University of Sussex Students' Newspaper

Islam

  • Home
  • The Al-Medinah Mosque’s “open door policy”

The Al-Medinah Mosque’s “open door policy”

By Rebecca Spencer – Comment Editor Imam Uthman, of the Al-Medinah Mosque, is a highly respected member of the Muslim community in Brighton. As the gay capital of the UK,…

The Co-exist society: For all faiths and none

On 13 November 2015, Europe went into a state of shock at the news of the terrorist attacks in the centre of Paris. The attacks also pointed towards other wars,…

Halal burger blunder: SU issue apology

The Students’ Union has apologised for selling non-halal beef burgers to Muslim students in Falmer Bar, East Slope and The Hatch. The Union blamed its private catering company, Blend Catering,…

Discover Islam comes to Sussex

Sussex Islamic society is hosting Discover Islam week on campus, starting Monday 22nd to Friday 26th February. The society hopes the line-up of different events will allow students the opportunity…

The Swiss: no longer neutral

Last week, the unexpected success of a Swiss referendum to ban the construction of minarets became Europe’s first legislative manifestation of anti-Islamic feeling.

Opposition, not Islamaphobia

Last month, years of Taliban hostility finally ended when Pakistan’s government agreed to surrender control of the Swat district and allow Shari’ah law to operate there, less than 100 miles…