Category: Philosophical Islamic Studies

Islam has a long history of very clever scientific endeavour! Let’s explore it together!

A view of Samarkand Olympiad 2026

Pakistan: Samarkand Chess Olympiad 2026 – Israel “Boycotted” in Favour of “Palestine Solidarity”! (19.9.2026)

I had know idea historical Samarkand is now situated in the modern Nation State of Uzbekistan (a former Soviet Republic) an Islamic country. When the US and UK invaded Revolutionary Russia between 1918-1921 – the (58,000) British Army tended to manoeuvre around this general geographical area (the British committed an atrocity in Baku – Azerbaijan – by murdering unarmed Soviet POWs). So ashamed was the British Nation after this shameful event – no regiment in the British Army claim these actions as “battle honours”. The US tried to extend WWI to happening between 1914-1921 (these dates actually appear on some plaques) – but Great Britain refused this designation and limited WWI to “1914-1918” (although occasionally a plaque will read “1914-1919”) when the Soviet Red Army prevailed (the formation of the USSR was established in late 1922). Now, I know people from Pakistan sometimes access this blog – so I have added a few “Urdu” texts with English translation. Never stop learning.

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The Good Iman, Wife & Daughter Receiving the Award in London!

Church of Pakistan: Iman Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi [طاہر محمود اشرفی] Receives “Global Peace Award”! (19.9.2026)

As an individual with no political power – the Iman has stated that the existing “blasphemy law” should not be misused to attack non-Muslims – but he broadly supports punishing bona fide attacks on his faith (what more could he do – considering the situation he is in?). Bear in mind that the CofE has been historically riddled with allegations of paedophilia, and permits St Pauk’s Cathedral to me used for “raves”. Furthermore, whether an individual (or group) is Christian or not – the CofE permits people to use Churches as “hotels” over a single night or a number of nights – indeed, this highly expensive and lucrative development is termed “Champing”! I have personal experience of this – as I stayed over-night in a local Church assessing if claims of “hauntings” had any validity (there was no evidence). I note the CofE has registered the term “Champing” as a “Trade Mark” (after-all, the CofE has only just ended its long-term investment in the arms industry). I support a universal freedom of thought that gives equal weight to “believing” and “not-believing” in religion. Religionists must accommodate and accept atheism and non-theism – just as secularists must tolerant those who believe in a sky-spirit. Religions tolerating one another’s delusions is not the answer – it is just a step. Religionists should not be offended by my words.

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‘I want Labour defeated, and only way of doing that is a vote for @ZackPolanski,’ says Mr Galloway’s ex-Chief of Staff in Commons

UK: Growing “Galloway Backlash” for Standing Against Zack Polanski! (19.9.2026)

I believe that Galloway is today a right-wing Trotskyite – a left-leaning fascist. Polanski has told numerous (exposed) lies. Choices, choices for the UK’s bourgeoise’s left. I would not vote for Galloway, Labour, or the Greens – they are all bourgeois distortions of genuine leftist concerns. The authentic (Marxist-Leninist) left will not be found in reactionary opposition to (or the embracing of) Zionist or Jihadi politics. No – the left is moving the deckchairs around on the Titanic. The Greens previously benefitted from a split in the right[wing vote in the Dover by-election – and now the Greens look set to exploit a similar split in the left-wing vote in the Holborn and St Pancreas by-election. The Greens are a neo-liberal outfit that changes political direction with te wind, and which cannot be trusted to represent the working-class. The Greens are too busy representing the reactionary politics of other countries.

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Taliban Schools Out-Law Unauthorised Smiling

UK: “Taliban-Style” School Discipline Comes to Somerset! (18.9.2026)

It is a primitive culture that equates “literacy” with “rebellion”. In Somerset, “lack of freedom” is illogically equated with “literacy”. Creative expression is equated with a “deviation” from the norm – but whose “norm” are we talking about? A disadvantaged working-class child will continue to be a disadvantaged working-class child – even if their personal freedom is compromised. The “weight” of society is already balanced against them. No. Like the brutality of the Taliban – the Somerset Solution is designed all crush freedom of expression. Of course, the justification for all this suffering is that it allegedly “does the children good” – but surely – this is a form of child abuse. Not all children will be high-achievers or geniuses. Nature (and evolution) is just not like that. The lumpen proletariat (of which I am a part) are “average” in achievement – but this is precisely how humanity has developed. It is the “group effort” that matters – and not usually the antics of an individual whose “behaviour” (UK spelling) does not equate to the well-being of the collecive.

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The wooden coffin was on display in the Egypt and Sudan collections

UK: Why Museum’s Last Mummy Has Been Taken-Off Display! (14.9.2026)

When I was in Egypt during the mid-1990s, I found the local Egyptians would allow virtually anything just as long as you gave them money. In airports that served Westerners – the toilets would have no toilet-paper. Egyptian “attendants” would discreetly wait until a Westerner locked the door of a convenience and then knock on the door and offer sheets of toilet paper delivered under the door for a specified amount (usually Egyptian pound notes). This is the level of cheapness we are dealing with. Virtually anything was for sale in Islamic Egypt as the Arabs who control the country now have nothing to do with pyramid-building or the Pharaohs. We saw mummy after mummy on display as we traversed around (Egypt remains the only country where I was questioned by the Airport Authorities – and asked to explain “why” I was in a “mixed-ethnicity” marriage). Knowing what I know about the shallowness of contemporary Egyptian culture – I find the pretentious bourgeois attitude relayed below to be bordering on the laughable. Why would modern Egyptians care about the remains of a different ethnic group, whose religion they do not follow or care about? Muslims over the recent centuries have damaged the pyramids they now exploit to a remarkable degree. It is funny the BBC does mention this aspect.

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us unmanned submarine

Iran: IRGC Navy Captures US [Unmanned] “Saildrone Explorer” Submarine! (11.9.2026)

The US has become trapped in a game it cannot win without drastically changing the battlefield – which it seems unable to do. Iran has achieved this impasse through sound (material) thinking and planning. It is not because of any divine assistance or godly help. It is a further irony that many commentators in the Middle East believe that this meticulous planning and preparation on the material plane just manifested “out-of-nothing”. It “just appeared” – which of course it did not. It was exactly because of a sound material approach to reality that Iran has achieved (so far) what it has. Of course, as a person of mature years, I do not view a “flying drone” to be an “enemy aeroplane” – or a “submergible drone” to be a legitimate “submarine”. Genuine “Submarines” are what my (maternal) grandfather defended against during WWII (Nazi German U-Boats). I have found footage of this US Submarine apparently reported “captured” in the Western media. It is true, the Iranians have captured a submergible US drone termed a “submarine” – attempting to enter the Iranian controlled Straits of Hurmuz. This is yet another military and media humiliation for the US. This is a product of sound material analysis and planning.

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