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Blog Entries by Muhammad Abdul Bari from 06/2012

Scapegoating a Muslim Peer?

| Posted 06.08.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: British Politics, Scapegoating, Operation Black Vote, Halal Hysteria, Tory Right, Muslims in Media, UK Politics, UK Politics News

Lady Warsi is not a political maverick. She is sharp, charismatic and she speaks her mind. As such, she has brought a distinctive appeal to the Conservative Party, traditionally viewed as led by a white middle (or upper) class elite.

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Egypt's Political Rise and Fall... and Rise Again?

| Posted 06.26.2012 | World
Read More: Morsi, Egypt, Brotherhood, Moses, Pharaoh, Armed Forces, Tahrir Square, Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, World News

Can Egypt now leave its recent dark times behind and reclaim its past glory? Can it make history again?

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Forced Marriage is Criminal, But Criminalising is Not the Best Solution

| Posted 06.28.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Forced Marriage, Decriminalisation, World Religions, Victims of Forced Marriage, Islam, Muslims, Feminism, UK Politics News

It is astonishing that forced marriage is still prevalent in some, mainly tribal, cultures in the name of religion. Sadly that includes some Muslim cultures as well. But mainstream Muslims have been outspoken against forced marriage.

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