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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh

@musdabbagh.bsky.social
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Writer. Words in Middle East Eye | Byline Times | EA World View Read my work: linktr.ee/MusDabbagh

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"Question now in front of #British #Muslims is not whether to endorse what successive governments have done, but whether to help decide what our country does next. For the state, that means engaging representative Muslim voices. For British Muslim leaders, it means being involved ASAP" #UKMuslims
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Are #British #Muslims Prepared for Challenges to UK Security? (Mustafa al-Dabbagh) #UKMuslims eaworldview.com/2026/09/are-...
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Are British Muslims Prepared for Challenges to UK Security? - EA WorldView
"The UK will ask more of everyone in the years ahead, and British Muslims are as much a part of this country's future as anyone else."
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The British Muslim community, and its leaders, need to be involved in the conversation about our country's defence, not find out about decisions once they've been made. That means representative voices in the room. Not self appointed interlocutors. eaworldview.com/2026/09/are-...
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Are British Muslims Prepared for Challenges to UK Security? - EA WorldView
"The UK will ask more of everyone in the years ahead, and British Muslims are as much a part of this country's future as anyone else."
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The UK government calls out foreign interference, but the focus is always Russia, China and Iran. My latest for Middle East Eye on the foreign interference overlooked: pro-Israel lobbying, US dark money, and the UAE's clandestine methods on British soil.
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Foreign interference is real - but the UK should look beyond the usual culprits
Foreign money and foreign direction should be treated as a problem regardless of which state masterminds it
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
IPSO upheld a complaint over a false claim in The Telegraph then rejected an identical one against The Times A regulator that can't apply its rules consistently leaves every community fair game My piece for @scottlucas.bsky.social on why IPSO isn't fit for purpose eaworldview.com/2026/07/uk-p...
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The UK's Press Regulator Fails The Community - EA WorldView
"If UK press is not regulated effectively, what does that mean for communities and civic engagement which a fair press supposedly protects?"
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Essential Fault Line in #UKPolitics — and How British #Muslims Can Overcome It (Mustafa al-Dabbagh) #Burnham #LabourParty eaworldview.com/2026/07/uk-p...
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The Essential Fault Line in UK Politics - and How British Muslims Can Overcome It - EA WorldView
"Within shift in power in UK, opportunity presents itself for British Muslims not only to be part of the conversation but to help shape it."
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Britain's establishment is splitting over how it secures itself, at home and abroad. That's a fault line worth understanding, and it's time the Muslim community worked to shape what is coming, not just respond to it. My latest. With thanks to @scottlucas.bsky.social eaworldview.com/2026/07/uk-p...
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The Essential Fault Line in UK Politics - and How British Muslims Can Overcome It - EA WorldView
"Within shift in power in UK, opportunity presents itself for British Muslims not only to be part of the conversation but to help shape it."
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Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) @muslimcounciluk.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
What can Bosnia teach us today? MCB Assistant Secretary General reflects on the warning signs that preceded the Bosnian genocide and the lessons Britain must learn to resist division and hate. Read more: loom.ly/VEqocRg By @musdabbagh.bsky.social
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Al Carns was right that Britain needs a broader understanding of security. But he missed the most important part. Civic resilience isn't just one component of national security. It's the foundation everything else rests on. New piece with @scottlucas.bsky.social 👇
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The #1 Source of Britain's Vulnerability? Its Civic Society - EA WorldView
Take note, Britain: "Civic resilience is not just 1 component of national security — it is foundation upon which much of that security rests"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Good communication isn't about finding the boldest thing you can say. It's about taking people on a journey to where you want them to be, and those on the left have never really understood that. Please read and share. mustafaaldabbagh.substack.com/p/how-to-hav...
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How to Have a Point and Still Lose the Argument
Good communication isn't about finding the boldest thing you can say. It's about taking people on a journey to where you want them to be, and those on the left have never really understood that.
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Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) @muslimcounciluk.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
MCB Assistant Secretary General @musdabbagh.bsky.social writes for Middle East Eye on the “Unite the Kingdom” rally, the Islamophobic rhetoric platformed by speakers, and why division and hate weaken Britain’s social fabric instead of protecting it.
