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Government & Politics
Couple defend first-cousin marriages amid ban call
(BBC) Family life is busy for Israr Hussain and his wife, Tasleem Akhtar, who have four daughters between the ages of five and 15. They chose to have their wedding back home in Pakistan in 2007 and live in Birmingham. The 47-year-olds […]
Interfaith
Chief executive of MEND wrote: ‘Israel’s generosity is like that of Hitler’ Exclusive: Azhar Qayum, head of Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND), tells Jewish News his incendiary comment on Facebook from 2014 was 'not meant as an insult to any people.'
(Jewish News) The chief executive of Islamic advocacy group Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) wrote that “Israel’s generosity is like the ‘generosity’ of Hitler” in an incendiary social media post. Azhar Qayum made the claim during a heated online debate sparked by […]
Legal
Gun plot attack accused refuses to attend court
(BBC) A teenager accused of planning a gun attack has declined to attend his first appearance at the Old Bailey in London. Muhammad Billal, from Nelson in Lancashire, was arrested on 11 February and charged with two counts of the preparation of […]