Prophet Muhammad

22 Jan

The heat is on Maajid Nawaz

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After posting a caricature of Prophet Muhammad and Prophet Isa (peace be upon them) on Twitter last week, I can confidently say that the heat is now on Maajid Nawaz, writes Dilly Hussain. It was only a matter of time before the founder of the despised (among mainstream Muslims) Quilliam Foundation was going to pull a stunt like this […]

6 Jun

Film review: Fetih 1453

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I watched Fetih 1453 when it was released in UK cinemas in February 2012. But I felt that with recent events in Turkey unfolding, that it seemed the most appropriate time to write a review on the only film ever made specifically addressing the famous Muslim conquest of Constantinople. With Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP […]