(Sky News) Two men have been arrested in west London over alleged links to Hezbollah. One of the individuals, a 39-year-old man, was allegedly involved in preparations for an act of terrorism. He was arrested on 1 April and was also accused […]
(BBC) A teenager has pleaded guilty to sharing Islamic State group (IS) videos and other material online on Telegram and TikTok. Leo Walby, 19, from Swanley, Kent, admitted six charges of dissemination of a terrorist publication between 10 July and 20 August […]
(CNN) A Cornell University student whose visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations has left the United States voluntarily after a judge declined to immediately block the government from taking steps to deport him. Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate […]
(Breitbart) The vast majority of British Muslims identify with their religion over their nationality, a report has found. A study conducted by the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life (IIFL), based on survey data and interviews with 815 British Muslims, has found […]
(Jewish News) A senior minister has addressed concerns over government engagement with individuals and groups accused of links with Islamist extremism. Security Minister Dan Jarvis told MPs on Monday that the Labour government takes tackling extremism “incredibly seriously” but added it would not […]
(BBC) An “extremely dangerous” inmate who carried out a string of attacks on prison officers with self-made plastic weapons has been sentenced. Aklakar Rahman, 38, repeatedly attacked staff at HMS Swaleside in Kent and high-security Belmarsh jail, south-east London, in September and […]
(BBC) A man accused of sharing a large quantity of terrorist material while allegedly preparing to travel to “carry out violent jihad” has appeared in court. Cameron Gloria De-[Almeida], 21, is charged with six counts of transmitting the contents of a terrorist […]
(Press Release) Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command have ensured that a registered terrorist offender who glorified the murder of Lee Rigby has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after he breached his notification requirements. Royal Barnes, 34 (28.08.90), was […]
(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 […]
(Jewish News) A Muslim civil service group has been allowed to resume its activities after measures were put in place to oversee future meetings following an investigation into claims that antisemitic tropes had been circulated. The Civil Service Muslim Network — a […]
(Jewish News) A 21-year-old woman has appeared in court accused of expressing support for Hamas and “celebrating” the 7 October massacre in Israel. Sarah Cotte, from Camden in north London, is alleged to have delivered a speech at the University of London’s […]
(National Desk) Convicted terrorist Abu Hamza, 66, will spend the rest of his life in jail after a judge this month denied his plea for compassionate release. Hamza, also known as Mustafa Mustafa, had preached violence against non-Muslims and supported terrorist groups. […]
(Middle East Eye) The UK government has published more details about a working group set up to advise it on a possible definition of Islamophobia which would also protect the right to “insult” religious beliefs and practices. The membership of the working […]
(Sky News) A man who took a viable pressure cooker bomb into a hospital in Leeds intending to “kill as many nurses as possible” has been jailed for life. Mohammad Farooq was sentenced to a minimum term of 37 years at Sheffield […]
(CNN) A Cornell graduate student who has been a prominent voice at pro-Palestinian protests — and who faced intense criticism for declaring “glory to the resistance!” after the Hamas attack on Israel that left more than 1,200 dead — is being told […]
(Arab News) Senior police officials have issued a warning that the British government’s plans to cut funding for Tell Mama, the UK’s leading anti-Muslim hate-monitoring service, could severely impact efforts to tackle Islamophobia. The charity, which has been entirely funded by the […]
(Free Beacon) A foreign graduate student and protest leader at Cornell University is suing the Trump administration over its executive order calling to expel pro-Hamas visa holders, arguing that the order has forced him to withdraw from “public engagement” and thus “deprived” […]
(Press Release) Two women have been charged with intending or likely to stir up racial hatred contrary to Sec 18(1) of the Public Order Act following an incident during a protest march in central London. Hadjer Boumazouna, 27 (27.08.1997), and Fatiha Boumazouna, […]
(Sky News) “I travelled to Syria to make jihad. I won’t lie,” Londoner Hamza Parvez says through his cell grate. “A lot of mistakes were made — I’m bearing the brunt of those mistakes.” He is one of thousands of foreigners, from […]
(Sky News) An illegal immigrant, who came to the UK on a small boat, was helping to smuggle more than 1,000 others into Europe within a month, a court was told. Ahmed Ramadan Mohamad Ebid, an Egyptian, was said to have played […]
(Iran International) An Iranian illegal immigrant in the UK, found to support Islamic State (ISIS) and pose a real and serious danger to the British public, will not face deportation for fear he will be tortured back in Iran, an investigation by […]
(GB News) A former headteacher who urged pupils to “recite the Koran” and “wear hijabs outside of school” has been appointed as the chairman of Ofsted. Sir Hamid Patel will take up the interim role while a successor for Dame Christine Ryan […]
(Jewish News) The Metropolitan Police has decided not to pursue charges against an East London imam who delivered a sermon invoking curses on Jews and calling for the destruction of their homes. The Jewish Chronicle reports that the sermon, delivered in the […]
(Middle East Eye) The new interim chair of Ofsted, the UK’s school regulator, has previously criticised the official narrative around the Birmingham “Trojan Horse” affair, saying the episode left some Muslims worried that expressing their faith would bring about “establishment suspicion.” The Trojan […]
(BBC) A man has been accused of supporting Hamas and failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order, police have said. [Mohammed] Zahir Khan, of Alum Rock, Birmingham, was arrested on Wednesday by counter-terrorism officers. Mr Khan was charged on Thursday […]
