Parenting Young Men

As our children grow up to be future mothers and fathers, it is essential to give them the tools to be able to parent well. Sabnum Dharamsi explains how educating boys may be of a more challenge than girls Mustapha is 15. He stays in bed whenever possible, and his parents wonder what happened to…

Between Fundamentalism

Exploring the concept of fundamentalism Yasser Ahmed describes the connection and similarities between two modern forms of fundamentalism; Western-Liberal and Islamic The term fundamentalism now associated with extremist Islamic groups, finds its origin in the lexicon of American Christian sects in the late 19th century who proposed a revaluation of the “fundamentals” of their faith…

The Opened Doors to Salvation

By Dr Hamid Hadji Haidar is an Honorary Research Associate at the Department of Political Science, University College London. He is the author of Islam and Liberalism: Practical Reconciliation Between the Liberal State and Shiite Muslims (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) Many religious groups throughout the ages have claimed exclusivity of salvation, negating this possibility…