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CM21: Relations

Samia Rahman is perplexed by our complex network of relationships, Aamer Hussein looks back on his affectionate bonds with the great Urdu writer Qurratulain Hyder (aka 'Annie'), Syed Nomanul Haq follows classical scholars seeking royal patronage, Piro Rexhepi crosses borders in the Balkans, Annalisa Mormile traces the roots of disunity in the EU family, Benedikt Koehler highlights how the Italian scholar of Islam Leone Caetani saw East/West Relations, Julian Bond and Fatimah Ashrif engage in a (loving) interfaith dialogue, Mohammed Moussa explores family ties in Japanese politics, Elma Berisha is horrified by the spread of homogeneity, Michael Vicente Perez suggests that feminism is for everybody, Saulat Pervez sets out to cultivate reading habits, Ayisha Malik goes on a date in full hijab, and Ziauddin Sardar fails to cope with a troublesome Auntie. 

Also in this issue: a short story by Muddasir Ramzan, poetry by Mohja Kahf and Perzada Salman, Safeena Razzaq's illustrated guide to the 'Problems of a Brown Girl', Nadiah Ghani on Muslim fashion, Aysha Garaeva on Soviet 'death journeys', Hassan Mahamdallie on the holy ignorance of Salafis and Islamists, Henry Brefo's Last Word on African Chiefs and our List of the Top Ten relationship break-ups.

In this issue

The Relations Matrix by Samia Rahman

Spring 1999. With all the precocious privilege of a gap-year student, I walked into the police headquarters in Allahabad, India and strode up to ...

Top Ten Relationship Break-ups

In the words of Echo and the Bunnymen, nothing ever lasts forever. Relationships are precarious creatures, causing joy, pain and wonder almost at ...

EU's Others by Annalisa Mormile

The morning after the EU referendum vote, I woke up earlier than usual and immediately turned on my TV. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The ...

Soviet Terror by Aysha Garaeva

The 1930s were marked by tragedies that to this day strike terror and grief in the hearts of descendants of those few who lived to tell their ...

Last Word on African Chieftancy by Henry Brefo

Not many people know what it feels like to grow up as a black man in Brixton. It’s a lot like growing up as a Pakistani in Bradford. ...

Hijabi Dating by Ayisha Malik

‘Terrorists don’t wear vintage shoes.’ At least not according to Sofia Khan, the heroine of my novel, Sofia Khan is not Obliged. ...