Premeditated killing of Canadian Muslim family a terrorist attack, say Muslim leaders

Canada’s largest Muslim civil rights group has called on authorities to treat the premeditated killing of a Muslim family as a terrorist attack,

67 children among 253 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes

253 Palestinians, including 67 children, 39 women, mostly mothers, were killed and more than 1,900 injured during 11-days of Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip which ended on May 2

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Muslim voters pivotal for Labour’s decisive Batley by-election

Muslims have warned Labour they have taken Muslim support for granted and are not listening to their concerns. As many Muslims told The Muslim News, “Enough is enough”.

No substitute for a just settlement for Palestinians

The UK still holds special responsibility for largely causing the conundrum, and as a consequence, the killing and displacement of millions of Palestinians. There is no substitute for a just settlement.

Tories must get house in order over Islamophobia

The temptation for Labour and Tory supporters has been to defend their anti-racist credentials by amplifying their opponents’ problems and glossing over their own.

Muslim voters could decide crucial Batley & Spen by-election

Labour faces a daunting task to hang onto another so-called ‘red wall’ Batley & Spen seat wutg Muslims in the constituency seen holding the key.

SNP’s Qaisar-Javed becomes latest Muslim MP

Anum Qaisar-Javed became the latest Muslim MP in Westminster winning the Airdrie and Shotts by-election for the SNP on May 13.

Bolton blamed for lack of vaccine intake due to Govt incompetence

In Bolton, we are forgotten until this Government needs a scapegoat to cover their tracks.Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, recently shifted the terms of the debate away from the Government’s failings to “vaccine hesitancy.”

Security funding for places of worship launch by Home Office

we have launched the latest round of our Places of Worship protective security funding scheme. Bids are open for faith organisations who have experienced or are vulnerable to hate crime, so they can improve security such as installing CCTV, or intruder detection systems.

Vaccinations pass 40 million as roll-out tripled among ethnic minorities

Doubts remained about lifting the final stage of lockdown in England, despite, at the time of going to press, the Government boasting that the vaccine uptake exceeding 40 million in the UK, with numbers also having tripled among ethnic minorities.

Proud to break barriers says UK’s first hijab-wearing fire-fighter

The UK’s first hijab-wearing firefighter said she is “proud” to be a barrier breaker and called on other Muslim women to follow in her footsteps.

BJP Government imposes draconian anti-Muslim laws in Lakshadweep, India’s only Muslim majority region after Kashmir

India’s ruling Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set off a storm on the idyllic islands of Lakshadweep by appointing an administrator who has brought in a series of anti-Muslim and counterproductive laws.

European leaders condemn meddling on International Criminal Court’s probe into Israeli war crimes

More than 50 senior European officials, including former prime ministers and foreign ministers, have condemned political interference in the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) probe into alleged war crimes in Palestine.

School denies excluding pupil for simply saying ‘free Palestine’

School issues clarification after Manchester boy suspended for shouting ‘free Palestine

School protest over Palestinian flag ‘slur’

Protesters demonstrated outside a school in Yorkshire on May 24, after its headmaster told pupils the Palestinian flag could be viewed as a “call to arms”.

Islamophobia damaging to Tory party, says report

The Conservative Party has accepted all recommendations set out by an investigation into racism and discrimination among its members, particularly against Muslims and even apologised for Islamophobic remarks made by its leader Boris Johnson.

Austria: Islamophobic signs placed close to mosques days after govt launches digital Islam map

Austria’s Muslim leaders have voiced their anger at the erection of several Islamophobic street signs near mosques in Vienna.

Macron’s party pulls support from hijab-wearing candidate

President Emmanuel Macron’s La Republique en Marche party has withdrawn its endorsement of Muslim candidate Sara Zemmahi in Montpellier because she was pictured in an election poster with hijab.

Teens arrested following Islamophobic assault on Muslim family

A 15 and 17-year old were arrested in Wolverhampton in “suspicion of a racially aggravated assault” following reports of an Islamophobic and racial attack on a Muslim family on June 5.

Palestinian centre receives bomb threats

A Palestinian community centre in New Jersey, US, was inundated with threats on June 1

Appeals court upholds man’s conviction for threatening Muslim candidate

A federal appeals court on June 4 upheld the conviction of a 54-year-old North Carolina man who posted an anonymous lynching threat online to a Muslim political candidate from Virginia.

China a step closer to powerful green energy source following record-breaking nuclear fusion

China’s cutting-edge nuclear fusion reactor has set a new world record after operating at 120 million Celsius for 101 seconds on May 28, according to the state-run newspaper the Global Times

Public and political pressure forcing oil giants to reduce emissions

Court, investors and activists are coming together to demand that some of the world’s largest private-sector polluters—oil and gas companies—seriously reduce emissions or face legal and shareholder backlash.

Legal Corner: Solicitor unfairly dismissed after not agreeing to covid related changes

An employment tribunal found that a solicitor had been unfairly dismissed for refusing to agree to changes to her employment contract that would have given the employer the freedom to unilaterally reduce her pay and hours to 80% or place her on furlough.

Book review: Vast experiences beyond the cloth

Cut from the Same Cloth a collection of essays from 15 middle and working class women of all ages and races who wear the hijab.

Musings of a mum: Noise of loneliness

Around Ramadan time – due to a change in diet and routine - I started feeling lonely, which is absurd because I’m in a house full of people. I, shockingly, discovered that having people around does not necessarily stave off loneliness.

Poets Corner: Solidarity

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Farah to qualify Olympics at British Athletics Championships on June 25

Two-time Olympic 10,000m champion Sir Mo Farah will attempt to qualify for the Tokyo Games at the British Athletics Championships on June 25 in Manchester.

Premiership stars show support for Palestine

Former and current premiership stars have shown support for besieged Palestinians on and off the football pitch last month.

Cremation of Muslims in Sri Lanka

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