Sir John Sawers says Moscow has shifted balance of power but criticises Boris Johnson’s call for demo outside embassy Sir John Sawers: ‘We are not treating Russia and China as major powers that can cause us a great deal of damage.’ Photograph: Elyse Marks/Edelman/PA Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Wednesday 12 […]
You can’t have an isolationist policy on climate change, global terrorism, weapons deals, international cyber-crime, the Zika virus epidemic or the refugee crisis – and you can’t have an isolationist policy on birth Holly Baxter @h0llyb4xter 28 comments It is pointless for Theresa May’s Government to demand passports before giving […]
By Nabeela Ali Believe it or not, like it or not, accept it or not, Islam is a super democratic religion in the world. Unfortunately, extremists has tailored it old-fashioned and declared it incompatible with contemporary democratic values just to put into practice their own beliefs to maintain their personal […]
When a Syrian peasant woman approaches our table in a small Ottoman restaurant, the locals step forward to give her coins. It puts to shame the liars of the Brexit campaign and their hatred of the foreigners who supposedly threaten little England Robert Fisk Kilis @indyvoices 176 comments Syrian refugees […]
Source: The Guardian By Simon Jenkins As desanctified, secularised buildings owned by the community or local trusts, ailing churches may just survive. More Muslims go to mosques than Anglicans go to […]
Source: Gulf News London: In a racially-motivated attack, a young woman’s hijab was ripped off on a busy London street in broad daylight, prompting Scotland Yard to launch a probe into the assault. The force is treating the incident in north London as a racially motivated assault on the victim […]
theguardian: by Sally Weale and David Batty — Stories of more than 100 women shared with Guardian expose pattern of harassment which remains largely hidden Have you been affected by sexual harassment at university? Female academics, undergraduates and PhD students all contacted the Guardian with reports of abuse by predominantly […]
October 7 Multiple Grammy® Award-winning, Golden Globe nominated singer and songwriter Chris Cornell joined Yusuf Islam on stage last night at the Pantages Theatre for a performance of “Wild World”. Watch the video below: About Chris Cornell: Chris Cornell is a modern icon who transcends genre. He was the chief […]
PARVEEN AKHTAR 5 October 2016 What lies behind two intra-Muslim killings in Britain? The question is timely at the unifying moment of a new Muslim year. East London Mosque, Whitechapel, London. Steve Parsons PA Archive/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.The start of the new Islamic calendar year falls this […]
UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) WRITTEN BY Cassie Werber A senior member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), which was instrumental in the campaign for Brexit, was hospitalized in serious condition after reportedly being punched by a colleague at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today (Oct. 6). Steven […]
theguardian — 4 October 1926: After the opening ceremony the Imam called the faithful to prayer from the minarets high over the roofs of suburbia 1935: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (far left) on a visit to London’s Fazl mosque, the first purpose-built mosque in the capital. Photograph: Alamy/Stock […]
4 October 1926: After the opening ceremony the Imam called the faithful to prayer from the minarets high over the roofs of suburbia 1935: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (far left) on a visit to London’s Fazl mosque, the first purpose-built mosque in the capital. Photograph: Alamy/Stock From our […]
4 October 1926: After the opening ceremony the Imam called the faithful to prayer from the minarets high over the roofs of suburbia 1935: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (far left) on a visit to London’s Fazl mosque, the first purpose-built mosque in the capital. Photograph: Alamy/Stock Fleet Street, […]
theguardian: by Rajeev Syal — Leaked internal study details claims of sexual harassment and reveals that quarter of officers said reports of bullying were handled badly Unite’s senior officials have been considering the findings of the report for four months. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA More than half the female officers in […]
Source: The Daily Beast A controversial foreign PR firm known for representing unsavory characters was paid millions by the Pentagon to create fake terrorist videos. THE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM […]
By Rick Noack October 1 LONDON — A 14-year-old girl received a photo on Snapchat that showed a man holding a black placard with the message: “Are you British, […]
Source: BBC The UK will begin the formal Brexit negotiation process by the end of March 2017, PM Theresa May has said. The timing on triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty means the UK looks set to leave the EU by summer 2019. Mrs May told the Tory Party […]
theguardian: by Eve Livingston — I’m sure someone benefits from society’s focus on a few high-flyers beating their wings against the glass ceiling. But it’s certainly not the vast majority of women Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg: ‘Want it enough, say these these wealthy women, and you can achieve anything.’ Photograph: Pascal […]
Source: BBC Half of adults in Scotland say they are not religious, according to new statistics. The latest Scottish Household Survey reveals that 49.8% of those surveyed said they did […]
Source: The Guardian A street preacher who told a Muslim woman she would “burn in hell” for wearing tight jeans has been found guilty of religiously aggravated threatening behaviour. Krissoni […]