White extremists must not escape terrorism charges

When Muslims are involved, crimes are more likely to be deemed as a form of terrorism. Such concerns are only amplified when individuals with a history of Islamophobia and caught with explosives, are not charged with terrorism offences

The destructive forces of prejudice

Last year, religious hate crime in England and Wales soared by a worrying 40 per cent with recorded offences hitting a record high and more than half committed against Muslims

Javid slammed for ‘Asian paedophiles’ comment

The Home Secretary has been slammed by civil rights campaigners and parliamentarians for tweeting about ‘Asian paedophiles’

Iraqi author wins prestigious award

Iraqi writer wins book festival award for novel about Baghdad during Gulf War

Leeds becomes UK’s first university to divest from Israeli firms

The University of Leeds has become the first UK university to divest from firms involved in the Israeli arms trade

Muslim charity aims to collect 30k coats for the homeless 

Muslim NGO Human Appeal is urging people to donate coats to help homeless this winter

Nigerian Muslims among African dignitaries hosted at royal event

The President of the Muslim Association of Nigeria UK was among an array of dignitaries from the West African diaspora hosted by HRH Prince Charles

Pakistani husbands offered pre-departure training to adapt to British life

The University of Bristol and QED Foundation delivered the UK’s first pre-departure guidance programme aimed at preparing husbands for a life in the UK

Principal awarded for outstanding community work

A principal at one of East London’s best performing sixth forms has been recognised for his outstanding work in the community

Six arrested over Grenfell Tower bonfire

Police have arrested a sixth man over a video showing an effigy of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire

Islamic Relief receives Royal recognition

Islamic Relief received the Princess Royal Training Award 2018, on October 31

Muslims make history in US midterm elections

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar become the first Muslim women elected to Congress in a US midterm general election which included a number of historic firsts

Exclusive Interview: Novelist heads health summit

CEO of World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Qatar, Sultana Afdhal, said her vision is to create a “beacon of health care” in the country.

Qatar successfully organised international health summit despite Saudi-led siege, says Lord Darzi

A record number of policymakers, health experts, and government ministers attended the fourth World Innovation Summit for Health summit in Doha

Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of another award

The once globally revered de facto leader of Myanmar, has been stripped of yet another award for her part in the Rohingya crises

Muslim Americans raise $240k for victims of synagogue shooting

Two Muslim American groups have raised over $240,000 to aid Jewish victims of mass shooting at Synagogue in a Pennsylvania

Tory Vice-Chair lambasted for branding calls for an Islamophobia inquiry “politically motivated”

Vice Chair of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch has dismissed calls for an inquiry into Islamophobia within the Tories as politically motivated

Russia agency tweeted more anti-Muslim than Brexit posts

Russia linked twitter accounts invested more in inciting anti-Muslim hatred than influencing Brexit, according to research by leading British researchers

Judoka barred from Asian Para Games for wearing hijab

A visually impaired Judo player was disqualified before her match at the Asian Para Games in Indonesia for refusing to remove her hijab

Algeria bans public sector workers from wearing niqab

Algeria's niqab ban in public sector sparks controversy

Australian politician racially abused for opposing the Melbourne Cup

Australia's first female Muslim senator was abused online.

Far right Italians block conversion of chapel into a mosque

Italy's League blocks Muslims from buying and converting chapel

Far-right militia blame Trump rhetoric for mosque terror attack plan

Attorneys for three Kansas militia members who conspired to bomb a mosque and apartment complex have asked the court to take into account President Trump's violent rhetoric

France’s niqab ban ‘violates’ human rights, rules UN panel

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled France’s niqab ban is a violation of human rights

KKK incident at Islamic centre is hate crime, say Belfast police

Police in Northern Ireland have confirmed they are treating an incident in which a group of people dressed up in Ku Klux Klan-style outfits outside an Islamic centre house as a hate crime

Most Britons blame far-right for Islamophobia

Most Brits agree that Islamophobia is a real problem in the country and blame the far-right for the growing scourge in society

Legal Corner: Knowledge of disability significant for employer

Employees must provide evidence to establish disability

Poets’ Corner: The Crow and the Pigeon

Book Review: Depoliticised approaches to the understanding of terrorism and politically compromised scholarship

The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Terrorism.

Pork gelatine used in nasal vaccines

Some nasal flu vaccines contain pork gelatin derived from pork as one of its additives

Diabetics denied access to blood glucose monitors

NHS postcode lottery denies thousands of diabetics blood sugar monitor patches

India’s notoriously polluted air reaching record levels

Fourteen of the world’s top 15 most polluted cities are in India, according to the World Health Organisation

Sir Farah considers track return

Sir Mo Farah says he is considering returning to the track ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Asian Para Games: Muslim Medallists

Uyghur Muslim plight neglected

Struggle with the Self

Sri Lankan student on bail

Qur’an ban in Germany