Articles By Abdul-Azim Ahmed
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In Praise of the Islamic Bookstore
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 22 March 2018
Independent bookshops in Britain are on the decline, and a combination of rising rents and Amazon will spell its ultimate… read more
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Why the Charity Commission is Wrong to Say Jediism is Not a Religion
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 7 January 2018
This article was written to be a script for a On Religion VoiceNote, but grew too long, and rather than… read more
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Great and Little Jediism
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 7 January 2018
“I am one with the Force, the Force is with me” Opinion is split – this is either the most… read more
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A Brief History of Muslims in Wales
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 5 November 2017
The best place to begin the story is in the late eight century with King Offa of Mercia, who is… read more
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The Forgotten (Muslim) Revival of Wales
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 5 November 2017
For those familiar with the history of Wales, the phrase ‘Welsh Revival’ evokes very powerful images. It describes an era… read more
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Why are places of worship the target of attacks?
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 5 November 2017
The government has recently issued its Action Against Hate Crimes (pdf) plan, which provides a valuable overview of existing and… read more
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Mosques, Churches and Temples – the religious landscape of Pokemon
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 5 November 2017
Pokemon Go is taking over. Its devotees travel in pilgrimage to its sacred sites (Pokestops), attend to their divine beings… read more
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The Mosques of Wales
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 5 November 2017
An article Abdul-Azim Ahmed wrote for Click on Wales, the online portal of the Institute for Welsh Affairs. It details… read more
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How Big is the Muslim Congregation?
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 24 October 2017
Traditional Christian groups are facing “alarming decline”, according to the current affairs programme Y Byd ar Bedwar. The story is… read more
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The Mighty and the Almighty—Interview with Nick Spencer
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 6 October 2017
Theos, the Christian think-tank, recently published a new work. The Mighty and the Almighty, which explores the relationship between Christian… read more
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Religion and Law: Interview with Frank Cranmer
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 6 October 2017
Abdul-Azim Ahmed interviews Frank Cranmer, who with David Pocklington, runs the popular Religion and Law blog online. AA: So why run… read more
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Why do Muslims Call the Islamic State “Khawarij”?
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 23 July 2017
During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan 2015, a brutal global triple attack sent shockwaves across the world. A massacre… read more
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God and Grime – The Religious Literacy of British Hip Hop
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 30 June 2017
“Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world” famously said… read more
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Mythology in Samurai Jack
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 14 February 2017
This decade hasn’t been a bad one for nostalgia. In the last few years, we’ve had new Star Wars, Pokemon… read more
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Radicalized – Peter Neumann
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 6 December 2016
Walking into my local Waterstone’s on one Saturday, I was greeted by an extensive display of books all about terrorism.… read more
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Our Holy Ground – John Morgans and Peter Noble
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 6 December 2016
Gerald of Wales is famous for his medieval accounts of travelling through Wales. As clergyman and royal clerk, he accompanied… read more
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Stephen Timms MP: Interview on Faith and Politics
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 6 December 2016
Stephen Timms has always been known as an MP strongly in favour of the role and contribution of faith in… read more
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Karen Armstrong: An Accidental Expert
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 6 December 2016
It’s rare to have an opportunity to meet your heroes, and even rarer to have an opportunity to interview them.… read more
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Sacred Politics—Trump, Brexit and Civil Religion
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 6 December 2016
During the US elections, President-elect Trump’s comments about Muslims were uniquely inflammatory. He called for a ban on Muslims entering… read more
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What is Religious Literacy? – Q&A with Adam Dinham
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 6 December 2016
Religious literacy has increasingly become an important term. We need greater religious literacy according to the Commission on Religion and… read more
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Why Do We Always Compare Everything To Hitler?
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 6 December 2016
I keep a list called “Things Like Hitler.” Anytime someone compares something to Hitler, Nazism, or the rise of the… read more
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Who are Britain’s Muslims?
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 12 August 2016
An introduction to Muslim denominations and religious diversity by Abdul-Azim Ahmed A Sufi, a Salafi, a member of the Tablighi… read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Sufis, Salafis and Islamists
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 13 July 2016
It is increasingly common to meet journalists, politicians and interested members of the general public who are curious about the… read more
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Religion in a post-Secular post-Christian Britain
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 12 July 2016
A summary of the report issued by the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life A familiar flurry… read more
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The Collusion between New Atheism and Neoconservatism’s Counter Terror Industry
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 12 February 2016
An old Welsh fable from the Mabinogion tells the story of Bran the Blessed, the giant King of Britain, who… read more
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Why The Theology of Star Wars Is Deeper Than It Might Seem
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 24 December 2015
With the release of the new Star Wars film, Abdul-Azim Ahmed suggests that the Force and it’s relation to religion… read more
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Religious Persecution Can Both Unite and Divide Religious Communities
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 13 December 2015
In a moving homily delivered in June 2015, the Pope described the persecution of Christians by the Islamic State and… read more
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How Military Adventurism and Suspicion of Islam Have Become Part Of The British Political Landscape
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 23 October 2015
“The neocon ascendency is total”. These words were written by associate editor of the Spectator Peter Oborne, describing the political… read more
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The Challenges and Changes of Religious Broadcasting in Britain
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 17 October 2015
Abdul-Azim Ahmed explores the changing face of religious broadcasting in the UK by discussing events at the Sandford St Martin… read more
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Rethinking Radicalisation
Abdul-Azim Ahmed 13 May 2015
There is a theory popularised by the Quilliam Foundation that becoming a terrorist is like stepping onto a conveyor belt.… read more