My Speech at my Daughter’s Wedding

Bringing up children is challenging, but at the same time extremely rewarding. We also had our fair share of challenges, but Allah enabled us to witness a day of happiness and joy as we celebrated the post-nikah wedding ceremony of my eldest daughter Naba this Summer. I was asked to give a speech on this … Continue reading

Language of Islamophobia in right wing British newspapers

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND RELIGION on 30 August 2021, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/[Article DOI] Abstract British Muslims have been at the centre of Western political and media discourse in the past two decades, thanks to terrorism and increased number of Muslims in … Continue reading

Our Silver Wedding Anniversary: 25 Years of Love, Respect, and Trust

It was the evening of 7th February 1996 just before breaking fast on 17th Ramadan that my life completely changed for the better. Ending 29 years 4 months and 15 days of bachelor life, I got married to my beautiful wife Shaheen, and the rest is history! Marriage is a sacred act in Islam that … Continue reading