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Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) @muslimcounciluk.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Mustafa Al-Dabbagh argues that rising division, Islamophobia and the scapegoating of minorities are a strategic risk to the nation. Read the full article on EA WorldView: tr.ee/mcbasgarticlemay2026 @musdabbagh.bsky.social
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"If #Britain is to navigate the dangerous world now emerging, we will need more than military strength. We require a renewed sense of civic citizenship, shared purpose, and social trust" #Community #CivicDefense #UK
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Fractured #Britain Is At A Crossroads (Mustafa al-Dabbagh) #UK #BrexitShambles #Community #CivicDefense eaworldview.com/2026/05/frac...
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Fractured Britain Is At A Crossroads - EA WorldView
"If Britain is to navigate the dangerous world now emerging, we require renewed sense of civic citizenship, shared purpose, and social trust"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
My latest piece reflects on civic resilience, political fragmentation, and why rebuilding trust and shared purpose, must become part of Britain’s national security conversation. A pleasure as always to work with @scottlucas.bsky.social on this. eaworldview.com/2026/05/frac...
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Fractured Britain Is At A Crossroads - EA WorldView
"If Britain is to navigate the dangerous world now emerging, we require renewed sense of civic citizenship, shared purpose, and social trust"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
A short reflection on Britain’s culture wars and why Muslims need to start thinking asymmetrically. Instead of arguing within narratives set by others, we need to start telling our own story. mustafaaldabbagh.substack.com/p/asymmetric...
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Asymmetrical Thinking in Britain’s Culture Wars
Every so often, a storm in a teacup brews here in Britain.
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
From a "Carthaginian Peace" to #Israel 's Dahiya Doctrine "With this idea, from #Gaza to #Lebanon and now to #Iran, the strategy is rarely to contain conflict. Rather, it is to redraw entire regions. That is what makes the present moment so dangerous" #IranWar
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The UK has been drawn into the expanding US–Israel war with Iran and its geopolitical consequences. The question now is what kind of war is this becoming? My latest looking at how the war in the middle east is playing out. eaworldview.com/2026/03/us-i...
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US, Israel, and Iran: What Kind of War Is This Becoming? - EA WorldView
US-Israel War on Iran: "This strategy does not contain conflict. It seeks to redraw entire regions. That makes present moment so dangerous."
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
A pleasure working with @scottlucas.bsky.social on this piece on the war on Iran and what it means for Britain. It looks at the domestic consequences, the struggle for regional hegemony in the Middle East, and the wider geopolitical stakes. eaworldview.com/2026/03/uk-i... Please read and share.
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Why the UK is Involved in the US-Israel War on Iran - EA WorldView
US-Israel war on Iran: "Escalation is no longer theoretical. UK must tread carefully, clear-eyed about its interests & honest about its limits"
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
"Escalation is no longer theoretical, but happening in real time. The UK must tread carefully, clear-eyed about its interests and honest about its limits. In a world already stretched by conflict, the margin for error is thin" #Iran #IranWar #Israel #Trump #Starmer
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Why the UK is Involved in the US- #Israel War on #Iran (Mustafa al-Dabbagh) #IranWar #Starmer eaworldview.com/2026/03/uk-i...
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Why the UK is Involved in the US-Israel War on Iran - EA WorldView
US-Israel war on Iran: "Escalation is no longer theoretical. UK must tread carefully, clear-eyed about its interests & honest about its limits"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
We often invoke “Ummah” in moments of distant crisis. But what if we start using it in a wider way than we’re used to? A short reflection on expanding and recalibrating what we mean when we say it. mustafaaldabbagh.substack.com/p/seeing-the...
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Seeing the World in the Word "Ummah"
As Ramadan began, like many others I was inundated with emails and letters from charities asking for donations.
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
"We must learn from the Iraq War, not repeat it. The people of the region deserve peace, sovereignty, and dignity. Not another proxy war. Not another generation of shattered childhoods. History is watching. This time, we cannot say we did not know" #Iran #Trump #IranProtests
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Manufacturing Consent: #Trump 's #Iran 2026 Is A Sequel To #Iraq 2003 (Mustafa al-Dabbagh) #IranProtests eaworldview.com/2026/02/trum...
