Inspiring people, websites, groups, and channels to check out and follow so that we can develop ourselves, increase our knowledge, and strengthen our communities. Also some shops to buy from!
Activism & Rights
Innovative Minds – Activism and useful informational items like Boycott Divest Sanction cards
Islamic Human Rights Commission – Massoud Shadjareh, long time defender of human rights
Our Muslim Village – Dr Kate Godfrey-Faussett helping strengthen Muslim families
Palestine Action – Successful movement shutting down “israeli” arms company Elbit Systems locations around the UK through direct action
Blogs
Stances To Salvation – Breakdowns of current affairs through from an Islamic activism perspective
Words of Solidarity – Covering history and politics through an Islamic lens. She has a wall too 🙂
Zainab Rights – A vocal activist and writer covering numerous issues effecting societies around the world
Islamic Services
AIM Islam – Reviving revolutionary Islam
Balagh-e-Asl – Halal family entertainment dubbed or subbed in English and Urdu
Followers of the Pure – Introducing the martyrs of Islam
Islamic Pulse – Reviving revolutionary Islam
Muslim Meditation – Grounding meditation enveloped in Islamic theology
Pure Stream Media – Inspirational reminders for wilayah and resistance
The Muslim Vibe – An array of Muslim topics explored from Sunni, Shi’a, and Sufi perspectives
Zakzaky Foundation South Africa – Lectures and discussions on resistance
Political
Collated news and resistance outlets covering stories from angles that challenge the mainstream narrative.
Al-Ahed News – Lebanese resistance news
Al-Manar – Lebanese resistance news
Al Mayadeen – Beirut-based independent satellite news outlet
Basira Press – Islamic revolutionary media outlet
Mehr News Agency – Iranian outlet transmitting news in multiple languages
Mint Press News – Independent watchdog journalism organisation
Press TV – Iran-based international news broadcaster
Pure Wilayah – Collected resistance news to help combat misinformation
Quds News Network – Palestine news
The Empire Files – Abby Martin’s independent anti-imperialist documentary and interview channel
The Muslim Journalists – An independent faith-centric news outlet by Zainab Rights and Fatima El-Zein
Scholars
God bless our scholars. Here’s a few that inspire me and some great lectures from them, checkk them out:
Imam Sayed Ali Khamenei: Website – socio political and religious advice from the Wali
Sheikh Ahmed Haneef: Weekly discussions with AIM series – interesting topics and empowering stances
Shaykh Farrokh Sekaleshfar: Living Under the System of Taghut series – complacency shattering for western Muslims
Sayyid Haidar Hassanain: Understanding Wilayah series – explained through simple examples and stories
Sayed Hussain Makke: Life of Imam Ali series – deep and clear analysis
Shaykh Jaffer Ladak: How Medina was Built series – strategies for community building and proliferation
Sheikh Javad Shomali: The Forgotten Depth of Islam series – spiritually enlightening
Brother Khalil Jaffer: In Search of Orthodox Islam series – beautiful non-sectarian approach
Agha Panahian: YouTube clips – deeply spiritual advice
Syed Nusrat Abbas Bukhari (urdu speaker): YouTube channel – simple and enlightening lectures
Shops
We should support the community where we can.
Aayah – modest women’s clothing
House of Taha – books, clothing, perfumes, natural products etc
Eimaan Hujjat Bookshop – a large variety of Islamic books
Islamic College Bookshop – quality Islamic book publications
Little Pink Pom – Etsy shop to help Dr Kate Godfrey-Faussett do her crucial work for Muslim families
Wilayah Wellness – Natural supplements from Sayed Hussain Makke and UFC lightweight Rafael Fiziev