25th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide marked with burial of newly identified victims

Nine newly identified victims of the Srebrenica Genocide were laid to rest at a memorial service to mark the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Issue 375: Print form now available online

More scepticism about Government race commission

Tony Sewell, the head of the UK government’s new commission on race and ethnic disparities, has played down ‘racial injustice’ in the past

Government must get a grip on pandemic

Not only was the UK Government ill-prepared for the pandemic but its every initiative has been late or seemingly not thoroughly thought out.

Johnson mimics Trump’s press briefing

Johnson new Trump like press briefing will subsequently present unchallenged information as “alternative facts.”

Eid al-Adha messages from political leaders – 2020

Eid messages from the Leader of the Labour Party, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, First Ministers of Scotland and Wales as well as the Mayor of London

Intolerant India

The TV ads on Western channels promoting tourism to India under the banner ‘Incredible India’ are out of touch with the reality on the ground; the India of today has instead become ‘Intolerant India!’

Addressing the understated racism within the Muslim community

Events have sparked a sombre introspection amongst conscientious Muslims about the understated prejudices and racism within Muslim communities.

Muslim GP becomes face of NHS as it marks its anniversary

A Muslim British-Bangladeshi GP is among the medics who have been portrayed on billboards across London to mark the 72nd anniversary of the NHS.

UK’s largest Jewish body refuses to condemn Israel’s plans to annex Palestinian territory

The UK’s largest Jewish organisation is refusing to align itself with the national policy of opposing the Israeli Government’s plans to annex Palestinian land.

UK’s first hijab-wearing judge hopes to inspire

Raffia Arshad, who become the first hijab-wearing judge in the UK, affirmed that she wants young Muslims to know they can achieve anything they work hard to do and that nothing is impossible.

Goldsmiths embroiled in second racism row as hundreds of academics are laid-off

Goldsmiths, University of London is embroiled in a second race row in over a year following management’s decision not to extend hundreds of casualized contracts

Downing Street imitates White House style lobby briefings

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning on introducing White House-style lobby briefings at Downing Street

Misleading headline attributes half of imported Covid-19 cases come from Pakistan

The Daily Telegraph has caused a backlash of complaints for trying to blame Pakistan for being responsible for half of all imported cases of Coronavirus, using data which had the figure of just 30 cases in June.

PM told to apologise for saying Muslim Srebrenica victims ‘weren’t angels’

100 Muslim leaders, MPs, and organisations have signed an open letter, calling on British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to apologise for a recently uncovered comment about the Muslim victims of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide in Bosnia.

UN urged to probe China’s forced birth control on Muslims

Politicians from around the world have called for a UN investigation into the Chinese Government birth control campaign targeting largely Muslim minorities in the Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Prevent reinforces negative views of Muslims in campuses

Prevent Extremism programme has caused significant harm by reinforcing common stereotypes of Islam and Muslims and by curbing freedoms of speech and expression on higher education campuses,

Anniversary of Shukri Abdi’s death marked with global protests

Protests took place across 10 cities in the UK, US and Canada on June 27 to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Shukri Abdi, a Somali refugee schoolgirl who drowned in the River Irwell, and whose case has been reignited globally by the Black Lives Matter movement.

Six months sentence for Sheffield man who attacked Muslim schoolgirls

A Sheffield man has been sentenced to six months in jail for racially attacking Muslim schoolgirls in Sheffield on December 4.

Pork dripping and hate mail left at Nottingham mosque

Pork dripping, raw meat, nappies and dog litter were thrown in Jamia Masjid Sultania mosque car park in Sneinton Dale, Nottingham, on May 18.

Man arrested for vandalizing Muslim woman’s car

A man has been arrested for spray-painting swastikas on a Muslim woman’s car in Revere Massachusett, last month.

Tory activist and former campaign manager tells Muslim MP to ‘go back to Pakistan’

A former Conservative campaign manager has been suspended from the party after she called Labour MP Naseem ‘Naz’ Shah a “racist” and asked why she doesn’t “go back to Pakistan.”

Top female Muslim police officer sues Met for racism

Scotland Yard’s former top female BAME and Muslim officer is suing the Metropolitan Police in a £500,000 racism claim, saying she was told to keep quiet about a swastika at her station.

Man arrested for terror act converted to Christianity and had mental health problems

The 25-year-old Libyan refugee who was charged under anti-terror laws for the random murder of three people in Reading had converted to Christianity, got a tattoo of a cross on his arm and had mental health problems, his cousin told The Telegraph.

Hajj limited to 1,000 pilgrims

Saudi Arabia has said “a thousand or less” Muslims residing in the country can take part in this year’s hajj pilgrimage due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Israel delays globally rejected West Bank annexation

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has postponed his internationally rejected plan to annex a sizable portion of the West Bank on July 1, following differences with the Trump Administration on its terms and failure to involve security officials, the cabinet and the Knesset.

Legal Corner: Vicar was not discriminated against due to marriage breakdown

Hampstead vicar loses ‘marriage discrimination’ battle over sacking from St John’s, Downshire Hill

Musings of a Mum: Education, Education, Education…

Like all the other caregiving roles, education is draining; time-consuming and quite often it has nothing to show for the effort at the end of most days.

Obituary: Prof Muhammad Anwar, scholar-activist

Muhammad Anwar, who has died aged 75, worked much to advance understanding of the problems and opportunities of ethnic minorities in the UK

Book Review: Preparing to get into Oxbridge

The Oxbridge Formula is aimed at an A-level student looking to prepare for their University applications and does not leave any stone unturned.

Poets Corner: Crime to be Black

Airline industry is off the hook for strict emissions reductions

Airlines may now use their 2019 emissions, which are much higher than this year, to calculate their reductions targets and subsequent offsetting investments.

Should face masks be compulsory?

The use of face masks has been a much-debated issue during the Covid-19 pandemic. Scientists and healthcare professionals are divided on their effectiveness in preventing the spread of the virus.

Thatcher and apartheid South Africa

Implicitly racist?

All lives matter

Covid19 and BAME communities