BAME report on Covid-19 whitewashed by Government

The Government published a review carried out by Public Health England on the gross disparities in Covid-19 health risks and outcomes without making any recommendations

India: Coronavirus lockdown used to defame, arrest and silence Muslim activists

Muslims civil rights organizers of protests against India’s notorious citizenship laws are being rounded up and jailed.

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BAME communities demand answers on Covid-19

The PHE review turned out to be void of any recommendations. Its 89 pages produced little in the way of new revelations about the disproportionate mortality rate of Black and Minority Ethnic people in the pandemic.

Britain needs to purge colonial past

As Britain heads for Brexit to reclaim its historic eminence, it is suddenly being confronted over its colonial past.

Reopening of places of worship adds to UK’s haphazard policies

Like so many of the Government’s policies, the plan to re-open places of worship, starting on June 15, seems haphazard and not thought through.

American terror, trauma, and Trump

Besieged by a triumvirate of trauma—a pandemic, soaring unemployment, and now upheaval— America is caught in an unrelieved and seemingly irresolvable tumult.

By any means necessary

In the wake of the protests following the murder of Floyd, the far right, which had taken umbrage under Islamophobia to avoid persecution under anti-racism legislation, is once more showing its true White supremacist colours.

Slave trader statue toppled as anti-racism protests sweep the UK

For the second consecutive weekend (June 6 and 7), tens of thousands of demonstrators attended Black Lives Matter protests across the UK, including one in Bristol where a statue of a slave trader was pulled down.

Britain First leader convicted of terror offence

The leader of a far-right anti-Muslim political group has been convicted of a terror offence after refusing to give police access to his mobile phone on his return from a political trip to Russia.

Covid-19 unleashed a ‘tsunami of hate’ with a surge in attacks on Muslims, UN chief warns

The UN secretary-general said Covid-19-related anti-Muslim attacks have surged.

Memoriam: Remembering healthcare workers who have died fighting Covid-19

The Muslim News has been tracking the deaths of Muslim healthcare workers during the pandemic. Most were working on the frontline and caring for patients, while some were retired but returned to work.

Covid-19: Muslim family donate over 5,000 antibody testing kits to Lancashire hospitals

ancashire Teaching Hospitals (LTH) announced that a local millionaire had donated thousands of new Covid-19 anti-body testing kits. The Bhailok family donated antibody testing kits costing £50,000.

Zanzibar cuisine under lockdown

Abdulaziz Maxmud has been running a small but thriving catering business for the past four years. His speciality is Swahili cuisine, a fusion of African, Arab, Persian and Indian fare.

Making safety priority when furniture shop opens

TRYING to run a business in the time of the Covid-19 is akin to a nightmare, according to Waheed Ahmed. His “Trade Furniture Warehouse”, in Greyhound Lane, Streatham, has been officially closed since the lockdown.

Safety of staff for charity as it prepares to re-open

TO say that these have been challenging times is a gross understatement for Al-Khair Foundation, a registered Muslim charity which has been operating out of the UK since 2008.

Mosque arson attack in Greek Cyprus condemned

The premier of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has condemned the “unacceptable” attempt to burn down an ancient mosque in Greek Cyprus on May 31.

Former New Jersey police officer sues over Islamophobic slurs and wrongful dismissal

A Muslim police officer is suing Asbury Park Police Department in New Jersey, over Islamophobic slurs, being passed over for promotions in favour of his white colleagues, as well as for wrongful dismissal.

Man who attacked Muslim expectant mum has second charge dropped

A man who launched a savage attack on a heavily pregnant Muslim woman at Bay Vista cafe in Sydney, Australia, has pleaded guilty to assault, but the victim’s family is furious another charge was withdrawn.

Indianapolis mosque shot at while worshippers prayed

Muslims in Indiana are calling for a hate crime investigation after several shots were fired at a mosque on the city’s north west side while members were inside.

10-month sentence for Carolina man who threatened Muslim politician

A man was sentenced on June 2 to 10 months in prison for threatening to lynch a Muslim politician who ran for a state Senate seat in Virginia.

Natural History Museum appoints first Muslim Trustee

First Muslim has been appointed by the Prime Minister to the Natural History Museum in London.

Lebanon-born teenager shot dead in crossfire of business dispute

A “remarkable and inspirational” 19-year-old law student was shot dead in the street of Blackburn after being caught in a drive-by shooting, Preston Crown Court heard on May 27.

Democratic presidential candidate shuns boycott of Israel

Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, has been slammed by progressive activists in the US for arguing that criticism of Israel and its occupation of Palestinian territories too often drifts towards anti-Semitism.

Kanouté helps raise $1m to build Seville mosque

Former Mali international footballer Frédéric ‘Freddie’ Oumar Kanouté, 42, helped to raise over $1.2 million (€1.1 m) in a crowd funding campaign to build the first mosque in Seville, Spain.

Facebook apologises for role in anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka

Facebook has apologised after a report it commissioned found the tech giant responsible in spreading anti-Muslim speech and rumours that may have led to violence against Muslims in Sri Lanka two years ago

Killing of autistic Palestinian by Israeli police draws parallels with killing of George Floyd

The fatal shooting of a severely autistic Palestinian man by Israeli police in occupied East Jerusalem drew parallels with the murder of George Floyd in the US.

Book Review: Tale of many wars

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance. By Rashid Khalidi. Pp319. Profile Books. Hardback. £25.

Legal Corner: Importance of clarity on dates of employment

EAT confirms “unofficial” work prior to formal start date may not count towards a period of continuous employment

Musings of a Mum: Implicitly racist?

Justice — it seems — is a reconditioning of the mind. At every step, we realise that there are better ways to achieve a just society, and we, then gather enough momentum to make that happen.

Poets Corner: Black massacre

Even the crises that shouldn’t discriminate still do

Wealthier families have the greater political clout to leverage against the construction of such hazardous projects in their own neighbourhoods, while the more impoverished often do not have much time and organizational power, and are therefore left with the burden of these polluting facilities in their neighbourhoods instead.

Covid-19: Search for treatments and a vaccine

As the coronavirus pandemic still spreads across the world, there is a massive effort to find effective treatments and a vaccine.

Deaths of minority communities

Mental health during the lockdown

Influential Black person