In order to retain the values of the Koran, one must go beyond the literal meaning of the text, says British Islam scholar Dilwar Hussein. Instead, Muslims should try to interpret the dynamic of change of early Islam and apply that to modern times and conditions. An interview by Jan Kuhlmann With your project “New…
14.07.2011 Dilwar Hussain, Muslim leader of the Islamic Society of Britain based in Leicestershire, calls on Islam to further develop to become an “integral part of British life”, the BBC reports. Hussain encourages Muslim communities to think about their place in the British nation and to “adapt Islamic practice to feel more British and European”….
Amid a reported surge in anti-Jewish attacks in Europe, a group of leading moderate Muslims Thursday warned Prime Minister Gordon Brown that anger over Israel’s invasion of Gaza could spill over to the streets of Britain. “…The anger within UK Muslim communities has reached acute levels of intensity,” said a letter to Brown from 14…
