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LATEST ARTICLES ( 100 )

• Foyles Battle of Ideas: Riots & Revolutions: Europe’s Young Radicals?

  Such was the global political upheaval of last year that many across the political spectrum were moved to ask whether 2011 would become as era-defining as 1968... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• ZAMAN Newspaper (Turkish) İslam Avrupa’ya Yabancı Bir Din Değil

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  Posted on 19 October 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• My Interview with AK Party Official on Turkey/Syria Tensions

  This is an interview I conducted over email over a month ago with the (then) VP of the AK Party (Deputy of Manisa) Hüsayin Tanrıverdi, the longest serving VP... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Frontline Club: “Defending Islam and Free Speech”

  Here is the podcast of a debate I participated in at the Frontline Club on Wednesday 3rd of October 2012 on “Defending Islam and free speech”. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sky News: Obama’s UN Speech

  

  I told Sky news that Obama’s speech was aimed at appeasing a domestic audience and as such, it failed to set out a concrete vision for US engagement with the... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CIF: The Truth About Mohamed and Aisha

  My piece over at the Guardian’s CIF section can be found here, or a longer version is below.Writing about Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, the Orientalist schola... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Demonstrating for Dignity: Why Are Muslims SO Enraged?

  Muslims eh, they just cant seem to take a joke can they? It would be very easy to cast, as many ‎commentators have, the latest riots in response to the... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Get Over ‘colonial Guilt’? Not So Fast Mr Hague

  In a recent interview with the Evening Standard, William Hague argued that Britain needs to get over its feelings of “post-colonial guilt”, stating that we... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Islamophobia: Orwellian ‘Doublespeak’ ?‎

  

  Image via Veterans Today Earlier this month, James Bloodworth wrote a blog for the Independent comparing Islamophobia to a type of Orwellian doublespeak, “PR... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sky News: Commenting from Paris on French Elections

  

  Live commentary from Paris for Sky News on the first round of the French legislative elections, Sunday 9th of June 2012 Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• France Legislative Elections: A Left Turn for Europe?

  Today saw a particularly low level of participation (48.31% at 6pm) in France’s legislative elections as 6500 candidates campaigned for 577 seats. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Madonna: Opposing the FN While Performing in Israel is Like Denouncing Animal...

  Madonna has always had a flair for publicity stunts. This week, she sparked controversy by showing an image of France’s Front National (FN) leader Marine Le... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Statesman: Was Race a Factor in Rochdale?

  My article in this week’s New Statesman (print and online) can be found hereSimon Danczuk, the town’s MP, and Myriam Francois-Cerrah discuss the relevance of... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Danger in Referring to ‘Asian’ Sex Gangs

  This piece was originally published over at the Huffington Post, here ‎”Asian gangs, schoolgirls and a sinister taboo” read the Daily Mail headline in November... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• BBC World Service: The Danger in Referring to “Asian” Sex Gangs

  Just contributed to a debate with Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation on whether race is relevant in the discussion of the recent sex... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Francois Hollande: The Candidate for Change? Not for French Muslims

  This article was first published over at the Huffington Post, here Wednesday night’s presidential debate saw Socialist hopeful Francois Hollande pitted against... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• France is Turning ‘Bleu Marine’: the Existential Crisis of the French Right

  

  This piece is published over at the Huffington post, here France is turning “bleu-Marine”, a play on words which refers to the National Front (FN)’s strong... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fahim Alam: Riots and the Invisible Hand of Race

  

  This article is published on the Huffington Post, hereThe riots of 2011 were a defining moment in modern British history. A recent study undertaken by the... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• BBC Big Questions, with Nicky Campbell

  

  The questions this week were:1. IS THE NIQAB A BARRIER TO JUSTICE? 2. IS FOOTBALL STILL RACIST? 3. DO WE NEED RELIGION TO CREATE A MORAL SOCIETY? Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• IWD: To Celebrate Or to Mark?

  

  This is a speech I delivered at Southampton university feminist society IWD celebration It was re-printed as on article on the Huffington Post, here and on the... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY