Naked Scanner - What Price Freedom?

Written by Muhammad Tahir

It was touted as a major campaign to disrupt air travel on the busiest airport day of the year. The spin and counter spin means that the dust has yet to settle.  Planned as a mass act of resistance against the introduction of naked scanners across the country, National Opt Out Day was planned as a way to paralyze security checks on the busiest air travel day in the US by choosing pat-downs instead of the naked scanner. In reality, there appear to have been no disruptions.

Going with the Flow - the Rip-tide of Secularism

Written by Karima Hamdan

Now that The Independent has allowed itself to become a roost for its anti-Muslim harpies – Alibhai-Brown, Patterson, Hari and Burchill; The Guardian, with its left of centre views and its liberal leanings, seems a safer bet for the Muslim who wants to stay informed but keep his blood pressure within normal limits. Its main problem is of course that of most lefty papers: in its desire to be liberal and bohemian, it has become the haunt of a cadre of dysfunctional, disingenuous and, quite frankly, disgraceful Muslims.

Poppy Burners and Twitter Terrorists

Written by Karima Hamdan

Truth be told, when I first glanced at the article on the BBC website I thought that I had finally discovered why Yasmin Alibhai-Brown can't seem to follow a logical and coherent train of thought. The words "Yasmin Alibhai-Brown" and "Stoned" stood out and I sighed at the decline of the BBC's use of the English language as demonstrated by the use of such colloquialisms when it would be more accurate to say "inebriated following the inhalation of illicit substances".

Islam and The End of Oil

Written by Muhammad Tahir

In my last article, we saw what instant oil wealth has done to the vacationing habits of a few ultra-wealthy Saudis. But it is important to appreciate how much we all benefit from artificially cheap oil, even if you don't get a cushy stipend from the Saudi treasury.

Trick or Treat – a Muslim's Guide to the Experts Industry

Written by Karima Hamdan

Now that Halloween has come and gone and pint-sized devils, ghouls and witches have slunk off to rot their teeth on the ill-gotten gains of their begging, we can all safely turn the lights back on in the evening, answer the doorbell and stop pretending that we are not in.

Arab Wealth and Muslim Decadence

Written by Muhammad Tahir

"Verily for every nation there is a trial, and the trial of my nation is wealth." (At-Tirmithi)

The recent conviction of the "playboy Saudi prince", Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud, for viciously murdering his man-servant, beating and biting him in public, serves as an extreme reminder of the warning the Prophet (saw) gave us with regards to wealth.