What’s so weird about beards? theguardian: by Richard Carter Men who go for the default (bearded) option aren’t making some kind of statement; it’s those who choose to mow their faces who seem to have something to prove. What’s your problem? Afraid to grow up, boys? Ashamed of your masculinity? […]
The United Kingdom has launched its Haj consular delegation to ensure a safe and trouble-free Haj for British pilgrims. A British Embassy official in Riyadh told Arab News that the 15th Haj consular delegation to accompany British pilgrims to Saudi Arabia was launched by Baroness Warsi, senior minister of State, […]
By Nicholas Robinson British farmers could be losing out on a major revenue boost from the Muslim celebration of Qurbani next week. A halal operator has told MeatInfo.co.uk that much of the lamb consumed as part of the celebration, which requires the animal to be ritually slaughtered to rules different […]
MICHAEL SEGALOV Wednesday 9 October 2013 The announcement yesterday morning that Tommy Robinson and Kev Carroll, co-founders of the English Defence League, were to leave the group took many by surprise. By removing himself from the far-right movement, Tommy Robinson is changing his tactics, but – as I learned at […]
Source: cardiff.ac.uk A free Cardiff University course will go out into the city’s Muslim community to explore the importance of the Prophet Muhammad through history. ‘Introduction to Muhammad: His life and […]
A topical film covering the ground-breaking global Muslim-Christian inter-faith initiative, ‘A Common Word’ will premiere during this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas on Monday, 28 October. Professor David Ford OBE, […]
John Ward, whose dreams would one day come true, though perhaps not in the way he had wanted; he would become Jack Birdy, the most fearsome pirate in the world, […]
A Gurkha who took on an Afghan insurgent in hand-to-hand combat after being shot in the helmet will be recognised in the latest round of military honours today. Acting Lance […]
The Harlow Islamic Centre in Essex is an unassuming building. A former community centre, set back from the main road, it has seen various incidents of vandalism over the years; […]
The Harlow Islamic Centre in Essex is an unassuming building. A former community centre, set back from the main road, it has seen various incidents of vandalism over the years; […]
…… Here are 5 good news stories from the Muslim world: Muslims in the UK Are Most Charitable A recent survey of the different faith groups in the UK revealed […]
A keen horticulturist in West Sussex has achieved a lifetime’s work by growing 250 varieties of apple on one tree. Paul Burnett has been grafting apples, including many rare varieties, […]
Source: The Economist: IN THE wake of the attacks on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, speculation has grown about the possible involvement of Samantha Lewthwaite, a British convert to Islam. Ms Lewthwaite, known as the “White Widow”, was married to Germaine Lindsay, one of theLondon 7/7 bombers and himself a convert. She is […]
theguardian: by Matthew Goodwin – Islamophobia is firmly back on the radar of British politics. The increase in attacks against mosques and renewed support for far-right groups reminds us of the need to think seriously about how to root out anti-Muslim sentiment. Today, few serious commentators cling to the bankrupt […]
As survivors painfully clean their bloodstained churches, mosques, and malls, we’re all once again left asking How ironic. I stayed up all night writing a rejoinder to an anti-Islam politician who insists that Islam is a violent faith. Instead, I’m met by Al-Shabab who brutally murder 59 non-Muslims in Nairobi, […]
Source: halesowennews.co.uk A SPORTS day at a Rowley Regis park netted almost £500 for charity with teams taking part in football, volleyball and cricket. More than 80 people turned up for the games organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in Britannia Park last month. There was table tennis played at the Bait ul […]
Khan – Politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Pakistan *1893-1985) Khan was one of Pakistan’s founders, and its first minister of foreign affairs, the first Asian president of International court of Justic, President of UN General Assembly, Amir of Lahore’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, He received his BA from King’s in […]
By Jessica Chasmar-The Washington Times Wednesday, September 25, 2013 The Muslim Brotherhood has decided to move its media office to London, shortly after an Egyptian court decided to ban the organization or any subsidiary from operating within the country, a local newspaper reported. According to the Egypt Independent, the Muslim […]
The Telegraph: Some 27% of the thousand 18 to 24-year-olds questioned said they did not trust them, while fewer than three in 10 (29%) thought Muslims were doing enough to […]
When it comes to Muslim-related issues we, in Britain, do things differently. We do not ban the face veil which is worn by some Muslim women, like they do in […]