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Health

Health

The body is an amanah, a trust, from God. We cannot abuse it....

Voyage of Discovery

Voyage of Discovery

Ibn Battuta’s epic journey is little known outside of the...

Sacred Waters

Sacred Waters

Water has a sacred role across all the traditions which manifest...

Have you considered the water which you drink?

Have you considered the water which you drink?

The Qur’an asks very simply for human beings to consider...

Let Voting Commence

Let Voting Commence

Pundits are describing it as the closest fought election in a generation. Saqeb Mueen explores how the election presents a historic opportunity for all voters,...

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Hijabi Barbie

Hijabi Barbie

Sarah Joseph introduces a series of articles examining the rise and...

Discipline

Discipline

Ramadan brought discipline into your life. You did not eat or drink...

Love Food Hate Waste

Love Food Hate Waste

As the month of Ramadan approaches, many Muslims will be determined...

Water Wars

Water Wars

As the global water situation becomes increasingly fragile, nations...

The Horseman

The Horseman

Iftikhar Ahmed lives on a smallholding and runs horsemanship...

Borough Market

Borough Market

If you can’t get to the country, then let the country come to...

A Call to Serve

A Call to Serve

The Ethiopian famine in 1955 moved 11 community organisations...

Everything but Hear

Everything but Hear

Sabina Iqbal smashes stereotypes and barriers. Ali Orr gets a sense...

Eid Mubarak from the emel team

Eid Mubarak from the emel team

We hope that you have a blessed Eid with your friends and family.&...

Video - Reflecting on Ramadan

Video - Reflecting on Ramadan

emel would like to wish all our readers a Happy RamadanA selection...

Blog Post - The celestial firework display to welcome Ramadan

Blog Post - The celestial firework display to welcome Ramadan

As the month of Ramadan approaches, within the next few nights the...

The Decade in Review

The Decade in Review

The first decade of the 21st Century was marked by violence,...

The Qur'an - A Divine Reflection

The Qur'an - A Divine Reflection

This article was first published in Issue 25, October 2006  ...

A Table Talk with Gill Hicks - 7/7 Survivor

A Table Talk with Gill Hicks - 7/7 Survivor

This table talk article was first published in issue 46 (July 2008)...

Listings - January 2010

Listings - January 2010

5 December 2009 - 24th JanuaryLandscape Photographer of the Year 2009...

Video> Ramadan Around the World

Video> Ramadan Around the World

A beautiful multi-media slide show of images of Ramadan around the...

Intention

Intention

“Actions are judged by intentions” (Bukhari and Muslim)...

UK Election Results - The Muslim Update

UK Election Results - The Muslim Update

The UK election has ended in a hung parliament and whilst there is...

In Love with the word

In Love with the word

In the month of Ramadan, the Angel Jibreel would visit the...

A day in the life of - A Helpline Worker at the MYH

A day in the life of - A Helpline Worker at the MYH

The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) is a free and confidential listening...

British survivor of Gaza flotilla raid speaks out

British survivor of Gaza flotilla raid speaks out

Earlier today, Sarah Colborne, the National Director of the...

Issue 3 Revival

Issue 3 Revival

From Mughal interiors to Native...

Want Less

Want Less

The Qur'an reminds us "Rivalry for worldly gain will distract...

Connections

Connections

Ramadan is a time of increased connections – an increased...

Country Life Muslims

Country Life Muslims

Isla Rosser-Owen discovers the attractions of rural living by...

Paying Through the Nose

Paying Through the Nose

Iran has the highest amount of ‘nose jobs’ per capita....

Video> Forgotten Heroes

Video> Forgotten Heroes

With Remembrance Day around the corner, Somaiya Khan-Piachaud and...

Highlights of Issue 2

Highlights of Issue 2

Riding on the waves of a sold-out issue 1, we launched our second...

Mu`Allaf

Mu`Allaf

Zakat can be used to attract the hearts of those who have inclined...

Craving a barbie body - All Dolled Up

Craving a barbie body - All Dolled Up

Only 1 in 100,000 women could attain Barbie’s vital...

Video> The 99

Video> The 99

The launch of The 99, superheroes based on an Islamic ...

Riqab

Riqab

The riqab are people in bondage or slavery. Zakat can be used to buy...

An Attendant in a Human Drama

An Attendant in a Human Drama

"After the tumult of her marriages, Amina felt she needed to...

Archbishop of Canterbury's Message for Eid al-fitr

Archbishop of Canterbury's Message for Eid al-fitr

To Muslim friends and fellow workers on the occasion of Eid...

40 ways to make the spirit of Ramadan Last the whole year

40 ways to make the spirit of Ramadan Last the whole year

The end of Ramadan need not signal an end to the feeling of...

Suleymaniye the Magnificent

Suleymaniye the Magnificent

Opened in 1997, Suleymaniye is one of six mosques in and around...

The Muslim Jesus

The Muslim Jesus

Growing up, Jesus was the third person in my life, along with my...

Video> On the Day of Eid

Video> On the Day of Eid

The Day of Eid-al-Fitr arrives after the month of Ramadan, a...

Ibn As-Sabil

Ibn As-Sabil

Traditionally, the wayfarers are travellers stranded in a foreign...

The Gaza Siege Busters

The Gaza Siege Busters

As Viva Palestina 3 rolled into the Middle East en route to Gaza,...

Pilgrims Passage - How to perform a healthy Hajj

Pilgrims Passage - How to perform a healthy Hajj

In this season of pilgrimage all eyes turn to the millions making...

Blog entry - Small Steps

Blog entry - Small Steps

"Small deeds, even small everyday, mundane deeds, when added...

This little Dolly Went to Market

This little Dolly Went to Market

The $75 billion global toy market means that toys are not merely...

Video> Reflecting on Ramadan

Video> Reflecting on Ramadan

emel would like to wish all our readers a happy Ramadan. A selection...

Gharimun

Gharimun

These are the debtors, people burdened by debts because of personal...