Tariq Ramadan

Independent, Islamic scholar hits out over sacking, 20 Aug 09 "The controversial Islamic theologian Tariq Ramadan has been fired from two jobs in the Netherlands for allegedly endorsing the Iranian regime by hosting a chat show on a Tehran-backed TV channel."

Tariq Ramadan was recently appointed a new Islamic Studies Chair at Oxford. See Iqra.ca for info

'Imam bridges a wedding divide'

Oxford Times, Imam bridges a wedding divide, 6 Jun 09 "Dr Taj Hargey, chairman of the Muslim Education Centre of Oxford, said he had performed about 36 marriages in the past two years between Muslim women and non-Muslim men."

Miliband Speech at Oxford

Guardian, West must show respect to gain trust of Muslims, admits David Miliband, 21 May 09 "In a speech delivered in Oxford, Miliband listed the Iraq war alongside the medieval Crusades and colonial-era division and subjugation of the Middle East as drivers of "bitterness, distrust and resentment" in the region."

Taj Hargey

Daily Mail, The Muslim cleric who blames British mosques for the 7/7 bombings, says multiculturalism is a disaster and would throw Islamic fanatics out, 30 Apr 09

Taj Hargey

Independent, The imam who took on the 'Muslim McCarthyists', 9 Apr 09 "Taj Hargey was in an ebullient mood as he drank a cup of steaming hot chocolate in a coffee shop opposite the High Court yesterday morning. "Today is a great day for British Islam," he declared triumphantly. "Liberal, progressive Muslims have finally won a battle against the extremists that dominate the Muslim establishment in Britain.""

Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil

huffingtonpost.com, Victoria Lautman, Mosques, Moolah, and the Importance of Tradition, 1 Apr 09 profile of Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil, architect of (among other buildings) the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

More on ArchNet: Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil

Oxford's new mosque

Telegraph Blogs, Mosque amid Oxford's slumbering spires, 28 Mar 09 "While Bishop Nazir Ali of Rochester has received death threats from some who hate his criticisms of Islam, Bishop John Pritchard of Oxford has said he received death threats for supporting a mosque in Oxford that wants muezzins to broadcast the call to prayer."