The diverse origins of Britain’s Muslims
Source: BBC The government estimates there are 190,000 Muslim women in England who speak little or no English. Ministers are determined to tackle some of what they see as the […]
Muslim women’s segregation in UK communities must end – Cameron
Source: BBC A £20m fund to teach Muslim women in the UK to speak English will tackle segregation and help them resist the lure of extremism, David Cameron says. While […]
British police hunt for family of 12 suspected of travelling to Syria
JUN 16, 2015 – 10:51 LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for three sisters and their nine children whose family fear they may have travelled to Syria to join a relative believed to be involved in the fighting there. Khadija Dawood, Sugra Dawood and Zohra […]
Homeless Man Racially Abuses a Muslim Man, He Responds by Finding Him a Job and a Home
June 1, 2014 Photo: Asian Express Aminur Chowdhury from Bradford, England was racially abused by homeless man Ben Gallon but rather than throw insults back, Aminur decided to engage in conversation with him and invited him to have a drink. Aminur says: “Initially I turned the other cheek but then I […]
This Lazy Discussion of Islam and Extremism Is Getting Just a Little Tired
Source: Huffington Post By Shabana Mahmood; Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood and Shadow Exchequer Secretary To quote Shirley Bassey, I am what I am. And what I am is a Muslim. And in answer to the most common questions I get asked when people discover I’m a practicing Muslim: Yes. Yes. Yes. […]
Film challenges extremism by and against British Muslims
theguardian: Haroon Siddique. The call to prayer sounds and a serious-looking man with a bushy beard stares intently at the camera. At first appearance it is a familiar image of an angry Muslim but as the man breaks into laughter and begins to talk about his pride in being British, […]