Egypt

15 Oct

Pakistan: A beacon of hope for the Muslim world

Pakistan TodayDilly Hussain, Egypt, Islam, Muslims, Pakistan, Turkey, ummah

The Muslim world is in a state of turmoil. I use the term “Muslim world” as a collective classification not meant as a Manichean opposite to the ‘civilised’ West, but because the concept of Ummah is a creedal belief that resonates with 1.5 billion Muslims around the world. Historically speaking, the flag-bearers of the Islamic world had […]

6 Jun

Trojan Hoax, Pharaoh al-Sisi and Bashar al-Giraffe's "electoral victory"

5Pillars, Dilly's Desk, Features5 Pillars UK, 5Pillarsuk, Bashar al Assad, Birmingham, Dilly Hussain, Egypt, General Sisi, Islam, Islamophobia, Michael Gove, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslims, Syria, Theresa May, UK

Dilly Hussain shares his thoughts on the biggest news stories that have been trending this week. It’s been a busy week for Muslims and stooges alike. Here in the UK the ongoing Trojan Horse scandal has received non-stop media limelight as the British public continues to be misinformed by the usual suspects that “radical extremist jihadi […]

28 Mar

The three stooges: General Sisi, Sheikh Hasina and Maajid Nawaz

5Pillars, Dilly's Desk, Features5 Pillars UK, 5Pillarsuk, Bangladesh, BBC, Dilly Hussain, Dilly's Desk, Egypt, extremism, General Sisi, Islam, Islamists, Maajid Nawaz, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslims, political Islam, quilliam foundation, Sheikh Hasina

Dilly Hussain shares his thoughts on the biggest news stories that have been trending this week. In the first edition of his weekly memo, he covers Egypt, Bangladesh and Maajid Nawaz’s “new appointment” as a journalist for BBC Newsnight. I was tempted to just go “Rambo” on the whole flight MH370 hype, but realised that whether […]

26 Jun

Interview with Ian Nisbet: Convert, prisoner and author

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It’s not everyday that a white English convert embraces Islam, travels to the Muslim world to learn Arabic and to explore his new found religion, and then gets illegally imprisoned for four years. In this interview with Dilly Hussain, Ian Nisbet – who has recently published a book – “Changing Ideas: A story of a […]