Author: News Desk
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Leicester Central Mosque: First in UK to sign ‘armed forces pledge’
A mosque has become the first in the UK to sign a pledge to support servicemen and veterans. Imam Muhammad Shahid Raza of Leicester’s Central Mosque ... -
Football hooligans kick heavily pregnant Muslim woman in stomach ‘for wearing niqab’ veil in Barcelona
Paramedics take woman to hospital after attackers kick her in the stomach. A heavily pregnant Muslim woman wearing a veil has been attacked in front of ... -
Ministers ‘struggle to define extremism’
The government should reconsider its strategy on fighting extremism because it risks making the situation worse, a parliamentary group has said. The Joint Committee on Human ... -
Turkey allows US to resume Syria and Iraq airstrikes from Incirlik airbase
John Kerry addresses Turkey’s comments over the cleric Fethullah Gülen as countries’ fragile relationship grows more strained. Turkey has allowed US warplanes to resume airstrikes in ... -
Syrian rebels stunned as Turkey signals normalisation of Damascus relations
Apparent policy shift could spell end to rebellion against Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria. More than five years into Syria’s civil war, Turkey, the country that ... -
UK to send 50 additional troops to Afghanistan
The UK is to send up to 50 additional military personnel to Afghanistan to train and advise security forces there. They will join the 450 British ... -
The day I met Abdul Sattar Edhi, a living saint
Sixty years ago, Abdul Sattar Edhi, 82, gave up everything to devote his life to helping Pakistan’s poorest. Here, Peter Oborne hails a truly selfless spiritual ... -
Israel and Turkey end rift over Gaza flotilla killings
Israel and Turkey have normalised relations, ending a six-year rift over the killing by Israeli troops of 10 Turkish activists on a Gaza-bound ship. Turkish Prime ... -
Spate of racist attacks blamed on Brexit vote
The vote for Brexit has been blamed for a spate of racist attacks over the weekend – including “no more Polish vermin” cards posted through letter ... -
In or Out of the European Union is the wrong question to ask
We should be deciding what kind of society we want Whatever the result, the establishment will ensure we still live in a society based on the ... -
Rightwing ‘lone wolves’ kill more than Islamists acting alone, says report
Thinktank says far-right lone attacks present bigger threat despite media and public focus on Islamist extremists Rightwing extremists kill and injure more people in lone wolf ... -
Jo Cox murder suspect tells court his name is ‘death to traitors, freedom for Britain’
Thomas Mair, 52, of Birstall, appears in Westminster magistrates court on multiple charges over killing of MP Thomas Mair has given his name as “death to ... -
Bahrain paying for Royal Navy base despite human rights criticism
The Bahrain government, under renewed international criticism for arresting human rights activists and closing down an opposition party this week, is paying the bulk of the ... -
China bans civil servants and students from fasting in mainly Muslim region
‘China thinks that the Islamic faith of Uighurs threatens the rule of the Beijing leadership,’ says Dilxat Raxit from the World Uyghur Congress The Chinese government ... -
Far-right surge in Austria signals end of centrist politics-as-usual
If ostracism is not on the cards then outright opposition or direct engagement seem to be the remaining alternatives. Even before the final tally was declared ... -
Anti-radicalisation chief says ministers’ plans risk creating ‘thought police’
Simon Cole, police lead for Prevent programme, says proposals targeting extremists may not be enforceable. The police chief leading the fight to stop people becoming terrorists ... -
Swiss anger at Muslim boys over female handshake snub
Syrian family’s citizenship process impeded after two boys’ refusal to shake female teachers’ hands for Islamic reasons. Switzerland has suspended the citizenship process for the family ... -
Teachers back motion calling for Prevent strategy to be scrapped
NUT rejects government anti-radicalisation scheme, saying it causes ‘suspicion in the classroom and confusion in the staffroom’ Teachers have voted overwhelmingly to reject the government’s Prevent ... -
Christian magistrate suspended from NHS Trust over gay adoption comments
Richard Page said children were ‘better off with a man and a woman as adopted parents than with same-sex couples’ A Christian magistrate who was sacked ... -
Pupils ‘come to school hungry’, says teacher union
Increasing numbers of pupils are coming to school hungry, anxious and unable to concentrate because of family financial pressures, a teachers’ union has said. The NASUWT ... -
Sun ordered to admit British Muslims story was ‘significantly misleading
Watchdog rules newspaper’s claims that one in five Muslims in UK had sympathy with jihadis misrepresented poll results The Sun has been ordered to print a ...
