The Investigatory Power Act (IPA) 2016 and the precursory Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) 2014, have sparked debate over the balance between privacy concerns and national security, with many complaining that the breadth of the legislation has resulted in nothing short of...
This week marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the UK – a hard won battle that followed more than 80 years of campaigning for the singular and determined belief that women were not inferior to men. A right that many of us now take for granted, but a right which secures our...
Alliance councillor David Armitage recently proposed a council motion opposing hate crimes against minority groups and called on the Belfast City Council to recognise and respect all faiths within the city. Mr Armitage said: “Belfast is a diverse city, home to many different groups from various...
Jayda Fransen – the deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First – appeared in court on the 30th of January being charged with religiously-aggravated harassment. The 31-year old from Penge, has been charged with four counts of religiously aggravated harassment. Ms Fransen went to the home...
Darren Osborne, the terrorist behind the Finsbury Park van attack, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 43 years on Friday after being found guilty of murder and attempted murder in London. Osborne, 48, was found guilty of murdering Makram Ali, and the attempted murder of others,...
Netshark reports that a woman verbally assaulted an Asian cashier in a Post Office in Camden High Street, in North London. The video, which has gone viral on Facebook with more than 500,000 views since it was first posted on January 24, shows the woman verbally abusing the Post Office worker in a...
Having been left in shock when her car was vandalized with a racist slur, a Muslim woman from Wirral was pleasantly surprised and heartened by the huge amount of support she received from the local community. Nazma Miah spoke out about the incident in a local paper, the Liverpool Echo, and...
Over recent decades, the political and media landscape has witnessed a powerful and growing interest in developing simple explanations for infinitely complex and multi-layered problems. Such oversimplifications include the declared link between Islam and terrorism, or the apparent incompatibility...
The recent appointment of Sara Khan as head of the newly-formed Commission for Countering Extremism has been received with great concern by the British Muslim community. In just a couple of days, over 100 mainstream Muslim organisations and community leaders have signed an open letter condemning Ms...
Scottish newspaper The National reports that a mosque in Dundee has decided to increase its security following the attack on the site of a proposed new mosque in the neighbouring town of Perth. In September 2017, a site secured by Perth Islamic Society for their new place of worship was vandalised...