(GB News) Detectives investigating a potential Islamist terror attack in Northern Ireland said the suspect travelled from North Africa through Britain. Specialist officers are probing the attack in Belfast on the evening of March 1, and are understood to be working towards […]
(BBC) Protesters have called for an abattoir to be shut down, after covert footage filmed by an activist showed treatment of sheep which slaughterhouse bosses described as “shocking and disturbing.” Three staff members were sacked after the footage of T&S Abattoir in […]
(BBC) A new offence to cover lone individuals planning non-terrorist mass killings should be considered in the wake of the Southport attacks, the UK’s terror watchdog has said. The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall KC, suggested the offence, similar to […]
(Press Release) The latest data released by the Home Office shows that more people have been arrested for terrorism-related offences in 2024 than in the four years previously. Last year, the police made 248 arrests, which is the highest number of arrests […]
(BBC) A proposed law to improve the safety of venues is a “tribute to victims” of the Manchester Arena bombing, a Home Office minister has said. Speaking at the third reading of the bill on Tuesday, Lord Hanson of Flint told parliament […]
(BBC) A man from Birmingham has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. The 47-year-old was detained at an address in Alum Rock on Wednesday, following a planned operation, West Midlands Police said. He was held on suspicion of supporting a proscribed […]
(BBC) The daughter of MP Sir David Amess said she still felt “betrayed” there would be no inquiry into his death, but that the prime minister had offered a “glimmer of hope” the government would reconsider. Katie Amess visited Downing Street where […]
(Middle East Eye) Former Conservative chair Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has endorsed the Labour government’s decision to pull funding from an Islamophobia reporting service accused of severely under-reporting hate crimes. Tell Mama, which is funded by the communities ministry, was founded in 2012. […]
(ITV) Police have arrested an alleged Hamas supporter who appears to have arrived in the UK by small boat last week. ITV News understands Abu Wadei was arrested by Immigration Enforcement on Sunday for entry without leave, and remains in police custody. […]
(National-UAE) Small boat crossings to the UK have risen sharply, with numbers already significantly ahead of the same point in previous years, data shows. According to the latest Home Office data, 174 migrants were picked up on three small boats in the […]
(LBC) A 20-year-old Londoner has been charged with two counts of expressing support for Hamas. Sarah Cotte, from Camden in North London, was arrested for making a public speech in October 2023 in which she appeared to endorse and celebrate the October […]
(BBC) The home secretary has rejected calls from the family of MP Sir David Amess for a public inquiry into his murder. In a letter addressed to Lady Julia Amess and Katie Amess, Yvette Cooper said it was “hard to see how […]
(BBC) A school teacher has been sacked after a video of him slapping a boy across the face at a local mosque was posted online. The video was posted anonymously in the West Yorkshire social media group by someone who claimed the […]
(GB News) A Hamas-supporting migrant who vowed to “die for the sake of Allah” filmed himself arriving in Britain, prompting fears of a “national security threat” from the Channel crossing crisis. Palestinian influencer Abu Wadei filmed a TikTok video showing his arrival […]
(ITV) A man has appeared in court charged with terror offences. Cameron Gloria De Almeida, 21, of Garnet Place, Beeston, Leeds, spoke to confirm his personal details when he appeared via videolink at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 8 March. He […]
(BBC) A 20-year-old woman who was convicted of possessing a pro-Islamic State group video has been sentenced to a two-year community order. Dzhamilya Timaeva, from Windsor, Berkshire, was 17 when she was stopped at Heathrow Airport as she travelled to Turkey with […]
(Algemeiner) A coalition of Muslim organizations in the United Kingdom has rejected a recently announced Muslim-Jewish reconciliation agreement aimed at improving relations between the two communities, condemning the landmark pact over the involvement of British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, who they denounced […]
(Arab News) MPs in the UK have proposed making it a criminal offense to possess images of Muslim women not wearing hijabs without their consent. The suggestion was made in a report by the House of Commons’ women and equalities committee, which […]
(BBC) The Home Office is launching an advertising campaign in Iraq to try to deter people from crossing the English Channel in small boats. Similar campaigns were launched in Albania and Vietnam by the previous Conservative government in 2023 and 2024. On […]
(Sky News) Anybody who works for — or is a proxy of — the Iranian state will have to register their presence in the UK or face jail time. Security minister Dan Jarvis said Iran, including its IRGC intelligence services and the […]
(Yabiladi) Every Ramadan, a debate resurfaces among football enthusiasts and professionals about introducing breaks to allow Muslim players to break their fast. This year, several federations and leagues worldwide are extending this exceptional measure, while others, such as in France, have remained silent […]
(Jerusalem Post) British-based charity Save One Life UK has been reported to counter-terror police due to concerns its aid is being redirected to Hamas, the Telegraph reported on Saturday. The charity — which has been raising funds for children in Gaza — […]
(BBC) The government has appointed former Conservative Attorney General Dominic Grieve to lead a review into creating a new definition of Islamophobia. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner launched a new working group tasked with understanding and defining hate crime targeted against Muslims. […]
(BBC) A man accused of inviting support for Hamas has denied the charge and told the judge he was “looking forward to the start of the trial.” Junaid Mayet, of Huddersfield, is accused of committing the offence in a video he uploaded […]
(BBC) With police revealing human remains have been found in the search for missing Rania Alayed, a 12-year quest for the truth appears to be finally drawing to a close. The 25-year-old went missing in June 2013 and her husband was jailed […]
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