History

This educational video – by Yahya Birt – covers new research about Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam (1856-1932), the founder of Britain’s first mosque in Liverpool, about his roles as a Tory activist, a solicitor who represented working-class interests, and a trade … Read More

Robert ‘Reschid’ Stanley was the Mayor of Stalybridge and he converted to Islam in 1898 at the Liverpool Muslim Institute, in the presence of Abdullah Quilliam. He became great friends with the Sheikh and a Vice-Chairman of the LMI. When … Read More

Article by M. A. Sherif. M.A. Sherif is a biographical researcher who has written about the lives of Qur’an translators Abdullah Yusuf Ali and Marmaduke Pickthall, and the famous English convert Abdullah Philby. Sherif has also recently completed a comparative … Read More

Article by Yahya Birt. Yahya Birt is a PhD candidate in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds. He is researching the history of postwar Muslim political activism in Britain. “Yahya Birt uncovers new evidence of Abdullah Quilliam’s … Read More

Thank-you to Yahya Birt for providing us with these documents. Yahya Birt is a PhD candidate in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds. He is researching the history of postwar Muslim political activism in Britain. » In … Read More

Thank-you to Yahya Birt for providing us with these images. Yahya Birt is a PhD candidate in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds. He is researching the history of postwar Muslim political activism in Britain. Full article: … Read More