Onus on Johnson to repay trust put in him

Boris Johnson has a responsibility to repay entrusted mandate to the electorate as he begins his new premiership.

Tories trivialise Islamophobia inquiry

The new Conservative Party has run roughshod over Boris Johnson’s original pledge to hold an independent inquiry into the extent of Islamophobia

Exclusive: Performance of Muslim candidates

Performance of Muslim candidates

Erdoğan opens Europe’s first eco-friendly mosque in Cambridge

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took time out to officially open Europe’s first eco-friendly mosque in Cambridge.

Pakistani organisations’ chief wins Scottish diversity award

One of the leading figures in the Network of Pakistani Organisations has been named Diversity Hero Of The Year.

Somaliland immigrant tops most influential black people list

A Somaliland immigrant has topped an annual list of the 100 most powerful people of African, African-Caribbean and African-American heritage in Britain.

Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Muslims voters in Sri Lankan election

Gunmen opened fire on buses carrying Muslims to cast their votes in the Sri Lankan presidential election

Man charged with plotting Christchurch inspired terror attack

A man has appeared in a High Court in Glasgow on December 5 accused of preparing acts of terror, including planning Christchurch inspired terror attack on an Islamic centre

New Zealand bans video game glorifying mosque terror attack

New Zealand has banned a video game that appeared to glorify the terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch.

PM capitalised on my son’s death, says London Bridge victim’s father

The father of Jack Merritt, who was murdered in the London Bridge terrorist attack on November 29, has criticised the prime minister for politically exploiting his son’s death.

Muslim congresswomen targeted by Israeli-based far-right fake news operation

Democrat Muslim congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have been besieged by a large global ‘mysterious Israeli-based group’ that exploits far-right pages on Facebook to provoke ‘Islamophobia for profit’,

11 year old girl assaulted in Saxony

An 11-year-old girl wearing a headscarf was injured in a suspected Islamophobic attack by two teens in Saxony, Germany

Football club probed over anti-Muslim email

A football club is being investigated by Cheshire FA over an email which told a charity it would only work with it if it had ‘nothing to do with Muslims.’

Heavily pregnant woman viciously assaulted in Islamophobic attack

A 43-year-old man from Sydney has been charged for viciously assaulting a heavily pregnant Muslim woman unprovoked, in what was described by a leading Australian Muslim association as an Islamophobic attack.

Islamophobe who advocated nuking Afghanistan and spying on mosques appointed senior State adviser

An infamous Islamophobe who gave military training presentations as a fictional Muslim terrorist, called for the nuking of Afghanistan and wide-scale surveillance of US mosques, has been appointed senior adviser at the US State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance.

Man jailed for sectarian attack on 5 Birmingham mosques

A man of Iranian descent who smashed five mosques in a sectarian two-hour rampage was jailed for three years and nine months on five counts of religiously aggravated criminal damage.

Schoolgirl assaulted in Sheffield

Disturbing footage has emerged of a woman pinning a schoolgirl to a pavement in Sheffield before repeatedly and viciously punching her on the head.

Tories suspend two candidates over anti-Muslim language, amid deluge of Islamophobia cases in party

The Tories suspended a second candidate in Scotland two weeks before the general election after she was accused of using “anti-Muslim language.”

Tory candidate accused of undermining Muslim schoolgirl for probing about PM’s Islamophobic remarks

A veteran Tory candidate has been accused reducing a Muslim schoolgirl to tears and aggressively confronting teachers after she was asked why she supports a prime minister who unapologetically compared niqab-wearing Muslim women to ‘letterboxes’ and ‘bank robbers.’

Twitter suspends accounts of Ilhan Omar’s Republican rival after she calls for her to be hanged

Republican candidate vying to challenge Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar suggested Omar should be tried for treason and hanged

UN racism rapporteur slams the Netherlands niqab ban

A UN racism rapporteur has criticised the recently implemented niqab ban in the Netherlands as doing, “more harm than good.”

US jail ends Christian only programme after Muslim inmates sue

A jail in Virginia, the United States, was forced to terminate its Christian programme last month following a lawsuit by four Muslim inmates

No investigations for attacks on refugees in Sri Lanka

Authorities in Sri Lanka have been slammed by international human right groups for failing to investigate attacks on mainly Muslim refugees

Israeli authorities demolish at least 140 Palestinian homes this year

Israeli authorities have demolished at least 140 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem this year, the highest annual number since human rights group B’Tselem began keeping records in 2004.

Israeli occupation cost Palestinians $48 billion in the last decade

The Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territories is estimated to have cost the Palestinian economy $47.7 billion in the last decade, three times the size of its 2017 economy,

Judge rules far-right conspiracy theorist lawsuit against Muslim group ‘nonsensical’

A lawsuit by an infamous far-right conspiracy theorist against the county’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group was thrown out by a judge last month

UN official calls for blacklisting of companies implicit in Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories

The UN independent expert on human rights in the Palestinian territories has called for an international ban on all products made in Israeli settlements

US blocks draft UN vote to condemn Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes

The US blocked an attempt to get the UN Security Council to issue a formal condemnation of Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes on the edge of Jerusalem last month.

Yemeni children will suffer from hunger for 20 years

The war-ravaged children of Yemen will need 20 years just to reach the ‘lesser level of malnutrition’ they suffered before the start of the war

Muhammad breaks into top 10 US baby names

For the first time since records began the name Muhammad has broken into the top 10 boys name list in the US,

Legal Corner: Supreme Court expands whistleblowing protection

Judges are entitled to protections afforded to whistleblowers, the UK Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case

Book Review: Islamophobia is not new… it has been there for a millennia

I had always assumed Islamophobia was a tale of our times only. Reading this book has put our struggle into context and explains the deep entrenchment of this ideology.

Musings of a Mum: Redemptive joy

For those of you who read my column regularly know that last month I worked on my CV – to work on bridging a professional gap. I have also started applying in an attempt to get my foot in the door again – like I didn’t have enough on my plate already.

Holiday season’s ecological costs

The waste produced during the holiday season is astronomical, and it comes in many forms – food, plastic, batteries, wrapping paper

New faith-based guidance needed for palliative care

Interfaith conference leads to commitments to improve the implementation of palliative care in Qatar.

Fear of transphobic claims result in over-diagnosing children with gender dysphoria, say ‘whistleblowers’

National Health Service psychologists are over-diagnosing children with gender dysphoria over fears staff will be branded transphobic if they do not.

Mané, Mahrez and Sala make African Player of the Year Short-list

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is targeting a third consecutive African Player of the Year accolade after being named on the 30 player shortlist.

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Gender in Islam

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