.” The three days of celebration marking the end of Ramadan have arrived, and Eid, specifically Eid al-Fitr, is here. Having spent the previous month … Continue reading

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Divan 2.0 Event this Friday

  The Radical Middle Way has organised a splendid event, with online pioneers and bloggers from the UK.  I will be at the event, so please do come along.  Click on the image above for more info, or see full … Continue reading

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