by Mohammed Wajid Akhter | Aug 26, 2020
In a pandemic, the greatest determinant of how many people will be affected and how a society will emerge from it is how effectively the leaders are able to lead. If they are constantly overwhelmed, if they are unable to get the various specialists around the table...
by Dr Muhammad Wajid Akhter | Apr 29, 2020
The Muslim community is riven with disunity. This is not news to anyone. Whether we look at it from an organisational level, community perspective, the mosques or even the scholars – disunity is so prevalent that it is seen as a fact of life by all of us. ...
by Dr Mohammed Jiva, MBE | Apr 29, 2020
Dear Editor Over the past month I have frequently heard that we are going through ‘unprecedented times’ and you can dispute that. We have been exposed to an invisible enemy who without distinction affects all ages, races and sexes without discrimination and is now a...
by Dr Amer Hamed | Apr 29, 2020
The British healthcare system’s loss of nine of its Muslim healthcare professionals (eight doctors and one nurse as of the 14th April) speaks for itself about the tremendous sacrifice that this community has made during this pandemic. The impact of their passing on...
by Dr. Mohammed Wajid Akhter | Aug 20, 2019
When we think of public health, our minds often go to large scale governmental initiatives such as fluoridation of water, banning smoking in public spaces and traffic control measures to reduce pollution from cars. While these are all accurate examples, there is...
