Author: Press Editor
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Like Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, I went on the run as a ‘terrorist’
Our security services often get it wrong. I was innocent, but bore the brunt of secret hearings. Mohamed should keep on running This week politicians and ... -
Universities cancel Mufti Menk’s speaking tour over concerns about his anti-gay views
A Muslim cleric who preaches that gay people are worse than animals is at the centre of a fierce “free speech” row after being invited to ... -
Jordan jails doctor for aiding Syria rebels
A Jordanian court on Wednesday jailed a jihadist and a doctor for going to neighboring Syria to support rebels fighting the regime in the war-torn country, ... -
What’s all the fuss about the royal charter meaning the end of press freedom?
The royal charter doesn’t establish any regulation of the press – but the fourth estate still needs urgently to re-establish credibility If most of the press ... -
Lack of support for parents who live in fear of their teenagers, study shows
Police data reveals 1,892 London teenagers committed violence against their own parents between 2009 and 2010 Parents living in fear of their abusive and violent teenagers ... -
Muslim students pray in the rain after Queen Mary University denies them access to facilities
Friday prayers conducted outdoors after QMUL claims usual rooms are unavailable Hundreds of students at Queen Mary University in London, braved the rain today to pray ... -
Co-educational schools are bad for girls
Gender-segregated education gives girls the chance to excel without pressures to conform to gender stereotypes My nephew remarked recently that in his GCSE computer science class ... -
UK use of drones in Afghanistan remains under wraps after disclosure campaign is thwarted
Campaigners vow to continue to fight ‘culture of secrecy’ after MoD backed over refusal to reveal information Campaigners have vowed to continue to fight the “culture ... -
Mainstream economics is in denial: the world has changed
Despite the crash, the high priests of economics refuse to look at the big picture – and continue to prop up world elites Rebellions aren’t meant ... -
Respect councillors in Bradford resign en masse
George Galloway’s party in disarray as its five city councillors resign amid growing internal dissent All five councillors from George Galloway’s Respect party in Bradford have ... -
Syrian refugees fear arrival of Lebanon’s winter snows
Syrian refugees make up a quarter of Lebanon’s population, the country’s fragile systems are stretched and tensions are rising. Charities and NGOs are battling to get ... -
UK Marines ‘murdered’ wounded Taliban fighter live on camera’: Court martial sees graphic footage
The victim was left twitching and gasping for breath as the British servicemen, apprehensive that they might have been spotted, pretended to give him first aid ... -
Syria talks must bolster moderates, says UK’s Hague
Bolstering Syria’s moderate opposition is crucial to excluding extremists from power in the war-gripped country, the UK’s foreign secretary has said. William Hague was speaking as ... -
Pavlo Lapshyn killed 82-year-old Muslim and planted bombs in Midlands Mosques
Pavlo Lapshyn killed 82-year-old Muslim and planted bombs in Wolverhampton and Tipton to increase racial conflict A gifted student has pleaded guilty to a campaign of ... -
Warning to parents as survey suggests many primary pupils at risk online
One in five respondents to study of primary pupils claimed to have met someone they had only previously known online Almost one in five primary school ... -
Libyan politician to fight UK attempt to keep role in his rendition secret
Lawyers for Abdel Hakim Belhaj to challenge government’s efforts to have his case thrown out or tried in secret Lawyers acting for a Libyan politician who ... -
Egypt’s army chief rides wave of popularity towards presidency
Growing numbers of Egyptians applaud General Abdel Fatah el-Sisi’s hardline approach to Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian chocolate-maker Bahira Galal does not hide her support for Egypt’s army ... -
Syria war: British doctor claims snipers ‘shoot at pregnant women’
Snipers are deliberately shooting at pregnant women in Syria as they try to win packets of cigarettes for hitting their targets, a British doctor has said. ... -
Starving Syrians allowed to ‘eat dogs’
A group of Syrian clerics have issued a ruling – or fatwa – allowing people living in besieged suburbs of Damascus to eat meat that is ... -
School relents over boys’ beards
Lancashire school does U-turn after insisting two 14-year-old Muslim boys shave off beards to comply with dress code Two Muslim boys barred from classes because they ... -
Death and dissent in Sudan as anger spreads to middle classes
Critics within Omar al-Bashir’s party add to pressure on Islamist autocratic leader blamed for corruption and rising costs Two Saturdays ago 15 men from Sudan’s state ...