Suzanne Hilal

Suzanne Hilal, born and raised in Sudan before moving to the UK as a teenager, describes herself as a “Sudanese-English” Artist. After graduating from London’s School of Oriental and African Studies with a B.A. in Arabic Language and Literature, Hilal moved to the US where she is currently pursuing a J.D. in Law at the University of Loyola in Chicago. However, despite her ...

Semitic Art London

Semitic Art London is the brainchild of Abbey, a British-born artist from Essex. Abbey grew up in a predominantly white, Christian and Jewish part of London (now changed over the last two decades), during which he had ‘Protestant’ and ‘Catholic’ ethics instilled into him, complimentary to an Islamic faith. His artwork is inspired by comparative religious ...

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Critical Muslim

A quarterly magazine of ideas and issues showcasing ground-breaking thinking on Islam and what it means to be a Muslim in a rapidly changing, ...

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Muslims in the West: What is the Way Forward?

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One would never think that in the midst of the hustle and bustle of downtown London, there were passionate people debating the future of ...

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Imranali Panjawani, the editor of the new volume, Shi'a of Samarra, talks on the 24th of May 2012 about a long forgotten people with a ...

An Evening with Tony Benn

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Suzanne Hilal

Suzanne Hilal, born and raised in Sudan before moving to the UK as a teenager, describes herself as a “Sudanese-English” Artist. ...

A Good Neologism?

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Where can we find a good neologism when we need one? Unfortunately, neologism is an inelegant term. It is about as unappealing as most of the ...

Lahore Agitprop Theatre (part 1)

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I’ve not been here that long and so much has happened it’s difficult to decide what I should focus on. There’s just ...