Tag: Iran
Trying to become German: A new book chronicles a man’s lost...
Germany is, as is well known, home to a large community with Turkish roots, numbering roughly 3 million. Many of them have lived in...
A secular Muslim’s guide to drinking alcohol during Ramadan
Writing in the Washington Post, Khaled Diab offers his guide to drinking alcohol during Ramadan for secular Muslims. While alcohol is considered prohibited by the majority of Muslims, a significant minority of Muslims do consume it, and interestingly, a number of Muslim-majority countries top the global rankings for alcohol consumption, meaning Muslims living in them often outdrink their Western counterparts.
‘The Silence of the Liberals’ criticises the British left-wing for damaging...
Nick Cohen discusses how the British left-wing fail to support, and sometimes undermine, liberal progressive Muslims who are fighting inequalities endorsed by culture and religion in their community. But his argument fails to appreciate the nuances of the current debates surrounding British Muslim communities.
New Statesman criticised for “fanning the flames of sectarianism” with its...
The cover, which is the fourth of the British magazine to feature the title since 2014, has been criticised by experts and social media users for “flattening” the geo-political complexities of the Middle East through promoting the sectarian narrative.
