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28 Mar

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

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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 […]

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14 Dec

Obituary: Abdul Quader Molla

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Dilly Hussain gives a brief overview of the life of Abdul Quader Molla who was executed by the Awami-led government of Sheikh Hasina on Thursday. Whilst millions around the world were still mourning and discussing the legacy of Nelson Mandela, the Muslim Ummah lost one of its sons at the hands of a tyrannical regime. I’ve […]

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28 Aug

Western intervention in Syria – Lesser of two evils?

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We are days away from a possible military operation in Syria led by the US. Whilst David Cameron and Barack Obama decide on the extent of the intervention, some Muslims are silently or openly consenting to their plans under the pretext of it being the “lesser of two evils”, writes Dilly Hussain. Once again, another […]

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