February 1st marked the annual ‘World Hijab Day’ where activities took place in dozens of countries to raise awareness amongst non-Muslims about the Hijab and what it represents. But perhaps this is also a good time for us as Muslim women to reflect on our view towards the Hijab and what this Islamic dress is all about. There is no doubt that over the past decade or two, the Hijab…

The pursuit of martyrdom has always been one of the core concepts within military education during the Islamic era. Alongside study of weaponry, strategy and tactics, the pursuit of martyrdom was regarded as a key concept to study, understand and build as a disposition. The pursuit of martyrdom is what gave vigor

When writing about the trails of the Ummah, we often conclude with the need of a true Islamic leadership. What is meant with the Islamic leadership and how will it differ from the current leadership of the Muslim world.

The media reported the arrest of Mukhtar Robow “Abu Mansur” on Thursday, 13 December 2018, at a routine meeting summoned by the acting president of the Somalia's South West State in the region's city of Baidoa, where he was promptly arrested by Ethiopian officers and transferred to an Ethiopian army base on the city’s outskirts before flying him to Mogadishu.