http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/ziauddin_sardar en http://images.newstatesman.com/users/avatars/zia-sardar.jpg http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/ziauddin_sardar http://www.newstatesman.com/health/2009/07/chinese-viagra-sex-boots http://www.newstatesman.com/health/2009/07/chinese-viagra-sex-boots Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:18:45 GMT Ziauddin Sardar Viagra can now be bought over the counter at Boots. But hold on – look east and you will find far better, natural remedies for “exhausted passion”. Ziauddin Sardar offers a user’s guide

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2008/09/british-asians-britain-india http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2008/09/british-asians-britain-india Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:22:58 GMT Ziauddin Sardar There is no such thing as the "Asian community". The label was imposed on a generation of migrants after they arrived in Britain, and holds no hint of how they see themselves

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/09/muslim-exes-themselves-fame http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/09/muslim-exes-themselves-fame Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:23:36 GMT Ziauddin Sardar To declare that you are an ex-fanatic or ex-Muslim is now the shortest route to fame and fortune

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/09/muslim-marriage-islamic-mufti http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/09/muslim-marriage-islamic-mufti Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:11:59 GMT Ziauddin Sardar A new arrangement means a young Muslim is free to marry whomever he or she wishes, without their parents' consent

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/asia/2008/08/pakistan-musharraf-india http://www.newstatesman.com/asia/2008/08/pakistan-musharraf-india Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:28:48 GMT Ziauddin Sardar Pakistan is breathing a sigh of relief - but Musharraf has left the country in a total mess

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/08/quran-muslim-scientific http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/08/quran-muslim-scientific Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:28:48 GMT Ziauddin Sardar According to some Muslim scholars, everything from genetics to robotics and space travel is described in the Quran. What nonsense

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/08/muslim-government-british http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/08/muslim-government-british Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:21:28 GMT Ziauddin Sardar The right to disagree and be critical of your government is what is known as democracy, a right cherished as much by British Muslims as anyone else

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/07/pakistan-taliban-peshawar http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/07/pakistan-taliban-peshawar Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:18:40 GMT Ziauddin Sardar Many believe the Talibanisation of Pakistan is well under way and impossible to reverse

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/07/indonesia-malaysia-islam http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/07/indonesia-malaysia-islam Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:22:07 GMT Ziauddin Sardar Even though extremism has taken root in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, their long tradition of moderate Islam offers hope.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/06/terrorism-fatwa-india-islam http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2008/06/terrorism-fatwa-india-islam Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:15:33 GMT Ziauddin Sardar "In Islam, creating social discord or disorder, breach of peace, rioting, bloodshed, pillage or plunder and killing of innocent persons anywhere in the world are all considered most inhuman crimes."

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