Making A Meal Of Ramadan
Is it just me or does Ramadan seem to get more air-time and column inches with every passing year?
An Apologist’s Apology
Instead of building intercultural bridges as I imagined, I was adding my bricks to the prisons so many are walled up in by their own communities...
Leaving Islam – the hangover
There's no room for questions or variance in expression of belief in Islam - to be true to myself I must step out.
Leaving Islam – irreconcilable differences
Previously I owned up to the deep disquiet I’ve been feeling about my faith; how I suppressed it, and how I tried to reignite my conviction. But my quest only unearthed more reasons to hold it in question. This wasn't a dip in devotion - it was a derailment.
Leaving Islam – the greatest jihad?
Zealous muslim converts strike out for Syria in droves answering the Islamist call to jihad, but this one’s eyeing the back door...
Merry Christmas from the Muzzies
The tree’s up, gifts have been bought and three homemade Christmas puddings are chilling in the cold cupboard. So far so good – this Muslim household is on track for Christmas...
What made you become a Muslim?
There are times when the faith I connect with seems a different animal viewed through the eyes of others. I wonder if I still count as a Muslim when I disagree with so much it’s purported to represent...
Ghosts Of Ramadans Past
It’s the early hours of the morning. The sky is still a bottomless black and I've roused myself from sleep to eat before the fast begins...
How I Discovered The Real Ramadan
I ached to experience the nightly anticipation of breaking the fast as part of something larger. Deprivation is so much more tolerable, and joy heightened, in company…
Make Me A Muslim
The other night I watched a documentary about UK women who’d converted to Islam. A convert myself, I was curious to hear their experiences and find out what people think when they hear of westerners converting...
