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Collected
Articles on Islam by Michael Young
All articles by Michael Young are original
to and, unless otherwise stated, exclusive to Islam For Today dot com
Our Fajr Double Advantage
The key to spiritual and material success for Muslims
By Michael Young
Frustrations
of a Muslim Convert - Committed to Islam, vexed by Muslims
A cautionary tale. How for one convert to Islam, certain fellow Muslims have
turned the Straight Path into something of a rocky road.
(Also appears in abridged version in the June 2001 issue of Q-News
magazine)
The Islamic
Rules of Warfare
Michael Young details how the attackers of the
World Trade Center flagrantly violated the most basic Muslim conventions of war.
What's in a
name? - The Problem
with the "Nation of Islam"
A court ruling overturning a fifteen year
British ban on its leader, Louis Farrakhan, has propelled
the so-called Nation of Islam into the headlines. Michael
Young examines the Islamic credentials of these self-styled "Muslims".
Lifestyle
Choices - Food for Thought
"I took my clothes off, I learnt all there is to know about sex and I
changed my body - all to please men" - topless model Jordan. A recent
British tabloid story gave Michael Young cause to reflect.
(Also appears in the August 2001 issue of Q-News
magazine)
The
Latter-Day Kharijites of Kabul
March 3, 2001. As the world pleads for Afghanistan's pre-Islamic
cultural heritage, the Taleban drag the good name of Islam ever deeper into
disrepute. "Lo! those who distort Our revelations are not hid
from Us." Quran 40:41
Yes to Hijab,
No to Niqaab.
The face veil - not originally Islamic and the kiss of death for Da'wah in the
West, argues concerned Muslim convert Michael Young, with reference to the works
of Dr Hassan Al-Turabi, Quran translator Mohammad Marmaduke Pickthall and other
Islamic scholars.
Much
ado about nothing
On Saturday, 20 May 2000, the BBC arts television show, Arena, explored the
practice of face veiling (niqaab). Some Muslims found the portrayal offensive.
Michael Young was not impressed by the program, but was nevertheless
unsympathetic to the complaints
Why are you
here?
Why
have so many Muslims chosen to forsake Dar al-Islam and settle in the West where there is so much that is injurious and unconducive to their
Islamic faith and morals? Is Islamist activism among immigrant
communities just a glaring symptom of a guilty conscience among those who
have migrated not for the cause of Allah but for worldly benefits? A
self-righteous magazine article prompts British convert, Michael Young,
to question the methods, priorities and very commitment to Islam of Muslim
immigrants.
MichaelYoung101@yahoo.com
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