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EVENT: Stand for Gaza with Islam Bergerak

As Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza rages on, our editor Aisha Hasan joined Islam Bergerak’s for a discussion on rethinking Global North-South solidarity through the lens of the transnational Ummah. Examining the importance of forging a united front against injustice, the conversation sparked critical dialogue on racial capitalism, legacies of colonialism, the question of feminism, and redefining the boundaries of collective action. Recorded in Ramadan … Continue reading EVENT: Stand for Gaza with Islam Bergerak

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Politics

Honour Thy Martyrs: Resistance is Not a Crime

Aaminah Y. Last year, a friend of mine in Jerusalem told me that he felt a tension lingering in the air, a sense of impending doom as Ramadan was approaching. Like clockwork, the Israeli occupying forces launched their attacks on worshippers in Al Aqsa Mosque, with reports of increased aggression throughout the region. And right on cue, a deafening silence from world leaders who not … Continue reading Honour Thy Martyrs: Resistance is Not a Crime

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The Qarawiyyin Podcast

Podcast Ep. 26: The Promised Struggle | On Palestine

أَحَسِبَ ٱلنَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوٓا۟ أَن يَقُولُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ Do people think they will be left alone after saying ‘We believe’ without being put to the test? [29:2] The Qarawiyyin Podcast returns with an episode on Israel’s war on Gaza. These events have sent shockwaves throughout the Muslim Ummah and beyond, raising questions about how we got here and what comes next. In Episode … Continue reading Podcast Ep. 26: The Promised Struggle | On Palestine

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Book List: Hajj through the Centuries

Ayah Aboelela وَأَذِّن فِى ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًۭا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍۢ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍۢ  “And proclaim to the people the ḥajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass”Al-Hajj, Ayah 27. Year after year, virtually uninterrupted since the Hajj of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ over fourteen centuries ago, Muslims from all directions … Continue reading Book List: Hajj through the Centuries

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Literature

Book List: The 19th Century Muslim World

Ayah Aboelela The long nineteenth century is so rich with transformations that it is impossible to understand the state of the Muslim world today without understanding the events that took place then. Spanning from the late 18th century to the beginning of World War I, this period witnessed the peak of European colonialism, which left no part of the Muslim world untouched by its claws. … Continue reading Book List: The 19th Century Muslim World

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