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Manufacturing Consent: Trump's Iran 2026 Is A Sequel To Iraq 2003 - EA WorldView
On Trump's threat to Iran: "We must learn from the Iraq War, not repeat it. The people of the region deserve peace, sovereignty, and dignity"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We must learn from the Iraq War, not repeat it. The people of the region deserve peace, sovereignty, and dignity. Not another proxy war. Not another generation of shattered childhoods. My latest reflection on the prospect of war in the middle east. eaworldview.com/2026/02/trum...
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
“Democracy is not strengthened by gatekeepers deciding which voices are acceptable. It is strengthened when people are heard because they are affected.” Read my latest about gatekeeper politics and what kind of democracy we want Britain to be. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A Britain that works for all does not need gatekeepers
Once again, we find certain sections of the media, and certain individuals who unilaterally position themselves as spokespeople for entire Muslim communities, debating whether British Muslim organisat...
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
“Democracy is not strengthened by gatekeepers deciding which voices are acceptable. It is strengthened when people are heard because they are affected.” Read my latest about gatekeeper politics and what kind of democracy we want Britain to be. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A Britain that works for all does not need gatekeepers
Once again, we find certain sections of the media, and certain individuals who unilaterally position themselves as spokespeople for entire Muslim communities, debating whether British Muslim organisat...
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
A personal reflection on ADHD, exhaustion, and what it means to live without an off switch, and what we as a community need to do to support one another. open.substack.com/pub/mustafaa...
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The Noise Between the Thoughts
You mind can run perfectly and still wear itself out, just like a car engine. This is a reflection on constant motion, exhaustion, and the courage to slow down.
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
"Task now is not to react faster, but to think & act w purpose. To connect systems shaping people’s lives, to organize for eality we are in, and to stick to direction over time. Anything less is not caution or balance. It is choice to let others decide future and have us live w the consequences"
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
In A World of Extremes, "Good Faith" Is No Longer Enough (Mustafa al-Dabbagh) #Democracy #Protest #Resilience #Citizenship eaworldview.com/2026/01/in-a...
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In A World of Extremes, "Good Faith" Is No Longer Enough - EA WorldView
"Good Faith"? "Task now is not to react faster, but to think & act with purpose. In more dangerous world, resilience depends on that clarity"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
My latest looking at how as extreme ideas enter the mainstream, relying on good faith, facts and morals is no longer enough. We need to choose direction over drift and stick to a clear course. Many thanks to @scottlucas.bsky.social for your help and time for this. eaworldview.com/2026/01/in-a...
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In A World of Extremes, "Good Faith" Is No Longer Enough - EA WorldView
"Good Faith"? "Task now is not to react faster, but to think & act with purpose. In more dangerous world, resilience depends on that clarity"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Sections of the UK media are again whipping up manufactured outrage about the so called “Muslim Brotherhood”. We’ve seen this playbook before, and the same forces are driving it again. I break down what’s behind this recycled panic:
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What is driving Britain's Muslim Brotherhood panic?
Foreign smear campaigns, lobbying and domestic opportunism have turned a vague label into a political weapon that treats British Muslim civil society as inherently suspect
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
We talk a lot about Britain’s challenges but rarely about the people ready to meet them. My latest on the role British Muslims can play in rebuilding the UK. eaworldview.com/2025/12/brit...
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Britain's Muslims Are Ready to Rebuild the UK - But is the UK Ready to Let Them? - EA WorldView
"Every part of the nation must be included in the work of shaping its direction. British Muslims are ready to play that role. Will UK let us?"
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
" #Britain cannot afford to leave so much of its own potential untapped This requires political courage. It requires institutions that see #Muslim communities as partners, not problems. A willingness to imagine a Britain where all of us feel we have something to protect and something to build"
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
#Britain 's #Muslims Are Ready to Rebuild the UK --- But is the UK Ready to Let Them? (Mustafa al-Dabbagh) eaworldview.com/2025/12/brit...
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Britain's Muslims Are Ready to Rebuild the UK - But is the UK Ready to Let Them? - EA WorldView
"Every part of the nation must be included in the work of shaping its direction. British Muslims are ready to play that role. Will UK let us?"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
We talk a lot about Britain’s challenges but rarely about the people ready to meet them. My latest on the role British Muslims can play in rebuilding the UK. eaworldview.com/2025/12/brit...
