Lessons from the Covid-19 (Coronavirus)

The Coronavirus pandemic of 2019 created all sorts of problems and inconveniences for people all over the world. While this is a difficult time, there are many lessons that can be learnt from the outbreak. Here are some possible lessons in no particular order:   -        Pay attention to personal hygiene: personal hygiene can go…

Justice

Synopsis British prisons are overpopulated, resulting in discussion for ways to deal with the problem and the initiation of a new government policy, "The Prisoner's UFC". Prisoners are given the chance to fight police officers in one to one cage matches and are granted their freedom if they win. If they lose however, they face…

Q46: Why do Muslims believe in “fairy tales”?

All religions contain stories that may seem illogical and /or hard to comprehend as we cannot see them. This can include all sorts of things such as angels, hell and paradise. But do we need to see everything to fully believe in them? People cannot see many things that have already been proven scientifically, such…

Famous movies and stories that were inspired by Islamic concepts and /or Muslim characters

Media is a very powerful tool and can influence people’s thoughts. While people enjoy watching movies or reading stories, people do not always realise that many of the very popular stories were influenced by Islamic concepts and /or real Muslim characters. While people take their influence from various sources and sometimes fictionalise certain things for…

Q45: Why do Muslims only marry their cousins /within their community?

Nowadays, people often marry others from all over the world. This includes interracial marriages (between people of different ethnicity) and inter religious marriages (between people of different religions). This seems to be somewhat less within the Muslim community, so some people might wonder why this is the case and why cousin marriages are still quite…