OP ED – HUFFINGTON POST. Social exclusion is a concept which refers to a breakdown of society’s systems that should guarantee the social integration of the individual or household. These include civic integration through the democratic process and legal systems, economic integration within the labour market and interpersonal integrat

OP ED – Huffington Post. Meaningful symbols bring people in communities together. National flags, for example, play an important part in raising community awareness and pride. The flag of St. Andrew’s cross or the Saltire is as familiar in immigrant communities in Scotland as the crescent of Islam, with allegiance to both being a pow

OP ED – EXPRESS TRIBUNE Ambassadors usually choose their words carefully. However, in a recent interview with BBC Urdu, the US Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, stated that he had met with PTI Chairman Imran Khan and PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif and that both leaders had assured him of a pro-US government if elected. This [...]

Pattern celebrates Scotland’s historic ties with Islam and “weave the Muslim identity” into the fabric of the nation. Azeem Ibrahim launched the official Scottish Islamic Tartan on Saturday 7th July at the Glasgow City Chambers to celebrate the ancient ties between Scotland and Islam. Recent studies have shown that Muslims in Scotland are

OP ED – Huffington Post. Americans are gradually becoming more concerned about the use of drones and the morality and legality of this new stealthy and lethal technology. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs have changed the nature of warfare in the last ten years, and one would like to think that the American public is [...]