Delhi Police presence in Muslim areas as well as targeting of activists and politicians surge

Almost seven months on from the savage anti-Muslim riots that gripped northeast Delhi police house raids and arrests of activists and politicians remains unabated

British Muslim soldier arrested over Yemen war protest

Anti-war campaigners are calling on the army to drop all disciplinary proceedings against a British Muslim soldier who was arrested for staging a protest against the UK’s involvement in the Saudi bombing of Yemen outside the head quarters of the Ministry of Defence.

Issue 377: Print Form Now Available Online

Further betrayal of Palestinians

Justice is further away than ever with the UAE and Bahrain formally becoming the latest Arab countries to sell out their Palestinian brethren by normalising relations with Israel,

Government criticised for one-size-fits-all approach to Covid-19

The Government’s one-size-fits-all approach to slowing down the spread of Covid-19 may have made the initial imposed lockdown measures ineffective on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, suggest SAGE and University of Leicester scientists.

Putting ministers above the law

Under the guise of protecting the sovereignty of the UK, Boris Johnson’s Government is enacting a law to undermine the Withdrawal Act to leave the EU.

340 MPs vote to break international law

Internal Market Bill has been passed in the Commons tonight by 340 votes despite it breaking international law.

Covid-19 messages should be targeted to different communities, says SAGE

SAGE said health messages should be “linked with social identities relevant to the target community, highlight risks to specific groups.”

White AI stereotypes reflect institutional racism

Artificial Intelligence exacerbates racial inequality because of the overwhelming whiteness of existing stereotypes that removes people of colour from the way humanity thinks about its technology-enhanced future

Muhammad most popular name in the capital and three UK regions

Muhammad is the most popular boys’ name in London [692], the North West [860], Yorkshire and The Humber [583], and the West Midlands [694], and the seventh most popular boys’ name in England and Wales overall last year

In conversation with Dr Hamimah Tuyan, widow of the 51st victim of the New Zealand mosques terror attack

I conversation with Dr Hamimah Tuyan, the widow of Zekeriya Tuyan, the 51st victim of the New Zealand mosques terror attack, which took place last year on March 15.

Anti-Muslim bomb maker free in 3 months

An Australian man charged over the discovery of explosive material and bomb-making manual at his home in Adelaide has been jailed for just over three years and three months on September 8.

UAE and Bahrain normalise ties with Israel

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have proceeded to sign agreements to normalise relations with Israel

Largest mosque in East Africa marks 95th anniversary amid pandemic

East Africa’s biggest mosque .Jamia Mosque in Nairobi, Kenya marked its 95th-anniversary amid the coronavirus outbreak earlier this month

Lawsuit against US terror watchlist can proceed, rules judge

A federal judge has ruled that 39 Muslim Americans can proceed with a lawsuit challenging the constitutional legality of the US Government’s watchlist (Terrorist Screening Database).

Myanmar must squash ethnonationalism, reports international think-tank

Myanmar is in dire need for dialogue and deep citizenship reform if the increasing violence is to be controlled, according to a report by an international think-tank.

Court upholds right to wear hijab

Berlin’s ban on teachers’ donning the hiiab is unconstitutional, a top German court ruled on August 27.

Scotland’s Muslim Justice Secretary receives death threats

Scotland’s Muslim Justice Secretary has called in police after receiving death threats last month claiming he should be ‘butchered’ and his family ‘firebombed’.

Illegal Israeli settlers firebomb West Bank mosque

Illegal Israeli settlers tried to burn down a mosque near the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority announced on July 27.

Ireland: Far-right protesters abuse priest over blessing with Muslims

A catholic priest was abused by a group of Islamophobes last month after he hosted a blessing for members of the Muslim community in his church in County Mayo in Ireland

Québec judge who told woman to remove hijab apologizes

A Québec judge who refused to hold a hearing for a woman who declined to remove her hijab has apologized for the 5-year-old incident.

Racism at club left me close to suicide, says Muslim cricketer

A Muslim cricketer has said years of deep-rooted racist abuse at Yorkshire County Cricket Club (CCC) left him close to suicide.

Sweden protests: Far-right activists burn Qurʼān

At least ten people were arrested in southern Sweden and several police officers injured in violence triggered by a protest where a copy of the Qurʼān was burned, on August 28.

‘Allah? He’s not going to help you’, police mock Black Muslim man during ‘knee on neck arrest’ before he died

A US civil rights organisation has released body camera footage showing police mocking the religion of a homeless Black Muslim man during a ‘knee on neck’ arrest just hours before he died in custody on January 4, 2017.

New York Attorney General will probe into Muslim voter suppression

The Attorney General of New York has confirmed that she “will look into” potential voter suppression targeting Muslim absentee ballots.

NYPD fails to record Islamophobic assault on a teenager

A Muslim teenager who was spat and had urine thrown at her on by a group of men in New York has accused the New York Police Department (NYPD) of failing to file a report over the incident on August 9.

Calls for disturbing baseball bat assault on Arab teen to be investigated as racially motivated

The baseball bat assault which left an Arab-American teenager in New York City with a broken arm and head injuries was, “an anti-immigrant, anti-Arab, and racially charged,” says a Muslim advocacy group.

Legal Corner: Teacher not prosecuted for possession of indecent images unfairly dismissed

A teacher who was sacked after being charged with possession of child abuse images despite the case never going to court won a claim of unfair dismissal.

Book review: Fighting against all odds, a journey of a Muslim woman

Ruqsana Begum is one of Britain’s few female Muslim professional boxers and also this country’s first female Muslim British and world Muay Thai champion.

Musings of a mum: The crucification of pity

That whole myth about work-life balance is just that, a myth. My life tends to be a see-saw, veering from one end to the other.

Poets Corner: Façade

Sport: Football Transfer

Football transfer of Muslim players from around the world: September 1-3.

Muslim athletes break the one-hour world records

Muslim athletes broke world records at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels on September 4. Sir Mo Farah and Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands broke the men and women’s one-hour race records respectively.

The planet is suffocating in PPE waste

A significant increase" in dumped personal protective equipment has been reported

Governments mass testing ‘Moonshot’ plan to manage Covid-19

Due to concerns over rising Covid-19 cases in the community, the Government announced the ‘Rule of six’ in England — no more than six people can meet up either inside or outside the home.

Human rights abuses against Muslims in India