UK tables UN security council resolution calling for Yemen truce
US response to UK push for ceasefire in port city of Hodeidah remains unclear Julian Borger in Washington Bethan McKernan in Beirut First published on Mon 19 Nov 2018 […]
Bravo Zayn Malik for standing up for what you believe in – although I do feel a little sorry for your Muslim fans
If we are to move towards a world where the secular voice is heard and not overridden, Malik should now be invited to do a ‘Thought for the Day’ on […]
Press release> Universal Periodic Review 31st session: Minister for Human Rights statement
Lord Ahmad issued a statement to mark the end of the 31st Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Published 16 November 2018 From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon […]
Inside Westminster, it’s clear Theresa May’s fate is in the hands of people who are getting sick of her fast
If May survives a confidence vote, she cannot be challenged again for another 12 months. But this rule might persuade some MPs to vote against her now – and they […]
Aasia Bibi: British imams join calls for UK to give asylum
Source: BBC News Three British imams have joined calls for the UK to offer asylum to Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy. It comes after former […]
It Isn’t an Easy Time to Be a British Muslim. Cricket Helps.
Source: The New York Times By Sameer Rahim Mr. Rahim is a writer and editor at Prospect magazine. England’s Moeen Ali celebrates with his team mates after taking the wicket of […]
Fat-clogged cells explain why obesity can cause cancer
Source: BBC News A new discovery could explain why obese people are more likely to develop cancer, scientists say. A type of cell the body uses to destroy cancerous tissue […]
The hypocrisy of world leaders at WWI’s 100th anniversary
Nov 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN During the solemn commemoration in Paris of the end of World War I, French President Emmanuel Macron urged the 71 other world […]
It pains me to say it – but Boris Johnson is right about Asia Bibi
Sadly, offering Bibi refuge would prove controversial within a segment of the Muslim population in the UK, and around the world – but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t follow through […]
After a woman was killed with a crossbow in London this week, we need to talk about domestic violence in South Asian communities
Cultural differences can limit access to services and subsequent intervention – the community has to realise this Rabina Khan The Independent Voices Sana Muhammad was eight months pregnant with her […]
The British Home Office invited me to the UK – I then embarked on a nightmare that nearly cost me my future
The Home Office’s relaxing of restrictions around the annual visa cap this summer marked the end of months of trauma for many skilled workers in the UK. Now Sajid Javid […]
Lack of perspective: Why journalists should be haunted by a history of blinkered reporting
When news of the Holocaust first hit papers, it didn’t make the front page – now, writers report impending wars that never materialise. Both approaches are dangerous, says Robert Fisk […]
Object lessons: how a new exhibition challenges old clichés about Islamic art—and people
A new gallery at the heart of the British Museum gloriously explodes our preconceptions by Sameer Rahim / November 13, 2018 In 1994, off the coast of Salcombe Bay […]
Brexit: UK and EU ‘agree text’ of draft withdrawal agreement
AFP Ministers are to be called in to see the prime minister this evening UK and EU officials have agreed the draft text of a Brexit agreement in […]
I spend a lot of time in hospital – this is what Brexit voters don’t understand about the EU staff who work there
Truthfully, I have rarely felt more British than the times I have been a patient; surrounded by nurses and doctors from all over the globe while benefiting from skilled, free […]
Sikh soldier memorial statue in Smethwick vandalised
Source: BBC News A memorial commemorating 100 years since the end of World War One has been vandalised days after being unveiled. The work, which includes a 10ft (3m) statue […]
The best way for our leaders to remember the dead on Armistice Day? Do everything they can to avoid a nuclear war
We are facing a situation where millions could be killed in minutes. The death toll could be even greater than that of the two world wars put together Des Browne […]
Will Europe fold under US sanctions against Iran?
KAMRAN GASANOV Published November 7, 2018 Europe’s stance on the U.S. sanctions against Iran will reveal whether the continent can be independent from Washington or not and, secondly, will […]
Windsor Muslims promote peace & love
By Paul PedroNovember 9, 2018 @PaulPedroNews Windsor’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at community has stepped up for Windsor Regional Hospital, while promoting world peace. Members are pledging $1 million over 10 years […]
Overcoming Islamophobia in UK
My Salam Is For Everyone Source: Patheo By Farouq Peru I am your Muslim neighbour in London. As there are almost a million of us here (almost one in eight […]