The United Nations, the World Bank (WB), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have declared the employment of women as a major factor in securing high economic growth, alleviating poverty, creating economic prosperity, and empowering women in various countries across the world. Therefore, under the banner of "women as economic drivers", these institutions and a number of other Western organisations are pushing forward this idea as a major project internationally,…

On November 23rd 2013, President Obama termed the nuclear deal with Iran as historic, and it was the first time since negotiations commenced in 2003 that brakes were put on Iran's so called nuclear weapons programme. He said, "Simply put, they cut off Iran's most likely paths to a bomb." The Jewish state does not share the same view and is opposed to the deal. The Jewish Prime Minister Benjamin…

Part 1 of this article discussed how Muslims should not argue against niqab bans or for the right to practice any part of our deen on the basis of ‘personal freedom' or ‘human rights' which contradict the Islamic texts. This is because such values have their origins from the secular way of life and liberal ideals that believe that God and religion should have no say in the organization of…

As the attack on the niqab by politicians and the media intensifies in Britain, Canada, and other Western secular states, Muslims have once again felt pressure to defend yet another of their Islamic practices and to argue against its ban. There is no doubt that it is not a piece of cloth that is on trial here but the latest face of the attack on Islamic values and beliefs. It…