Ziauddin Sardar feels hurt and betrayed by the institution he loved deeply; Zain Sardar is pessimistic about the future of the Academy; Alev Adil grades the challenges facing British universities; Salam Ershead stands up for students’ right to free speech; Ahmad Kaki represents students and teachers silenced for defending Palestinian rights; Nediyya Khan shuns marriage for further education; Shamim Miah visits old and new libraries; Adis Duderija argues for teaching progressive Islam; Qalandar Bux Memon is inspired by the Urdu bazaar in Lahore; Naomi Foyle outlines the lessons we must learn from the Jason Arday affair; Ali Ahmad recalls his turbulent academic life; and our list of ten things not to do at university.
Also in this issue:
Robin Yassin-Kassab examines the history of black Muslims in the US; Yahia Lababidi eulogises the first female imam, amina wadud; Aamer Hussein reads the work of the legendary Urdu writer A R Khatoon; Kostas Maronitis grapples with frenzied politics; Hasan Oller Arkan dissects love and silence; Nader Hashemi remembers the Canadian Muslim community leader, Alia Hogben; short story by Reema Kausar Majid; poems by Moham Wang and Rafay Shabbir al-Hashimi; and Nadya Ali’s warning on eating too much meat.
