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June 6, 2016By0

The Beast Within

Although bullying can take a variety of forms, it is characterised by one key issue-the abuse of power. Sabnum Dharansi highlights how we can guard against it. The tragic news of Hannah Smith, the 14 year-old British schoolgirl who committed suicide in August this year after suffering abuse from cyberbullies, once again focused the nation’s...
June 6, 2016By0

“Silent Night, Holy Night, All Is Calm, All Is Bright

Christmas approaches and it is impossible to ignore the spangly party atmosphere. For Muslims who live in non-Muslim countries, the season of good will presents many challenges, says Sabnum Dharansi I have come across many different attitudes to Christmas, and so I decided to take a closer look at the way we do things, in...
June 6, 2016By0

Preparing For Your Child For School

How does a new school affect you and your child? Sabnum Dharamsi offers a spiritual perspective on change and parenthood. Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not...
June 6, 2016By0

Counselling Within

From the COUNSELOR’S chair Counselling ulthm Often people feel inadequate and guilty when things go wrong in their lives. What if they had some help along the way? Sabnum Dharamsi describes the process of Islamic counselling veryone goes through ups and downs in life. When we are stuck, struggling with a relationship or making sense...
June 6, 2016By0

Psychology And Faith: Knowing Nothing And Doing Nothing

By Sabnum Dharamsi ã Talk given at St Ethelburga’s, London (2007) edited version (2009) This talk is about intersections between knowledge, psychology and faith, and their role in understanding the nature of truth and knowledge and how these condition our actions. It does this by taking a journey from doubt to reason, through different aspects...
June 6, 2016By0

Consciousness And Islam A Critique Of The London Riots Of August 2011

A paper by Abdullah Maynard Qadr and Qadir. The events in England following the death of Mark Dugan on the 4thof August, the spontaneous violence, rioting and looting to me illustrate in a graphic clarity the interaction between decree and destiny played out on a grand scale in the context of our evolution of consciousness....
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