A couple of years ago I was ridiculed and verbally attacked when I suggested that the British Government was trying to control Muslims to such an extent they wanted a uniform sermon in masjids on Fridays ... vetted and approved in advance.

I was accused of causing mischief and the main accusers came from a bunch of self important, male community leaders who thought they had access and influence with Number 10 because they occasionally had tea with Tony. Although I was barely two years old as a Muslim revert, the attack on me was personal, vicious and most un-chival ...

Baljeet Ghale, the first ethnic minority president of the National Union of Teachers, believes that ordering schools to teach “British values” merely incites racism. During the NUT’s annual conference in Harrogate last week, she said that plans to put Britishness on the curriculum risked encouraging the "shadow of racism." Conference Professor Gus John said attempts to teach British values would be "fatuous", whilst further claiming that all schools must assume that they are institutionally racist.  

Saudi Arabia's recent moves to broker an inter-Palestinian government of national unity - known as the Mecca Agreement - and followed through with re-floating a five-year old "peace offer" to Israel, has led to a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region.

Who is a real hero? It is often a person respected for possessing certain characteristics he/she is blessed with. Admiration for the hero could stem from an act of immense bravery. Followers of Islam around the world are yearning to proudly showcase a Muslim identity many feel is constantly under fire. What the majority of Muslims really want to do is share Islam's culture and identity with the world.

Psychologists often state that people grow up with a need for heroes, and the media repeatedly offers candidates to fill this void. But is the adoption of a hero more to do with ones own n ...

Patricia Hewitt's comments about Muslim GPs breaching confidentiality are to be condemned.

While the Department of Health is busily covering Ms Hewitt's back by clarifying the exact nature of her comments, namely that she did not actually say that some Muslim GPs were breaching patient confidentiality but rather simply implied it by stating that some Muslim women fear their Muslim GP will disclose information, the end result is still the same. In her decision to separate out Muslim GPs as a special case in a problem that is actually prevalent across the board where GPs are concerned, she has pointed the finger of suspicion at all Muslim male GPs thus undermining their credibility.