The BBC has won its case against the Ministry of Justice in its bid to film and broadcast an interview with Babar Ahmad. The High Court today ruled in favour of the right to film Ahmad on grounds of his case being of an ‘exceptional nature’. Ahmad has been detained without trial for 7 years...
We have now received a reply from the Home Office in relation to our letter of 1st November 2011 concerning the cancellation of a Civil Service careers evening event which was due to be hosted jointly by the Cabinet Office and FOSIS. We wrote to the Home Secretary, Theresa May, to raise the...
The ESRC/AHRC Religion and Society research programme is running a series of ‘Faith Debates’ from 8th February to 2nd May 2012 exploring the role of religion in public life and showcasing research outputs from some of the projects that have been funded under the programme.
The Independent on Sunday covered new disclosures in the Fox/Werritty scandal which have come to light following an FOI request submitted by Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan. Murray has been assiduously investigating the inadequacies in the report produced by Sir Gus O’Donnell...
You can still catch the Radio 4 debate on ‘Islam and the Veil’ here. BBC Radio 4’s Beyond Belief programme presenter Ernie Rea is joined by Fatima Barkatullah, writer and lecturer for the Islamic Education & Research Academy, Dr Shuruq Naguib, Lecturer in Islam at Lancaster...
The website Political Scrapbook reports on anti-Muslim remarks allegedly made by Lib Dem by-election candidate Dave Stones. Mr Stones, who will be contesting a local councillor position in the Redcar and Cleveland Newcomen Ward election for the Liberal Democrats on 19th January has made a...
The Observer yesterday reported on comments by an adviser to the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry who stated that policemen who abuse stop and search powers to target Blacks and Asians should face prosecution for wasting police time and misusing public resources. From The Observer: “Officers who...
A local paper, the Reading Post, reports on the trial of five men accused of verbal abuse and physical assault on an Asian taxi driver, and smashing up his cab. The incident occurred in January 2011, with the five men now appearing in court on charges of racially aggravated assault and racially...
Letter to the BBC, Dec 2012 Letter to the Rt. Hon. William Hague Foreign Secretary, Nov 2012 Letter to Canon Dr Mark Hocknull, Nov 2012 Letter to the Rt. Hon. Hugo Swire MP, Nov 2012 Letter to OFCOM, Sept 2012 Letter to the Rt Hon. William Hague MP, Foreign Secretary, Aug 2012 Letter to the...
The anger expressed by sections of the Jewish community at the Jewish Chronicle’s destructive attitude towards Muslim-Jewish relations continues in the pages of the JC this week with a comment piece by Keith Kahn-Harris. Kahn-Harris was among the speakers at a recent event organized by members...
