Paul Richards, the former special adviser to Hazel Blears at the Department of Communities and Local Government, writes in the Jewish Chronicle this week on his expectations of Hazel Blears’ successor, John Denham. Richards writes: ‘As her [Blears’] adviser, I saw first-hand the pressures...
The Daily Express came over all moralistic yesterday reacting to Nick Griffin’s criticisms of the manner in which the paper covered the BNP’s European election campaign. Before the BNP leader was forced to retreat to his car in Westminster, he held up copies of the Daily Express and...
ENGAGE has sent an open letter to both President Obama and the US Ambassador to the UK in response to the President’s speech to the Muslim world in Cairo on June 4th. You can read the ENGAGE open letter here.
The editor of the Oldham Chronicle, Jim Williams, has replied to our letter of complaint over the paper’s use of the word ‘giant’ in its headline on a building project in Oldham being approved by the local council. Mr Williams wrote: ‘Thanks for your letter. I would just point out that...
Three terror suspects currently under control orders have won a major victory against the government’s use of secret evidence to maintain their control orders. The men, whose control orders remain in place, will have their cases returned to a lower court with the government forced to either...
“This is a Christian country and Islam is not welcome, because Islam and Christianity, Islam and democracy, Islam and women’s rights do not mix. “That’s a simple fact that the elites of Europe are going to have to get their heads round and deal with over the next few...
The London Evening Standard reports on Sadiq Khan’s appointment as the new Transport Minister. Khan, who was informed of his appointment by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the weekend, is the first Muslim to attend Cabinet and become a member of the Privy Council. Khan’s father, who was a...
ENGAGE has written to the Editor of the Oldham Evening Chronicle concerning an article headlined ‘Giant mosque is given go-ahead’, which appeared in the paper last week. The building plans (an artist’s image of the planned Islamic centre is pictured above) recently approved by Oldham...
Lord ‘cricket test’ Tebbit courts controversy once again with his latest remarks suggesting that Shari’ah law councils are similar to the ‘system of arbitration of disputes that was run by the Kray brothers’. Lord Tebbit questioning Lord Bach, Parliamentary Under Secretary...
Read the full speech given by President Obama to the Muslim world from Cairo University here. Let us know what you think of it. Update: Here is the BBC version including analysis from one of its correspondents. Update 2: Ali Abunimah responds to the Obama speech. Update 3: Reza Aslan...
