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Abu Qatada and Britain’s Relationship with Dictators

Abu Qatada and Britain’s Relationship with Dictators

Moazzam Begg – The witchunt on Abu Qatada simply reiterates the British Government’s relationships with dictatorships – past and present Until the devastating 11 September attacks the name of Abu Qatada al-Falastini (the Palestinian) was relatively [...]

Intellectual Revival: Solutions to Post Colonialism

Intellectual Revival: Solutions to Post Colonialism

Moez Mobeen The Post-colonial era saw the Muslim World being introduced to governance structures and ideas which were born and developed inWestern Europeand introduced to the Muslim world as a legacy of the colonial rulers. Decades [...]

The Caliphate in the Dutch media: The resistance against Dutch colonialism in Indonesia – Part 3

The Caliphate in the Dutch media: The resistance against Dutch colonialism in Indonesia – Part 3

The Dutch plans against resistance: “Stop the Caliphate” The Dutch newspapers from the period 1850 – 1930 also made clear what plans the Dutch made in order to deal with the unrests in Indonesia and to [...]

The Caliphate in the Dutch media: The resistance against Dutch colonialism in Indonesia – Part 2

The Caliphate in the Dutch media: The resistance against Dutch colonialism in Indonesia – Part 2

The Dutch insight in the Indonesian resistance: “Khilafah is the cause” Over the period 1850 – 1930 most analysts in the Dutch newspapers were of the opinion that the problems of the Dutch in Indonesia all [...]

The Caliphate in the Dutch media: The resistance against Dutch colonialism in Indonesia – Part 1

The Caliphate in the Dutch media: The resistance against Dutch colonialism in Indonesia – Part 1

The Dutch and Indonesian history books disagree strongly on the history of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia.  Most history books in The Netherlands use the Indonesian term tempu dulu to describe this period of history. Tempu dulu [...]

The Bitter Arab Winter and our Colonial Legacy

The Bitter Arab Winter and our Colonial Legacy

The Arab Spring has created, as any revolution would, a sense of urgency. An unprecedented series of events which came with speed and new opportunities on the political scene has largely debilitated our ability to be [...]