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Muslim media must move from pulpit to civilisational newsroom

Muslim media has long been shaped by mosques, charities and da’wah groups, but that inheritance has also limited its ability to function as serious...

The farewell sermon: The Prophet’s ﷺ final call to justice, equality and unity

The greatest sermon ever given in the history of mankind was delivered more than 1,400 years ago on the plains of Arafat near Makkah....

Kilwa Sultanate: The African Muslim power that ruled the Indian Ocean

For centuries, the Indian Ocean was one of the world’s great highways of commerce, carrying merchants, scholars, sailors and travellers between Africa, the Middle...

Across the Sahel: The Fulani and the Islamic legacy of West Africa

Long before colonial borders carved Africa into modern states, Fulani pastoralists, traders and Islamic scholars moved across the Sahel carrying cattle, commerce and Qur’anic...

King Mansa Musa: Wealth, justice and the legacy of a great African Islamic empire

History remembers Mansa Musa as the ruler who gave away so much gold that markets trembled. Yet the famous pilgrimage that made his name...

The Caliphate and the crisis of Muslim political consciousness

For more than a century, Muslims have been taught to view the Caliphate not as a legitimate political institution rooted in normative Islamic tradition,...

The US in Africa: Washington’s footprint of destruction and instability

America did not come to Africa with mass invasions, but with military bases, drones and partnerships. In many cases, the result has been instability,...

Moulana Saeed Mcane: How trading his jacket for a Quran in jail changed his life

When Bongqi Mcane entered the reception area of Westville Prison he thought his life was over. A career criminal, he was sentenced to 15...

China in Africa: From big lender to cunning collector

China did not enter Africa with armies, but with contracts, and the consequences have often been just as damaging, write Dilly Hussain and Neelam...

Is the African Union a force for good for the continent?

The African Union was created to defend African sovereignty, yet in practice it often finds itself navigating and, at times, accommodating the very forces...

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