Usama Hasan: Ramadan confusion
Why is there so much disagreement among scholars about the start of Ramadan? Mathematics can provide the correct answerRamadan, the month of fasting, prayer, generosity and charity begins today. Or...
View ArticleUsama Hasan: Modern Muslims' view of evolution must change
In contrast to their forebears, modern Muslims have a childlike view of science, especially evolution. This needs to changeProfessor Richard Dawkins recently said that most Muslims were creationists,...
View ArticleUsama Hasan and Justin Gest: Anjem Choudary supplies British society with the...
And radical Islamist Anjem Choudary supplies British society with the perfect bogeymanHe embodies the nightmare that many Muslim and non-Muslim Britons try not to think about when they ride public...
View ArticlePerseids promise a spectacular show | Usama Hasan
The Perseid meteor shower should leave you full of wonder – if you can escape cloudy skies and city lights• Datablog: Perseids shower - full list of 2009 meteor showers, where and whenIf you've never...
View ArticleThe triumph of traditionalism | Usama Hasan
There are many reasons for the decline of Islamic science, but much of the blame can be laid at al-Ghazali's doorThe question: Can Islam be reconciled with science?The decline of science in the Islamic...
View ArticleWhen words are immutable | Usama Hasan
There are still those that argue that the Qur'an should not be translated at all. But the best translation of its teachings is actionThe question: Are religious texts lost in translation?When I first...
View ArticleEast is not always best | Usama Hasan
Muslims in the west need to find their own expression of the universal teachings of IslamThe death last month of the Swiss-born British Muslim Charles le Gai Eaton provided a reminder of the surprise...
View ArticleIntellect can only take you so far | Usama Hasan
Faith is not simply a question of rational choice: emotion and practice are enormously importantThe question: Can we choose what we believe?God exists, obviously. Or, in the words of the Qur'an, "Is...
View ArticleThe day Lord Ahmed reproached me for antisemitism | Usama Hasan
Nazir Ahmed's alleged 'Jewish conspiracy' comments form part of a toxic legacy of misunderstanding between our faithsOnce, many years ago I spoiled an otherwise-good Friday sermon at the Salafi...
View ArticleThe lessons of Woolwich | Usama Hasan
Condemnation isn't enough. Muslims must take ownership of the problem in their midst, and the war on terror must be rethoughtBritish society, including its Muslim communities, needs to move beyond the...
View ArticleUsama Hasan: Ramadan confusion
Why is there so much disagreement among scholars about the start of Ramadan? Mathematics can provide the correct answerToday is the first day of Ramadan, the month of fasting, prayer, generosity and...
View ArticleUsama Hasan: Modern Muslims' view of evolution must change
In contrast to their forebears, modern Muslims have a childlike view of science, especially evolution. This needs to changeProfessor Richard Dawkins recently said that most Muslims were creationists,...
View ArticleUsama Hasan and Justin Gest: Anjem Choudary supplies British society with the...
And radical Islamist Anjem Choudary supplies British society with the perfect bogeymanHe embodies the nightmare that many Muslim and non-Muslim Britons try not to think about when they ride public...
View ArticlePerseids promise a spectacular show | Usama Hasan
The Perseid meteor shower should leave you full of wonder – if you can escape cloudy skies and city lights• Datablog: Perseids shower - full list of 2009 meteor showers, where and whenIf you've never...
View ArticleThe triumph of traditionalism | Usama Hasan
There are many reasons for the decline of Islamic science, but much of the blame can be laid at al-Ghazali's doorThe question: Can Islam be reconciled with science?The decline of science in the Islamic...
View ArticleWhen words are immutable | Usama Hasan
There are still those that argue that the Qur'an should not be translated at all. But the best translation of its teachings is actionThe question: Are religious texts lost in translation?When I first...
View ArticleEast is not always best | Usama Hasan
Muslims in the west need to find their own expression of the universal teachings of IslamThe death last month of the Swiss-born British Muslim Charles le Gai Eaton provided a reminder of the surprise...
View ArticleIntellect can only take you so far | Usama Hasan
Faith is not simply a question of rational choice: emotion and practice are enormously importantThe question: Can we choose what we believe?God exists, obviously. Or, in the words of the Qur'an, "Is...
View ArticleThe day Lord Ahmed reproached me for antisemitism | Usama Hasan
Nazir Ahmed's alleged 'Jewish conspiracy' comments form part of a toxic legacy of misunderstanding between our faithsOnce, many years ago I spoiled an otherwise-good Friday sermon at the Salafi...
View ArticleThe lessons of Woolwich | Usama Hasan
Condemnation isn't enough. Muslims must take ownership of the problem in their midst, and the war on terror must be rethoughtBritish society, including its Muslim communities, needs to move beyond the...
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