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Taufiq Wan

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Taufiq is an editor and journalist at The New Arab, having joined the team in 2016. Based in London, he graduated from Queen Mary University with a Bachelors degree in History focussing on the medieval Islamic world, later pursuing an MSc in Development Studies at SOAS. Prior to joining The New Arab, Taufiq worked for several years with UK-based Muslim Aid.

 

Areas of focus: Global Islamic affairs, Western, Muslim communities, UK politics, Southeast Asia

 

Follow him on twitter: @taufiq_wan

Extremists hold Islam - which inextricably includes Sufism - as it is normatively practiced around the world in contempt. Egypt's deadly attack on Friday must be understood within this context.

25 November, 2017

A man uttering the word 'divorce' three times will no longer be enough to end a marriage between Muslim couples in India.

22 August, 2017

London's diverse community has shown admirable strength in coming together after the tragic blaze, but why are sections of Britain's rightwing press eager to tell a slightly different story?

17 June, 2017

Blog: A mainstream British radio station has finally moved to take Katie Hopkins off the air. Here's a brief look a her catalogue of outrages.

26 May, 2017

The former British prime minister says he will 'get his hands dirty' in a bid to fight against Britain's exit from the European Union.

01 May, 2017

Hundreds of students and activists gathered at London's School of Oriental and African Studies to oppose a visit by Israel's UK ambassador Mark Regev.

28 April, 2017

While some may have already forgotten the Chapel Hill shooting of 2015, efforts are underway to preserve the memory of its three victims.

12 February, 2017

The global Islamophobic conspiracy mill has gone into overdrive - are Muslim Brotherhood-inspired tactics taking hold in Canada's government?

10 February, 2017

As Muslims across the world prepare to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, now is a time to reflect on the rich diversity of the Muslim world.

11 December, 2016

Elections for leader of the UK's leading right-wing populist party have been completed with UKIP now headed by a man who claimed terror attacks have 'everything to do with Islam'.

28 November, 2016