A French court has refused to grant citizenship to a Moroccan Muslim woman on the grounds that her religious beliefs are incompatible with French values. The women (Faiza M) speaks excellent French and has three children who were born in the country, but it appears the French court has taken exception to her wearing of a burka. In the legal report submitted to the Council of State, she is accused of living an almost reclusive life “in total submission to her male relatives”. Faiza first applied for citizenship in 2005, …

For decades if not centuries, the “Muslim woman” has been the poster-girl

Asalaamu alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatahu
We welcome you to the re-launch of Khilafah magazine. We pray Allah swt accepts it from us and that you appreciate its slim line digestible size. The magazine makes reappearance in a very different time from before. The past three years have seen a relentless media and political onslaught against Islam that started with accusations of violence and terrorism against Muslims, labelling some as moderate and some extremist. But it has now descended into a full blown attack on Islam itself – upon the aqueedah …