Several NGOs, including the human rights group, Liberty, Amnesty International and Reprieve, have expressed “concern” regarding the credibility of the upcoming inquiry into Britain’s involvement in torture and illegal rendition since 11th September 2001. Their concerns have led them to...
Prime Minister David Cameron will tomorrow be answering a set of questions posed to him by the public as part of an interactive question and answer session for Al Jazeera and YouTube’s ‘World View’ series. ‘World View’ is a series of monthly interviews where you ask questions to world...
The quarterly Home Office Statistical Bulletin on the operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 was published today. The report details statistics on stops and searches under the Terrorism Act 2000, which are as follows: • A total of 45,932 stops and searches were made in Great...
Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday delivered a speech to the Kuwait National Assembly in which he distanced himself from past British policies of propping up “highly controlling regimes” in the name of stability. Yesterday’s Telegraph further reported Cameron telling reporters in...
Christina Patterson writes an excellent piece on Israel for the Independent today, which we thought you may wish to read. She writes: “You can see why, when much of the Arab world was uniting, and igniting, in anger against oppression, you might want to have your own ‘day of rage’, and...
Prime Minister David Cameron today delivered a speech on Britain’s relationship with the Middle East to the National Assembly in Kuwait. Below are excerpts from his speech, which you can read in full here.
The Mail on Sunday reported: “A Muslim airport worker has accused airline Cathay Pacific of racism after he was refused a job interview – only to be offered one when he applied two days later using a fake white British-sounding name.” “Algerian-born Salim Zakhrouf applied to Cathay...
Leo McKinstry’s anti-Muslim prejudice is on display again today in the Daily Express. McKinstry warns that the West should be careful what if wishes for when heralding the demise of authoritarian and unpopular regimes in north Africa and the Middle East arguing that the “Cries of freedom...
At 6pm tonight, BBC Asian Network broadcast a programme on British Muslims serving on behalf of the British Armed Forces on the frontline in Afghanistan. It is called “Muslims on the Frontline.” The synopsis from the BBC Asian Network website reads: “It’s the first time a reporter...
Universities UK released its report on “Freedom of Speech on Campus: rights and responsibilities in UK universities.” The Working Group responsible for the report was chaired by Professor Malcolm Grant, Provost of University College London and member of the Caldicott Inquiry which...
