It seems to me that there is no political ideology on offer in the West that is more deserving of Muslim support than libertarianism. Libertarians believe that each of us ‘owns’ our own lives and property; that we have the right to do whatever we wish with either provided we also respect the rights of... Read More

Sheikh Yasir Qadi has a post up at Muslim Matters about a new ‘agreement’ signed between a number of the Sunni scholars, du’at and students of knowledge in the West. In essence, the agreement seeks to address some of the bickering that has taken place between Sunni groups and makes a number of useful points.... Read More

You might remember one of the most outrageous (and let’s be honest, totally juicy) literary hoaxes of recent times. Norma Khouri, con artist and, quite possibly, sociopath, was exposed as a “fake” in a Sydney Morning Herald series by journalists Malcolm Knox and Caroline Overington in 2004. The scandal? Khouri claimed she was escaping danger... Read More

What has Bin Laden been reading? His latest message to the West is a screed against capitalism, corporatisation and globalisation, denouncing the White House for not observing the Kyoto accord, and attacking corporations for the emissions from their factories. He’s against real estate mortgages. He even praises Noam Chomsky. On this subject, Spiked Online’s Brendan... Read More