Nationalism is so deeply etched into our world, that it even causes suffering within a nation state. The present system enforces colour bias by dividing the community into an ethnic majority and minority. By offering community services, like centres on the basis of race and nationality or by organising events like Asian festivals and Black cultural evenings, divisions are further ingrained into the thoughts of people. Again this is accepted blindly, but why should we need to state our ethnic origin when filling in forms? In fact, this encourages a subtle form of racism, whether in the form of discrimination or so-called positive discrimination, as it creates a colour conscious society.

In Islam such apartheid is prevented. For in the Khilafah, once citizenship is granted, the Muslim or non-Muslim is not viewed as a minority or a majority. All the systems of Islam will ensure this. So jobs are offered on suitability not ethnicity. Schools will work to ensure racism is put to rest. Organisations calling to race or nationality will be illegal.

This is a far cry from the myth of beheading of infidels, for under Islam the non-Muslim as a dhimmi (a non-Muslim citizen of the Islamic State), is a protected citizen, whose belief, property and honour is secured. Muhammad (saw) said in one hadith, “Whosoever harmed a dhimmi has harmed me.”