EU Observer covers the annual report released yesterday by Amnesty International on the state of human rights around the world. The news site notes the human rights abuses against ethnic minorities and refugees in certain EU member states, the abuse of Roma people in recent months and the threat of...
BBC News reports on the results of DNA tests conducted on halal burgers which in earlier testing were found to contain pork DNA. Leicester City Council removed the burgers from menus from a number of schools in the county but BBC News reports that further testing shows no contamination of the meat....
The newspapers today cover extensively the horrific murder of a young man, believed to have been a member of the British Armed Forces, in an indescribably brutal attack in Woolwich yesterday. As details emerge on the motives of the murderers, the religious exclamations and rants uttered at the...
The Independent today reports that a group of MPs have written to the Culture Secretary, Maria Miller, setting out reasons for rejecting the PressBoF Charter on press regulation. The press industry led by newspaper groups – Associated Newspapers, Express Newspapers, Trinity Mirror, News...
As details of the horrific crime committed in Woolwich yesterday emerge and preliminary evidence suggests the involvement of a man motivated by an Al-Qaeda inspired narrative, we wish to bring to your attention the utter and universal condemnation expressed by Muslim leaders and organisations...
The US State Department released its annual International Religious Freedoms report yesterday assessing religious freedoms across the globe. The report includes country-by-country studies on demographics of religious communities, legal protections on freedom of religion, legal cases in defence of...
The Asian Image newspaper reports on the fundraising efforts of schoolgirls at Preston Muslim Girls High School and Abrar Academy who have jointly raised £8000 for charity. The paper reports that the money will be distributed to two causes, “£3500 will be sent to Gaza through Interpal and...
The Asian Image newspaper reports that a man has been cautioned by police after making “racist and offensive comments” opposing plans for a Muslim prayer centre in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The paper reports: “West Mercia Police said the Facebook user, aged in his 20s and from Shrewsbury,...
BBC News reports on three men who have appeared in court after being arrested at the anti-mosque rally in Dumfries at the weekend. The men, John Banks, 55, David Kyle, 29, and Josh Wood, 29, appeared in court in Dumfries on public order offences. Banks and Kyle both pleaded not guilty to charges of...
The Northern Echo covers the announcement of a national protest in Newcastle by the English Defence League on Saturday 25th May “over proposals to open an Islamic school in the city”. Newcastle City Council approved plans to turn Benwell Towers into an Islamic fee paying school last December....
