The View From Fez

The Trials of A Moroccan Cab Driver in Ramadan

The Trials of A Moroccan Cab Driver in Ramadan

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: It’s Ramadan, it’s hot, concentration is not what should it be so inevitably accidents happen and tempers are frayed.

 The View From Fez

“One Day’s Enough For Me”: Foreigner Tries ‘Ramadan Fast’

“One Day’s Enough For Me”: Foreigner Tries ‘Ramadan Fast’

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: It seemed like a relatively straightforward challenge but fasting for one day proved to be much harder than expected

 Steve Royston

Ramadan Rant: The Pure Silliness of Mr A.N. Wilson

Ramadan Rant: The Pure Silliness of Mr A.N. Wilson

There is Islamophobia, and then there is silliness. When I first skimmed A.N. Wilson’s rant in last week’s Daily Mail about the UK’s Channel 4’s plans to broadcast the first prayer call during Ramadan, I thought oh oh, here’s the Mail doing its usual bit to rouse Middle England against the creeping erosion of our […]

 Common Ground News Service

No Triumphalism: ‘We Should Reach Out to Morsi Supporters’

No Triumphalism: ‘We Should Reach Out to Morsi Supporters’

NADINE EL SAYED: I supported the demonstrations that have helped topple President Morsi but I’m acutely aware of the feelings of his supporters

 Mich Cafe

A Lost Ramadan Tradition: Where Have the Drummers Gone?

A Lost Ramadan Tradition: Where Have the Drummers Gone?

MICH CAFE: It’s a feature of Ramadan that I grew up with – the M’tabeel passing through the neighbourhood beating their drums. Not any more however.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Ramadan Training: It’s Time to Kick Those Bad Habits

Ramadan Training: It’s Time to Kick Those Bad Habits

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Sometimes our behaviour can be less than perfect during Ramadan. We shouldn’t, though, simply make excuses for this.

 Common Ground News Service

Violence: The Cancer At the Heart of Tunisian Society

Violence: The Cancer At the Heart of Tunisian Society

MOHAMMED MESSAI, CGNEWS: Rather than being a last resort the lure of the gun is proving irresistible to all across the political spectrum

 Eman-Al-Nafjan

A Sporting Achievement: Women Make Strides in Kingdom

A Sporting Achievement: Women Make Strides in Kingdom

EMAN AL NAFJAN:

 Ramzy Baroud

Sunni vs Shia: This Sectarianism Is Destroying Arab Identity

Sunni vs Shia: This Sectarianism Is Destroying Arab Identity

RAMZY BAROUD: Any possibility of a Pan Arab national identity is being destroyed each day that people are being butchered in the name of a particular sect

 Common Ground News Service

Crying Islamophobia: The Sure Route to Victimhood

Crying Islamophobia: The Sure Route to Victimhood

EMRE KAZIM, CGNEWS: Muslims, particularly in the UK, need to be much more pro-active in seizing the narrative of their own lives

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

British Muslims Express Horror Over Lee Rigby’s Murder

British Muslims Express Horror Over Lee Rigby’s Murder

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Virtually every mainstream Muslim organisation has been unequivocal in its condemnation of the appalling murder of the young soldier

 Jonathan Cook

‘Palestine? Not a Priority’: Internal Fissures Evident in Israel

‘Palestine? Not a Priority’: Internal Fissures Evident in Israel

JONATHAN COOK: As the physical threat against their security has waned so Israelis have been free to examine other areas of their society.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

‘My Reaction As a British Muslim to the Woolwich Attack’

‘My Reaction As a British Muslim to the Woolwich Attack’

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: It was a shocking, brutal incident that has evoked an understandable maelstrom of emotion. Here are my initial thoughts and feelings

 Eman-Al-Nafjan

Saudi’s ‘White Ribbon Campaign’: Conservatives Lash Out

Saudi’s ‘White Ribbon Campaign’: Conservatives Lash Out

EMAN AL NAFJAN: Saudis are generally at ease with international campaigns such as Breast Cancer Awareness. Why the furore over the White Ribbon campaign?

 Common Ground News Service

African-American Integration in U.S ‘A Model for Muslims’

African-American Integration in U.S  ‘A Model for Muslims’

JOCEYLINE CESARI, CGNEWS: Muslim communities across the globe need to take inspiration from the African-American community on how to integrate within indigenous societies

 Mondoweiss

Beinart v Dershowitz On Israel, Hawking and Zionism

Beinart v Dershowitz On Israel, Hawking and Zionism

MONDOWEISS: The heat surrounding Stephen Hawkin’s withdrawal from a conference in Israel added heat to a debate between two prominent commentators last week

 Dhofari Gucci

‘Cover Up Now’: Oman’s Islamists Target School Girls

‘Cover Up Now’: Oman’s Islamists Target School Girls

DHOFARI GUCCI: A disturbing propaganda campaign is being spread throughout schools in Dhofar.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

True Multi-Cultural Hero: The Surprise That Is St George

True Multi-Cultural Hero: The Surprise That Is St George

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: He’s been adopted by the English right-wing as a symbol of racial purity. He actually stood for nothing of the sort.

 Common Ground News Service

Salafyo Costa: Confronting Religious Prejudice in Egypt

Salafyo Costa: Confronting Religious Prejudice in Egypt

SOPHIE ANMUTH, MARWA NASSER, CGNEWS: Religious prejudice has real consequences as has been seen recently in Egypt. One group confronts it head on

 Crossroads Arabia

Accept It: The Arabic Language Is Bound To Change

Accept It: The Arabic Language Is Bound To Change

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Complaining about the changes that affect language is as pointless as complaining about the time the sun rises. It’s ultimately pointless.