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Government & Politics
UK election: What is The Muslim Vote — and why does it matter? The campaign backs a list of MPs for the election, and has been driven by Labour's early support for Israel’s war on Gaza
(Middle East Eye) Launched in December 2023, The Muslim Vote (TMV) is a campaign in the UK supporting parliamentary candidates for the upcoming election in constituencies with a significant Muslim electorate. Much of its driving force has been the early support from the […]
Legal
Surviving hostage relates ordeal in Islamic State captivity
(AP) Federico Motka’s abductors greeted him in English after he and his colleagues were kidnapped near a refugee camp on the Turkish border: “Welcome to Syria, you mutt.” For the Italian aid worker, it was the beginning of 14 months of brutality […]
Crime
Jews and Muslims in ‘landmark’ stand against hate crime
(BBC) Jewish and Muslim community leaders have joined forces in a “landmark” challenge to hate crime in Scotland. The Muslim Council of Scotland and the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities said they were determined to address Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. They have published […]