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Bosnia Changed My Life

Bosnia Changed My Life

The persecution of Bosnians—fair-skinned European Muslims—had a...

The Grand Mufti of Bosnia

The Grand Mufti of Bosnia

Dr. Mustafa Ceric´ is a genial man who has travelled the world...

Charting a very Muslim gentleman.

Charting a very Muslim gentleman.

When Professor Ron Geaves embarked on a biography of Victorian...

The Peace Protester - Brian Haw

The Peace Protester - Brian Haw

After a long battle with lung cancer, peace campaigner Brian Haw...

Changing the World - A profile on Zain Bhikha

Changing the World - A profile on Zain Bhikha

South Africa is hosting the 2010 World Cup. Yet it was a pariah on the world scene, a country beset with institutionalised racism and bigotry. Amidst this horror grew...

A Thousand Stories & Other Pictures

A Thousand Stories & Other Pictures

The title of his website, www.exactish.com, reflects his humility...

Prepared for a Crisis - Jehangir Malik Interview

Prepared for a Crisis - Jehangir Malik Interview

This year marks 25 years of unwavering contribution to the...

Rubbish Art

Rubbish Art

US photographic artist Chris Jordan challenges mass consumerism with...

The Lost Female Scholars of Islam

The Lost Female Scholars of Islam

Dr Akram Nadwi is soon to publish his 40-volume collection on Muslim...

The Colourful Conservative

The Colourful Conservative

The Baroness of Dewsbury has taken on the media, Islamophobes, her...

Talking 'Bout A Revolution

Talking 'Bout A Revolution

The Global Peace and Unity event is the largest gathering of Muslims...

Faith in the Beautiful Game

Faith in the Beautiful Game

 With th new football season upon us - what do Premiership...

A Class Apart

A Class Apart

Celebrating 800 years of the University of Cambridge, emel marks the...

For those who reflect

For those who reflect

The month of mercy is a time to draw closer to the Qur’an....

Eco-Warriors

Eco-Warriors

Battling to protect the planet, these inspirational men and women...

Sailing towards the Divine

Sailing towards the Divine

Myriam Francois-Cerrah meets Ahmed Moustafa, the man whose works...

For those who reflect - Zubeir Ismail

For those who reflect - Zubeir Ismail

Zubier Ismail is working on a project to help visually impaired...

For those who reflect - Jahangir Ahmed Yahya

For those who reflect - Jahangir Ahmed Yahya

Jahangir Ahmed Yahya is an 18 year old hafiz who started memorising...

We Bear Witness

We Bear Witness

A recent study put the number of Britons embracing Islam at 100,000...

Being Humankind

Being Humankind

Talking politics in Afghanistan, meetings with the UN, and sharing...

For those who reflect - Samia Ahmed

For those who reflect - Samia Ahmed

Samia Ahmed is working towards completion of her Ijazza at a higher...

A feature interview with Princess Badiya of Jordan

A feature interview with Princess Badiya of Jordan

Princess Badiya embraces two worlds: the Jordan of her birth and the...

Muhammed Ali's Pilgrimage to Makkah

Muhammed Ali's Pilgrimage to Makkah

Image: Muhammad Ali's pilgrimage to Makkah, 3rd January 1972 Ali is...

Search for the Other Half

Search for the Other Half

As our lives progress further into the virtual realm, Ayman Khwaja...

Henrietta Szovati

Henrietta Szovati

Henrietta Szovati, marriage counsellor at Barefoot Institute,...

Katerina Nordin-Phillips

Katerina Nordin-Phillips

Katerina Nordin-Phillips, a History graduate from SOAS, embraced...

Nabila Fowles-Gutierrez

Nabila Fowles-Gutierrez

Nabila Fowles-Gutierrez, midwife and musician, embraced Islam...

Myriam Francois Cerrah

Myriam Francois Cerrah

Myriam Francois Cerrah, Oxford University DPhil student in Middle...

For those who reflect - Shazeaa Ingar

For those who reflect - Shazeaa Ingar

Shazeaa Ingar is an Islamic calligraphy artist It was my husband who...

Denise Horsley

Denise Horsley

Denise Horsley, teaching assistant and dance teacher, embraced Islam...

Telling Stories: Feature Interviews

Telling Stories: Feature Interviews

When emel invented Muslim lifestyle it did so with a clear vision of...

Abou Diaby

Abou Diaby

Abou Diaby, whose national team is France, first played for Auxerre....

Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka, whose national team is France, first played for...

Adel  Taarabt

Adel Taarabt

Adel Taarabt, whose national team is Morocco, first played for Lens....

Beating the drums of hope and faith

Beating the drums of hope and faith

First Published on July/August 2004To access the issue page, click...

Hajj - An Inward Journey

Hajj - An Inward Journey

Hajj is a journey on many planes.  Abdal Hakim Murad takes us...

Pilgrims Progress

Pilgrims Progress

Millions of people undertake the pilgrimage each year and all have...

What you can't see

What you can't see

The word disability conjures up many images for us all, but how many...

Taking a smile to the world

Taking a smile to the world

Hany El Banna says he is 7053 years old: “53 belong to me and...

For those who reflect - Professor Abdel Haleem

For those who reflect - Professor Abdel Haleem

Professor Abdel Haleem, OBE is Director of the Centre of Islamic...

Made in America - Kareem Salama

Made in America - Kareem Salama

In an American musical landscape, where closet Islam meshed mainly...

Green Creation

Green Creation

Rianne ten Veen, 35, is an initiator at Midlands Islamic Network for...

Making Hajj Greener

Making Hajj Greener

Dr Mawli Izzidien, 60, is an Iraqi senior lecturer in Islamic...

Waste Management

Waste Management

Yuyun Ismawati, 45, is an Indonesian environmental engineer who...

Water Conservation

Water Conservation

Muhammad Afzal, 33, is a Pakistani Muslim living in Britain who...

Eco-Community Gardening

Eco-Community Gardening

 Sufia Alam is the Manager of Wapping Women’s Centre,...

Enviornmental Activist

Enviornmental Activist

 Wael Hmaidan, 33, is co-founder of IndyACT - the League of...

Project Farming

Project Farming

Shireen Pishdad, 37, is the founder of Taqwa Eco-Food Co-op, and ran...

Eco Mosque

Eco Mosque

Zahid Hussain, 37, left the private sector to focus on developing...

Take a look at highlights of Issue 58

Take a look at highlights of Issue 58

We take a look at the difference solar power is making in Burkina...