Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Muslims demand full legal protection from Islamophobia (LINK ONLY)
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United Kingdom
Government & Politics
Prevent critics ‘on side of extremists,’ says home secretary Sajid Javid (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Female genital mutilation cases more than double in a year in UK (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Muslim students raise a record-breaking £1m during charity week!
(Asian Image) Muslim students from across the UK set a new record by raising over £1 million during Charity Week. The total was announced at the Charity Week International Annual Dinner that took place in the iconic Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. […]
Government & Politics
Islamic Relief opens new regional office
(Asian Image) Naz Shah MP opened Islamic Relief’s seventh office in the UK. The new regional office will be based on Legrams Terrace, Bradford, and will aim to bring much-needed work-space for local community volunteers. Islamic Relief has had a presence in the city […]
Immigration
Migrants ‘rush to cross Channel by boat before Brexit’
(BBC) People smugglers are telling migrants that they must enter the UK before “the borders shut properly” after Brexit, a BBC South East investigation found. More than 100 people, the majority claiming to be Iranian, have entered British waters in boats this […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Islamophobia driving belief in myths about Muslims in British society, MPs say (LINK ONLY)
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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 […]
Internet
Social media giants ‘risk lives’ by not helping police (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Why are Iranians crossing the Channel in dinghies?
(BBC) More than 100 migrants, claiming to be Iranian, have attempted the dangerous journey by small boat to the UK in the past three weeks. Why? On 23 November, shortly before sunrise, eight migrants were found clinging to a dinghy in choppy […]
Academics & Education
Pressure growing on Kirklees to reveal schools serving non-stunned halal meat (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Eight ‘migrants’ rescued after cross-channel air and sea search
(BBC) Eight suspected migrants have been rescued from a boat in the Channel, the French authorities have said. Helicopters and coastal patrols were sent to find them along with a British RNLI crew after a French team raised the alarm at about […]
Children & Teens
Sexual exploitation of British Sikh girls by Muslim men has been ‘ignored’ by police due to ‘political correctness’ (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Revealed: Theresa May ‘blocked asylum application from Pakistani Christian’ locked up for blasphemy despite UK playing host to hijackers, extremists and rapists (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Five ‘migrants’ picked up off northern France
(BBC) Five suspected migrants have been picked up from a small boat by French authorities off Audinghen in northern France. A statement from the Prefecture Maritime de la Manche said a call for medical assistance raised the alert and a fishing vessel […]
Books
Meghan cookbook mosque linked to 19 terror suspects including ‘Jihadi John’ in group’s investigation (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
The job of terror legislation reviewer is now worthless (LINK ONLY)
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Halal
London group with alleged ties to Hamas cooks chicken soup with local Jews
(JTA) Dozens of British Jews cooked chicken soup for homeless people with volunteers from a Muslim group that is banned in Israel over alleged ties to Hamas. At least 1,000 bowls of the dish, which used a traditional Jewish recipe and halal […]
Immigration
France warns of surge in migrant attempts to reach Britain by boat
(AFP) French authorities warned Thursday of a spike in migrants attempting the dangerous crossing of the English Channel by boat to reach Britain, which could reflect fears the border will be shut after Brexit. Maritime police rescued 18 people in two separate […]
Government & Politics
Spy watchdog urges businesses to boycott social media firms until they crack down on terror, report says (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Softer guidelines for FGM referrals see numbers drop by 95% in Bristol (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
‘Hate preacher’ banned from UK still broadcasting to millions in Britain through ‘personal TV station’ (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
The scandal of female genital mutilation in the Black Country revealed (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Shaun Bailey sorry for ‘divisive’ remarks
(Eastern Eye) Conservative mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has apologised to the Asian community for his controversial comments that were published in a 2005 pamphlet, which warned that multiculturalism could make the UK a “crime riddled cesspool.” In an exclusive interview with Eastern […]
Academics & Education
Parents left in dark over ‘inhumane’ meat (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Hundreds sign petition for ban on non-stunned halal meat in Kirklees schools (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Saudis fund hardline British TV station the Islam Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Muslim and Jewish students learn new approach to Middle East (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Muslim ‘Loose Women’ stick to the Koranic script (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Imam recites call to prayer at Blackburn Cathedral (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Parliament hosts Israeli-hating MP despite her once praising gunman who killed seven schoolgirls as ‘a hero’ (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Teachers could face criminal charges for failing to report forced marriage (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
What Kirklees Council says about schoolchildren eating non-stunned halal meat (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
After a woman was killed with a crossbow in London this week, we need to talk about domestic violence in South Asian communities (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Asia Bibi: British imams join calls for UK to give asylum
(BBC) Three British imams have joined calls for the UK to offer asylum to Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy. It comes after former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, and other politicians, urged the government to help her. Ms […]
Government & Politics
Tommy Robinson not granted US visa in time for Washington visit (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Freed and back on London’s streets (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
London rally for Jews killed in Arab countries disrupted by men shouting in Arabic about killing Jews
(JTA) A vigil held by pro-Israel activists in London for Jews murdered in Arab countries was dispersed after men shouted in Arabic about killing Jews. The event by the Israel Advocacy Movement was held Wednesday on Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park, which […]
Government & Politics
New head of CPS under fire for refusing to use phrase ‘Islamist terrorism’ (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Political bust-up over inquiry into Huddersfield grooming gang (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Temporary female genital mutilation protection order issued for two Rotherham girls (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Labour invites notorious Islamic extremist to speak at anti-racism meeting (LINK ONLY)
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Internet
Make social media firms remove terror attack images, says police chief (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Tory vice-chair Kemi Badenoch says ‘political motive’ to Islamophobia call Conservative rising star Kemi Badenoch is rebuked by a Tory peer for dismissing the demands of the Muslim Council of Britain.
(Sky News) A high-ranking Tory has suggested demands for an inquiry into allegations of Islamophobia within the party have a “political motive,” prompting a backlash from a Conservative peer. Party vice chair and Saffron Walden MP Kemi Badenoch, considered a rising star […]
Academics & Education
Islamic schools ‘in breach of law’ over segregation of boys and girls (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Councillor in racism row welcomed back into national Conservative party (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Failed asylum seeker’s daughter ‘at FGM risk,’ High Court hears
(BBC) A failed asylum seeker is facing removal from the UK despite a family judge ruling her nine-year-old daughter would be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) if she goes. The High Court heard the woman, who has links to Bahrain […]
Children & Teens
Hundreds of female genital mutilation cases referred to the Met without a single successful prosecution
(ITV) Just under 750 cases of female genital mutilation were referred to the Met Police over the last five years, though prosecutors are still yet to make a conviction. According to figures obtained by ITV News, 748 people have approached authorities with […]
Academics & Education
Jewish and Muslim leaders accuse council of bias over non-stunned meat ban (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary must go on anti‑extremism course (LINK ONLY)
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