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.
By the bloody standards of Middle Eastern sectarianism, it is a slight affair. On the fourth day of Ramadan, dawn worshippers in Bradford found the wall of their husseiniya, or Shia mosque, daubed with the word “KAFIR” (infidel). But flare-ups, once rare, between Britain’s 400,000-odd Shias and 2.3m Sunnis are on the rise. Safdar Shah, one…
With many Islamic Societies at British universities mostly under Sunni leadership, the sectarian divides so bitterly apparent in much of the Middle East between the Sunni majority and the Shia minority are making themselves felt here in the UK. The two main branches of Islam emerged following the death of the Prophet Muhammad, in 632,…
An open letter signed by prominent Sunni scholars from around the world was released on September 24th calling on IS Leader Dr. Ibrahim Awwad Al-Badr, alias ‘Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. DOWNLOAD FULL PDF: Letter to Al-Baghdadi
Bertrand Dutheil de la Rocher released a press statement discussing Islam in France. He states, “In recent days, discussions are circulating in social networks about Islam in France that involve the Marine Blue Gathering. The law is of a contingent nature. Its extent and its contents are decided according to the common good, variable at…
