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Video> On the Day of Eid

The Day of Eid-al-Fitr arrives after the month of Ramadan, a month of restraint and patience. Eid is a day of celebration, with plenty of food and a time&...

Video> Reflecting on Ramadan

Video> Reflecting on Ramadan

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

For those who reflect

For those who reflect

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

Album Beyond Conflict

Album: Beyond ConflictArtist: Mohammed YahyaReview by Ahmed MadiHip hop’s original raison d’être, as...

Book Ramadan Moon

Book Review: Ramadan MoonAuthor: Na’ima B RobertIllustrator: Shirin AdlReview by Ayman Khwaja This...

Watch This Face - Helena Kazi

Twenty three year old Helena Kazi from Birmingham is a woman with a 20/20 vision. Fresh from completing a Master’...

Longing for Paradise

I want to live in a land called paradise. I do, I really do. But the world around me makes me feel ever more gloomy. I...

Charms of Casablanca

Rambling around the boulevards and beaches of Morocco’s largest port, Joseph Downing discovers an extraordinary...

Emerald Network’s 5th Anniversary

Emerald Network’s 5th Anniversary

The 5th anniversary of the UK’s leading Muslim Social Networking...

Restaurant > Rock-It Diner

Restaurant > Rock-It Diner

Restaurant Rock-It DinerMile End Road56 Mile End RoadLondon E3 4...

Being Humankind

Being Humankind

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

Past Presents

Past Presents

This Eid treat your family and friends to interior presents with a...

Walking Across the World

Walking Across the World

Tangiers, a steaming, bustling city on the northern coast of...

Diary of a bachelor F.O.B Blues

Diary of a bachelor F.O.B Blues

F.O.B Blues “Well I am glad I judge people according to...

Feed your mind

Feed your mind

Give your brain the boost it needs by eating the right food for a...

A Class Apart

A Class Apart

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

For those who reflect - Editorial

For those who reflect - Editorial

“We have profoundly disengaged from the Qur’anic counsel...

Good life Express

Good life Express

Episode 18: Painting with Flowers  The colours you choose can...

A week in a life of Julie Siddiqui

A week in a life of Julie Siddiqui

Julie Siddiqui As Vice President of the Islamic Society of Britain,...

Desparately Seeking Perfection

Desparately Seeking Perfection

I was struck by a recent newspaper article about the “post-nuptial...

Sweet taste of success

Sweet taste of success

Sweet taste of successMona Munshi is a culinary artist creating...

Documentary Muslim and Looking for Love

Documentary Muslim and Looking for Love

Documentary Muslim and Looking for Love  Review by Anna-Maria...

Middle Feast

Middle Feast

Indulge in the sweetest tastes of the Middle East. These delicious...

A Model of Perfection

A Model of Perfection

Cruising around in the lap of luxury, Daniyal B. Babar finds his...

Behind the Seams

Behind the Seams

Take a backstage peak at international Fashion House Shukr and...

Diary of a Manic Mum Seaside escapades

Diary of a Manic Mum Seaside escapades

 Seaside escapades “Mum,we have to dig deep you...

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

A reluctance to get married, work commitments and cultural...

Iftar in Malmo

Iftar in Malmo

“Swedish Muslim leaders should exert their civil rights as...

Ma’moul

Ma’moul

Date...

Halawa Til Jubin

Halawa Til Jubin

Farina Cheese...

Osmanlya

Osmanlya

Shredded Pastry with...

Baklava

Baklava

The original middle eastern...

Rose Water, Pistachio and Cinnamon Ice cream

Rose Water, Pistachio and Cinnamon Ice cream

Delicate ice cream flavours for...

Milk and Cream Pudding

Milk and Cream Pudding

Ingredients500ml milk250ml single cream3 tbsp corn flour dissolved...

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 - Professor Abdel Haleem

For those who reflect - Professor Abdel Haleem

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

Tech Notes - September 2009

Tech Notes - September 2009

UbiSurfer Netbook Netbooks are the latest craze to hit the tech...

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...

For those who reflect - Shazeaa Ingar

For those who reflect - Shazeaa Ingar

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

For those who reflect - Samia Ahmed

For those who reflect - Samia Ahmed

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

Ramadan Library

Ramadan Library

A selection of useful Ramadan articles from previous issues: &...