Zia Sardar has a go at emel

Posted on 21st October, 2005 by

Did anyone else see Ziauddin Sardar on BBC2’s Culture Show in the feature on emel magazine last night? He had the gall to criticise “emel” for being too “orthodox”, something he’s not too keen on, judging by the article they printed by him in which he welcomed the “bogus Jumu’ah” led by Amina Wadud in New York a few months ago, pouring scorn in a style distinctly similar to that of Muslim WakeUp! on those who opposed the event. I don’t know about anyone else, but I think it speaks volumes that he thinks emel’s orthodoxy is something to criticise, even as it has features on musicians like Sami Yusuf and the boxer Danny Williams - and his own article! There’s gratitude for you.

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  • http://neurocentric.blogspot.com/ The Neurocentric

    I haven’t seen Emel magazine in print since its first edition - which was given to me free as a promotion. Thanks for linking to their website - I’m impressed and I think I should pick up a copy sometime. Ziauddin Sardar should read Ideal Home magazine - now that’s real orthodoxy.

  • http://shappir.blog.com shapps

    Interesting. Basically he got a lot of flack in the Letters page in the month following his article on Amina Wadud. And his column has seemingly been dropped by EMEL since then.

  • Baybers

    Sardar came for a lecture tour here in Australia, 2 years ago. he spoke at a Muslim gathering and what was immediately obvious was that he had a strong grasp of current politics and societal trends in the west. But it was also very plain to all those present that his understanding of his own professed faith was superficial, without any understanding of its complexity, the quality of its jurisprudence or even any sophisticated understanding of the Quran.

    In addition he made a point of being confrontational, controversial and speaking down to the antipodeon rabble that were listening.

    His views at emal are therefore not surprising, Although I don’t have much sympathy for a muslim lifestyle magazine which is lightweight and employed him as a columnist without understanding what a dangerous gadfly he is

  • http://www.2000ah.blogspot.com/ Edward Ott

    I think it should be obvious that like the wakeup crowd it is a case of ‘if you do not belive and behave as i see fit you are wrong’ mentality. something that both conservatives, moderates and liberals can all be guilty of.

    Salam

  • http://anarchomuslim.blogspot.com/ Yakoub

    I am something of a fan of Sardar, and unlike one of the other commentors here, I think he has a good grasp of Islam and its history. He is an unapologetic liberal, though, and although he has a tendency towards oppositionalism which is might seem rather MWU in style, I don’t take his more bucolic utterances too seriously, and frankly, I’m not too sure he does, either!