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Britain's Muslims Are Ready to Rebuild the UK - But is the UK Ready to Let Them? - EA WorldView
"Every part of the nation must be included in the work of shaping its direction. British Muslims are ready to play that role. Will UK let us?"
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Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) @muslimcounciluk.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Read our latest @musdabbagh.bsky.social as we wrap up Islamophobia Awareness Month by dissecting the power of language - and who it harms. muslimcouncil.substack.com/p/what-does-...
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What does it mean to be an 'Islamist'?
Mustafa Al-Dabbagh wraps up Islamophobia Awareness Month by dissecting the power of language - and who it harms...
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
How UK is setting aside international law from #migrants to #refugees to #Gaza to detachment from European Court of Human Rights "We are slipping backwards. History tells us how quickly the fall can come" #Labour #Starmer
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
The UK’s Threat to #InternationalLaw (Mustafa al-Dabbagh) #Migrants #Refugees #Gaza #Starmer #ECHR eaworldview.com/2025/11/uk-t...
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The UK's Threat to International Law - EA WorldView
UK sets aside international law from migrants to refugees to Gaza: "We are slipping backwards. History tells us how quickly the fall can come"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
When international law collapses, so do our rights. From Gaza to Westminster, the rules that once restrained power are being rewritten or ignored. In my latest piece, I explore how Britain, once an architect of the post-war order, is now complicit in its erosion. eaworldview.com/2025/11/uk-t...
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The UK's Threat to International Law - EA WorldView
UK sets aside international law from migrants to refugees to Gaza: "We are slipping backwards. History tells us how quickly the fall can come"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
This is what the degradation of international law looks like From Israel’s genocide in Gaza, to Trump, and now Britain’s PM, a former human rights lawyer trying, to undermine these protections. Let’s not act surprised when dictators follow the same playbook www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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PM wants to change how international law used in asylum cases
The UK needs to
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
"UK #Muslims are asking a fundamental question: where do we go from here? The answer lies not in doubling down on outdated alliances, nor in waiting for others to make room for us. It lies in something more urgent and more honest: forging our own political path — one rooted in moral pragmatism"
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Meeting the Challenge: UK #Muslims and Moral Pragmatism (Mustafa Al-Dabbagh) #Decency #Tolerance eaworldview.com/2025/09/uk-m...
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Meeting the Challenge: UK Muslims and Moral Pragmatism - EA WorldView
"Answer for UK Muslims lies not in outdated alliances nor in waiting for others, but in forging our own political path with moral pragmatism"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Gaza has exposed the bankruptcy of our political leaders. For 25 years, British Muslim have been tied to the left, only on their terms. In my new piece for EA WorldView, I argue the next 25 years must chart a new course, rooted in moral pragmatism: eaworldview.com/2025/09/uk-m...
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Meeting the Challenge: UK Muslims and Moral Pragmatism - EA WorldView
"Answer for UK Muslims lies not in outdated alliances nor in waiting for others, but in forging our own political path with moral pragmatism"
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The state of British media is telling: more outrage over a protest group and an ill-advised chant at a music festival than over the killing of tens of thousands in Gaza. Genocide is unfolding, but the real scandal, apparently, is those who are shouting too loudly about it.
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Child Sexual Exploitation is a vile crime and those perpetrators must be punished.
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
With Israel's actions, we are witnessing the collapse of the rules-based order and international law. This flies in the face of everything Britain claims to stand for. What we’re seeing sends a clear message to every dictator: act as you wish, there will be no consequences.
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Horrific news this morning. Thoughts and prayers with all the victims and their families. Those in the Gatwick area, and those who need support, irregardles of faith or background MCB has set up a dedicated line and is working with Gatwick Islamic Centre to help.
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Whilst these sanctions are welcome, more needs to be done to hold those responsible for atrocities in Gaza to account.
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Mustafa Al-Dabbagh @musdabbagh.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Much has been made by bad faith actors trying to paint this week’s Qur’an burning conviction as a blasphemy law in disguise. It wasn’t. Here’s my latest, outlining the Muslim Council of Britain's position and what the judgement was really about. muslimcouncil.substack.com/p/quran-burn...
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Qur’an burning: Hate speech or blasphemy?
A recent verdict on Qur'an burning outside a Turkish consulate sparked claims of censorship and revived blasphemy laws. But was this a crackdown on hate speech, or on religious criticism?
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