Mohamed Hashi, a Somalian-born Brit, is wearing a black suit and a white shirt; he's smiling and laughing as he sits down to discuss his son, Mahdi, in an east London office. Mohamed, however, has no reason to be so happy. He hasn't heard from his son in over six...

For the first time ever, Awakening Records - the biggest Islamic record label worldwide - is bringing together all their artists for one night to perform at HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London. The night will feature multi-platinum award winning musician Maher Zain; Raef, whose Islamic cover songs...

In an age where hip-hop has become synonymous with thoughtless lyrics and violence - the antipode of its origins - Logic, a London-based MC, has set out on a mission to shatter that stereotype with his alliterative first major release True Talk. The album has a clear summer...

Hip Hop and Rap isn't always portrayed in the best way: diatribe, misogyny and violence is often linked with the two genres. However, Restless Beings, a non-profitable charity founded in 2007, decided to bring a nexus of talented Hip Hop artists together to 'ignite your conscious' on Saturday...

Ties between America and Pakistan are constantly oscillating - so much so that Mirza Aslam Baig, former Pakistani Chief of Army Staff, believes the two countries could go to war in the near future.

America and Pakistan are supposed to be allies in the war on terror, but the...

New findings from the European College of Psychopharmacology reports that 164.8 million Europeans - 38.2% of the population - suffers from a mental disorder.

However the recognition and medicalization of mental illnesses is now more prevalent then ever; doctors are accused of too hastily classifying 'abnormal behaviour' as a mental...

The latest Confused.com/Towers Watson car insurance index shows the average 17-20 year-old male is now paying £4,006 per annum for a comprehensive cover.

Yes, over £4,000. How many youngsters can even afford cars worth £4,000?

AA insurance has found that premiums for 17-22 year-olds has risen, on average, by 80%...

It's not often that the majority of the adult population who comment on youth-related issues are right. But since the riots erupted in Tottenham on Saturday, the youth who have destroyed buildings, set alight random cars and looted shops, have been labeled as 'animals' and 'thugs' and quite rightly so....

The month of fasting for Muslims, also known as Ramadan, is looming. But why is it that Muslims fast?

Fasting is a Quranic injunction prescribed upon the believers so that they may attain self restraint (2:183). The idea of discipline is all about taming the human soul and not...

It has been five years since Talha Ahsan has been in prison without trial or charge, and is awaiting a decision from the European Court of Human Rights regarding an extradition request filed by the US government.

Ahsan, who suffers from aspergers syndrome and was known by friends and family...

In this weeks New Statesman magazine there is an article called: Faith no more. Andrew Zak Williams asked an array of public figures why they don't believe in God. This follows an article written in April where Williams asked 30 other public figures why they believed in God....

What's the future of journalism given the hacking scandal, and the rise and rise of blogs? Omar Shahid and Rizwan Syed find out.

As aspiring journalists it is hard for us to see the name of journalism tainted amid all the phone hacking scandals and other rogue activities taking place...

I'm in Dubai International Airport, sitting in the lounge area waiting for my flight back to London when I meet Davina Spencer [name changed to hide identity], a South African teacher who regularly teaches in Seoul, South Korea. My conversation with her was, erm, weird but also intriguing.

To say...