The Jewel of Medina: Nobody cares… Game. Over.

“It is absurd to have a hard and fast rule about what one should read and what one shouldn’t. More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn’t read.” — Oscar Wilde
The latest controversy in the Muslim world appears to be furore over Sherry Jones’ latest work of fiction, “The Jewel of Medina.” [...]

Alltop has got Muslim news covered!

Yes, it’s true, Muslim.Alltop.com is the latest category to be added to Guy Kawasaki’s Alltop. Featuring approximately 150-160 Islamic news sites and general bloggery written by Muslims, the site aptly demonstrates that Muslims are a diverse bunch, with a wide spectrum of of views and opinions. In the same vein as the Gallup world polls, [...]

The Gallup World Polls: What 1.3 Billion Muslims Really Think

The blogosphere is rife with discussion of the release of Geert Wilder’s (boring) new film ‘Fitna.’ The less said about this film, the better, but luckily, on the evolution blog, I like to offer an alternative point of view, and cover issues that don’t always receive the press attention that they should do. [...]

The New Enlightenment: The Role of Women in Muslim Reformation

First, of all, apologies for the long gap in blogging; work commitments as well as general laziness are my less than adequate excuses. Having said that, last week, I attended a lecture by Professor Madhavi Sunder, who is a leading scholar in the field of legal regulation of culture. Her lecture was deeply insightful and [...]

Personal Response from Irshad Manji

First of all, some background. A while ago, I wrote about Rowan Williams’ comments about introducing Sharia law into the UK. Whilst I was doing some research for this blog post, I read Irshad Manji’s comments about the issue, and was pleased to find that I share her point of view. I decided to [...]

Irshad Manji’s Interview with David Frost on Al-Jazeera

Here’s a point of view that you won’t see in the mainstream media:

My views on Irshad Manji (self-proclaimed “Muslim refusenik” ) are mixed. One one hand, I find it refreshing that Irshad Manji is a Muslim who saw the way that Islam is being practiced, but chose [...]

Who Wants Sharia Law in the UK?

Not me. And I’m sure I’m right in saying that most moderate Muslims would agree.
Silly of Dr Rowan Williams, then, to suggest that Sharia law in the UK is unavoidable. I actually like Dr Rowan Williams, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he probably had good intentions when he [...]

Professor Tariq Ramadan at LSE

On Tuesday, I went to see Professor Tariq Ramadan give a speech about leadership at the London School of Economics. It was refreshing to see a large and diverse audience, made up of both Muslims and non-Muslims. Tariq Ramadan is one of those guys who just doesn’t get enough attention in the mainstream media, because [...]