London’s first mosque – archive
4 October 1926: After the opening ceremony the Imam called the faithful to prayer from the minarets high over the roofs of suburbia From our London Staff Tue 4 Oct […]
Archive Document: Queen Outed Herself as a Fan of the EU
Does Britain’s future lie in Europe? In 1988, long before the prospect of Brexit, the queen spoke about the issue with a German diplomat. A document viewed by DER SPIEGEL […]
A blessed Friday at the new Markaz
17th May 2019 Islamabad, Surrey: 17 May Fridays are blessed anyway, but what better if they occur in the holy month of Ramadan; and what better when there happens to […]
‘HATE CRIME’ BACKLASH Theresa May rejects new Islamophobia bill after warnings it could harm anti-terror fight
The PM was warned it could backfire and stifle criticism of hate preachers Source: Sun, UK By Kate Ferguson, Westminster Correspondent THERESA May yesterday rejected a new definition of […]
Islamophobia is real and needs to be taken seriously – this definition is no threat to free speech
The working definition of Islamophobia proposed by the APPG for British Muslims endangers free speech no more than a working definition of dentistry or philosophy Sean O’Grady @_seanogrady The Independent […]
From the Middle East to Northern Ireland, western states are all too happy to avoid culpability for war crimes
There are parallels between the sudden growth of the warped mindset which proposes to exonerate murderers before they commit their crime and historically murderous military regimes Robert Fisk @indyvoices The […]
Manchester United star Pogba travels to Mecca to perform umrah pilgrimage
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 16.05.2019 Manchester United’s star midfielder Paul Pogba traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform minor Muslim pilgrimage known as umrah. Pogba on Thursday posted a […]
Throwing Muslim minorities under the bus
This Islamophobia definition would make life harder for secular Muslims and minority sects. Rakib Ehsan Columnist 16th May 2019 While British politics has been utterly consumed by Brexit, there is […]
Soldiers shouldn’t be allowed to get away with murder – but neither should the leaders who sent them to war
Defence minister Penny Mordaunt’s attempts to introduce an amnesty on historical prosecutions for British army veterans are designed to protect the British state and its leaders from international law Joe […]
The amazing story of Amar: Finding family after 30 years
Love that survived Saddam’s savagery: Horribly burned in an Iraqi war crime, this orphan was taken in by an English Baroness, but 28 years later he has made an […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim community welcomes residents for giant Big Iftar meals
By Orlando Jenkinson Lando_j Reporter – Kingston, Elmbridge & Epsom The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is opening its doors for a Big Iftar feast at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden. […]
At 2.30am, an Irish hotel lays a full breakfast buffet for the only Muslim guest fasting in Ramadan
by Adeel Malik May 14, 2019, A Dublin hotel has received some well deserved praise for a lovely gesture they made for a guest. The ibis hotel at Red Cow […]
Let asylum seekers work while they wait for Home Office decision
asylum In our research we have spoken to doctors, nurses, teachers, accountants and social workers who have been waiting for years while their skills and qualifications become redundant, says Helen […]
Britain used to ask Muslims to move here. What happened to us?
Diana Darke Arabic-speaking ‘recruitment’ videos the British government made in the 1960s show a more tolerant nation than today’s hostile environment Thu 9 May 2019 A still from the […]
British woman describes Australia road-trip kidnap
Source: BBC News A British backpacker has spoken for the first time about being kidnapped and raped by a man in Australia. Elisha Greer, 24, was held captive by Marcus […]
Charity is not just for Ramadan – even ‘positive’ media portrayals of Muslims are becoming a problem
We simply don’t place the same emphasis on other religions and their philanthropic acts. The spike in coverage serves to make it seem uncommon, like we are trying to justify […]
How rediscovering my faith is helping me cope with a chaotic world
The Catholicism of my childhood was overshadowed by books and politics in my 20s. But speaking to survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire encouraged me to find solace and support […]
Child sexual abuse inquiry to be held into religious organisations
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Child sexual abuse in a wide range of religious organisations and settings, including Jehovah’s Witnesses and Buddhists, is to be scrutinised in an […]
Britain’s legacy is not benign – the Cambridge slavery inquiry will show we have plenty to feel guilty for
My ancestor James Ramsay wrote a book criticising the horrors of the slave trade in the 18th century. Contrary to claims by the inquiry’s critics, racism was challenged even back then Patrick Cockburn […]