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'Libraries put Bible on top shelf in a sop to Muslims'

  The Daily Mail features this story on Qur’ans and Bibles kept in public libraries and new guidance on where these should be shelved. The story begins, ‘Librarians are being told to move the Bible to the top shelf to avoid giving offence to followers of Islam’.

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‘Brits back Sharia’

  How very droll, a cartoon in the Daily Star showing bankers having their hands threatened by the Archbishop of Canterbury wielding a ‘Shari’a law’ sword. The cartoon, prompted by the Archbishop’s comments at a conference in Egypt, a year after the controversy that raged last year,...

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Mobilising Mosques and Imams

  Two initiatives from local papers showing mosques and Imams being used to good effect: In Oldham, seven of the town’s mosques will be taking part in the pilotting of ‘Mosque Crossing Marshals’, to improve road safety among young children traveling to and from Arabic courses. And in...

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Shifting the goalposts on free speech

  It is interesting to read defenders of free speech wax and wane in recent days following the Home Office exclusion of Geert Wilders. There has been no shortage of commentators eager to remind British Muslims just what free speech means in a democracy and where they can go if they don’t like...

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Dr Liam Fox, 'The Tragedy of Israel'

  Dr Liam Fox, Shadow Defence Secretary (pictured), contributes a comment piece in the Daily Telegraph today on the Israeli general election and the ‘Tragedy of Israel’. Dr Fox writes: ‘Having purged the moderate Palestinians from their territory, Hamas have rocketed the power station in the...

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'Muslims force Head to resign'

  There is much in the newspapers today on Headteacher Julia Robinson leaving her post at Meersbrook Bank school in Sheffield following differences arising from proposed changes to the school’s policy on collective worship. It is claimed that the headteacher’s resignation had been forced by...

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Hassan Butt admits telling lies for money and fame

  The extent of Hassan Butt’s fabrication of his ‘ex extremist’ past have come to light today as restrictions on his evidence given in court in December 2008 have been lifted. Hassan Butt, who courted much media attention by describing himself as someone who had helped British Muslims attend...

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Religion and the ‘politics of hope’

  Stephen Timms, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, in a speech delivered at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), on 29 January spoke on the important role religion plays in civil society and policy making. Speaking on the ability of religion to foster optimism and strengthen...

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