Theresa May criticises Cadbury over Easter egg hunt
Source: BBC Theresa May has described the decision to drop the word Easter from the name of Cadbury and National Trust egg hunts as “absolutely ridiculous”. Her comments come after […]
This is how we can reclaim the British Muslim identity from extremists
Public debate has become toxic and polarised: on one side are the people who call all Muslims terrorists and extremists, and on the other are the people who cry ‘Islamophobia’ the moment anyone opens a discussion about Islamist extremism in Britain Sara Khan @sarakhaninspire Muslim children carrying flowers join a vigil […]
Croydon ‘hate crime’: Teenage girl among three more arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after attack on asylum seeker boy
The 17-year-old among three more people picked up by police, bringing the total number of arrests to nine Chantal Da Silva @chantaladasilva A teenage girl was among three more people arrested over a “brutal” suspected hate crime which left a teenage asylum seeker with a fractured skull and a blood […]
Praise for a story of hope, faith and commitment that built a children’s hospice
Source: Slough Observer The battle to get a children’s hospice for Berkshire has been praised as ‘an incredible story of hope, faith and commitment’. The comment was made by Cllr […]
Article 50: What will be negotiated?
Source: Aljazeera By Shafik Mandhai British Prime Minister Theresa May has invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to leave the European Union and now has two years to finalise the […]
Islam and the sceptred isle: Britain courts the Muslim world as European ties fray
History repeats itself Apr 1st 2017 GOVERNING a country polarised, uncertain and isolated from Europe, its female leader seeks salvation in faraway lands. Cutting loose from Europe, she […]
BBC Video: Dr. Myriam François on Hijab and European Courts
“In white secular Europe, neutrality reflects the norms of white secular people.” Myriam Francois-Cerrah All pictures of mother Mary need to be taken down in Europe, given EU’s court decision, for […]
Muslim prison chaplains: radicalisation threats or convenient scapegoats?
Gehad Quisay Muslim prison chaplains: radicalisation threats or convenient scapegoats? Date of publication: 30 March, 2017 Blog: Reports that the Westminster attacker converted to Islam in prison reopens the question on radicalisation in British prisons. Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old Muslim convert originally named Adrian Russell, killed five people and injured 50 […]
Islam, sharia and English law
The debate about sharia poses bigger questions about law and society by Rowan Williams / June 17, 2013 Published in July 2013 issue of Prospect Magazine Question to Archbishop Williams: Must we accommodate Islam or not, as Christians? Archbishop: Must we accommodate Islam or not as Christians? Must I love […]
IATA criticizes Trump administration electronics ban as ineffective
Reuters International MAR 28, 2017 – Flags are seen at the 2016 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Dublin, Ireland June […]
This is what the UK and the EU’s relationship will look like in ten years’ time
If Brexit is negotiated successfully, the ability of both sides in this squabble to cope with their wider social and economic challenges may well turn out to be better, not worse Hamish McRae @TheIndyBusiness What will Europe be like in, say, 10 years’ time, when the matter of Article 50 […]
UK: Can a Former Islamist Make It Cool to Be Moderate?
met Maajid Nawaz on a drizzly afternoon in March, tucked in a corner of the restaurant at the central London members’ club he uses as a satellite office. He was dabbing the chicken from his Caesar salad into a mound of yellow English mustard, which he stopped doing for long […]
Christiane Amanpour of CNN on the response of Ahmadi Muslims to the Westminster attack
Inspiring piece by @camanpour of the response of Ahmadi Muslims to the #Westminster Attack.#LoveForAllHatredForNone https://t.co/2q5mDni1F7 — Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ) March 29, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Muslim Times has an extensive […]
Westminster attacker was ‘violent Christian’ before becoming ‘violent Muslim,’ says British politician
Lorraine Caballero 29 March, 2017 The suspect in the Westminster terror attack last week was a “violent Christian” even before he became a “violent Muslim,” according to British politician and […]
Why are converts to Islam specifically vulnerable to becoming extremists?
While family and friends may shun the converts for making such a drastic change, the mainstream Muslim community may still see them as outsiders. But extremist fringe groups are always looking for recruits Adam Deen The initial aftermath of the horrific attacks on the Houses of Parliament led many organisations scrambling […]
‘No turning back’ on Brexit as Article 50 triggered
Source: BBC Britain’s departure from the EU is “an historic moment from which there can be no turning back”, Theresa May has said. She was speaking after Britain’s EU ambassador […]
The battle for the soul of British Islam
Source: New Statesman Three new books reflect on the complexities, and challenges, faced by Muslims in Britain. Letters to a Young Muslim by Omar Saif Ghobash is published by Picador (245pp, £16.99) The Battle for British Islam: Reclaiming Muslim Identity from Extremism by Sara Khan with Tony McMahon is published […]
Are converts to Islam more likely to become extremists?
Source: The Conversation The process of conversion to any religion is best thought of as a journey, and this is how it is often described to others by those who […]