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LGBT
LGBT Muslim festival: ‘We don’t just have one identity’
(BBC) “I think we’ve earned a party,” says 29-year-old Joy Muhammad. She is part of a group that wants to put on a UK festival to celebrate LGBT Muslim culture. “We’ve had Bi Pride, we’ve had Black Pride, we have Trans Pride,” […]
Government & Politics
Craig Whittaker: MP defends saying some Muslims not taking Covid seriously
(BBC) A Tory MP has defended his claim that some Muslims in West Yorkshire are not taking the pandemic seriously. Craig Whittaker said the “vast majority” of those breaking the rules in his constituency were from black and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. […]
Deradicalization
French jihadist gets 28 years for prison attack
(AFP) A Paris court on Friday sentenced a jailed Islamist radical to 28 years imprisonment for the attempted murder of two prison wardens in September 2016, the first jihadist attack in a French prison. Bilal Taghi was serving a five-year sentence for […]