Legal
Manchester bomber’s brother denies involvement in attack (LINK ONLY)
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United Kingdom
Law Enforcement
Westminster attack: Salih Khater convicted of attempted murder (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena bomber’s brother held in UK after extradition (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Man from east London pleads guilty to terrorism offences (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Luton brother and sister charged with terror offences appear in court (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel migrants: Man in flippers attempts Channel swim
(BBC) A migrant has been rescued as he tried to swim across the English Channel to the UK with flippers and a float. The man — who was suffering from mild hypothermia — was picked up by the French authorities at 07:30 […]
Law Enforcement
London Bridge attack: Police lawfully killed terrorists, inquest finds (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Islamophobia ‘going mainstream’ as poll finds 31% think religion poses a threat (LINK ONLY)
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Books
Boris Johnson claimed Islam put Muslim world ‘centuries behind’ (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Life after prison for Muslim women
(BBC) Female Muslim ex-offenders are struggling to cope with the stigma of having served time in prison, it’s claimed, with some being disowned by their family, and others unable to rebuild a future for themselves and their children. Now there are calls […]
Crime
Is the scale of so-called ‘honour’ killings in the UK bigger than we realise?
(ITV) These are some of the faces of the British victims of so-called “honour” killings. Each young woman died at the hands of those closest to them for apparently bringing shame on their families. Every year, July 14 offers a Day of […]
Government & Politics
Jordanian MP who called Israel a ‘Jewish cancer’ was welcomed to Parliament by the Labour shadow minister for peace (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
What does the Muslim Council of Britain have against Muslims like me?
(Spectator) Have you ever wondered why there are so few moderate Muslim voices in the press? It’s not because they don’t exist. There are over a billion of us in the world. In many cases, it’s because of the way we are […]
Immigration
Driverless car bomb plot man Farhad Salah found guilty
(BBC) A man has been found guilty of trying to make a bomb to be used in a driverless car. Farhad Salah was convicted at Sheffield Crown Court of preparing to commit acts of terrorism. He “posed a very real risk to […]
Children & Teens
‘I was forced to marry my cousin’
(BBC) Nyla Khan says she was taken from Scotland at the age of 17 and forced to marry her cousin in Pakistan. “I knew from a very young age that I was promised to my cousin and I always felt very uncomfortable […]
Demonstrations
Tommy Robinson given nine-month jail sentence for contempt of court (LINK ONLY)
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Atheists
Atheism and Islam on the rise in the UK as Christianity suffers ‘dramatic decline’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Two Bradford men charged with terrorism offences (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Boy, eight, wins £3.5k payout after teachers wrongly accuse him of wearing T-shirt supporting ISIS (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Tommy Robinson encouraged vigilante action, judges say (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Most UK news coverage of Muslims is negative, major study finds (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Conservatives: Members see Islam as ‘threat to British life,’ poll suggests
(BBC) More than half of Conservative members questioned for a new poll believe Islam is a threat to British life. YouGov was commissioned by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme to carry out a survey among the members who will decide whether Jeremy Hunt […]
Academics & Education
Banned ‘Trojan horse’ school governor holding sex education seminars (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
London gangster is fourth man in Isis phone video (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Boris Johnson faces questions over ‘arguably racist’ comments (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Tommy Robinson faces jail after being found in contempt of court (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Swedish woman arrested over terror offences after landing at London’s Gatwick Airport (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Tommy Robinson denies reporting ban breach over live stream of criminal trial (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Chesterfield chip shop owner denies ‘unhealthy interest in Islamic State’ during terror trial (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Keith Ellison embraces anti-Semitic UK leader Jeremy Corbyn
(IPT) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, a former Democratic National Committee deputy chairman, posted a photo of himself Tuesday night with U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn’s Labour Party has been embroiled in an anti-Semitism controversy that has seen key leaders […]
News: Europe
Counter-terrorism group loses members over appointment of new panellist
(Guardian Series) Redbridge’s counter-terrorism panel will no longer benefit from the advice of a religious cohesion group amid disagreement over a new panel member. Faith Matters representatives walked away in protest from Redbridge’s Prevent programme advisory group following a vote to admit […]
Government & Politics
UK minister Sajid Javid makes rare visit to Western Wall, Temple Mount In black skullcap, Muslim-born Cabinet minister visits Jewish holy site in contested Old City of Jerusalem, reassures Palestinians Britain still committed to 2-state solution
(Times of Israel) UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid on Monday made a rare visit to Jerusalem’s Western Wall and Temple Mount on the last day of [his] three-day visit to Israel and the West Bank. Javid, who comes from a Muslim family, […]
Children & Teens
Bristol girl detained at airport over FGM fears
(BBC) A 10-year-old girl from Bristol was stopped from flying to Djibouti from London because of fears she was at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). The girl was detained by police at an airport on Thursday and is now the subject […]
Arts & Entertainment
‘FGM doesn’t define us’ — Somali women take to stage in play on female genital mutilation (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Naz Shah MP welcomes backing for definition of Islamophobia (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Qatari charity head gives millions to European Muslim Brotherhood-linked bodies Some of the money has gone to groups linked to a hate preacher banned in the UK
(National-UAE) The head of a Qatari charity that founded a website instructing Muslims to hate Jews and Christians is behind more than £28.2 million (Dh131.4 m) in donations given to a UK benevolent fund. Some of the money has recently been given […]
Legal
Redhill man Haider Ahmed jailed over knife terror plot
(BBC) A supporter of Islamic State (IS) who planned a terror attack with a hunting knife has been jailed for six years. Haider Ahmed, 19, from Redhill in Surrey, was found guilty of preparing an act of terrorism at an earlier hearing […]
Clerics & Preachers
London Bridge attack: Anjem Choudary ‘incited’ ringleader to commit carnage — so why wasn’t he arrested, ask families (LINK ONLY)
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Forced & Underage Marriage
Orders to prevent forced marriages double in year (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
London Bridge attack: Victims’ families criticise authorities for clearing MI5 and police (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Schoolgirls feared FGM after being sent abroad to be ‘de-westernised’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
London Bridge inquest: Coroner criticises Butt family’s evidence (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Countries urged not to strip terror suspects of citizenship
(Reuters) Stripping terror suspects of citizenship does not increase national security and may even make it worse, legal experts told a conference on ending statelessness. They are particularly concerned over the increasing use of the measure by Britain which this year revoked […]
Legal
Ex-beauty queen and aspiring actress accused of funding terrorism (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Britain has ‘by far the highest rate of returning jihadi fighters in Europe’ (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Tory Islamophobia inquiry now ‘general investigation,’ says Boris Johnson (LINK ONLY)
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Animals
Greedy Pigs cafe stands firm after hate letter brands its name ‘disgusting, shameful and offensive’ (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
UK’s Prevent strategy ‘biggest threat to free speech on campus’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
London Bridge victims’ relatives ask judge to criticise police and MI5 (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Cities can be ‘antidote’ to extremism, says London mayor
(Reuters) Cities can provide an “antidote” to populism and extremism if they build bridges between their diverse communities, London’s mayor said on Tuesday, as he met the leaders of other major European cities in the British capital. From funding parenting classes to […]