2+ week, 2+ day ago (923+ words) Ferogh Imen urges the leaders of Afghanistan to stand firm in rejecting imperial feminism but to also follow Islam's commands to educate everyone, regardless of gender." We Afghans are a peculiar people " hard to understand, harder still to break. Politically fragmented yet inwardly bound by pride, honor and faith, we are a multi-ethnic nation that has resisted every empire that tried to tame us. None of them " not the British, the Soviets, nor the Americans " ever truly grasped Afghanistan's heart. As former U.S. President Donald Trump once remarked:The Taliban " they're good fighters, I will tell you, good fighters. You have to give them credit for that." (Fox News, August 17, 2021). He acknowledged what many of us have always known: this land is not easily conquered, and its defenders are shaped by more than force alone. For the Afghan heart beats with…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago (530+ words) In keeping with Islamic norms, officials from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) reportedly barred female journalists from attending a press conference in India to maintain gender segregation. The presser sparked a backlash from local Indian journalists and some politicians forcing India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to clarify that it had no role in organising the event. "MEA had no involvement in the press interaction held yesterday by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Delhi," the ministry said in a statement. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the matter, saying: "If your recognition of women's rights isn't just convenient posturing, then how has this happened in our country?" Prominent Indian journalist Rana Ayyub criticised male journalists who attended the briefing without standing in solidarity with their female colleagues. In Islam, gender segregation…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago (169+ words) FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the world-renowned Muslim debater, writer and influencer, Mohammed Hijab. Topics of discussion include: Is Hijab's planned MMA fight with far right leader Paul Golding of Britain First all for content and virality? Ethno nationalism, mass immigration, colonialism and the fallacy of IQ [] In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the world-renowned Muslim debater, writer and influencer, Mohammed Hijab. Topics of discussion include: - Is Hijab's planned MMA fight with far right leader Paul Golding of Britain First all for content and virality? - Ethno nationalism, mass immigration, colonialism and the fallacy of IQ tests. - Popular Christian polemicists Sam Shamoun and David Wood admitting rape, domestic violence and sex with minors. - Oxford Union debate with Destiny: Why atheism has nothing to offer, and liberalism and…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago (129+ words) FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British scholar, counsellor and chaplain, Imam Abdullah Hasan. Topics of discussion include: Muslim marriages, secular therapy and Islamic psychology. Common issues that lead to divorce: finances, in-laws and "falling out of love. Dealing with trauma, mental health issues and black [] In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British scholar, counsellor and chaplain, Imam Abdullah Hasan. Topics of discussion include: - Common issues that lead to divorce: finances, in-laws and "falling out of love. - Dealing with trauma, mental health issues and black magic. - Priorities for Muslims in the UK and the west: integration vs assimilation. - Identity and belonging: The Ummah vs your country of birth....