As someone who invigorated grassroots democracy in his presidential campaign, one would expect President Obama to continue to reach out to the ordinary citizen and evoke popular interest in political affairs. Welcome news then that highlights from the President’s speech in Cairo on June 4th,...
The BBC reports that an Islamic helpline, to handle questions and queries from Muslims living in the UK, is to be launched today. Scholars at Al Azhar, aggrieved by the simply binary rhetoric engaged in by extremists, are to challenge their ideas by directly responding to queries sent to them by...
The Muslim Council of Britain is holding an Annual Convention as part of its AGM this year. The ‘Seeking Renewal in the Community’ event will feature panel discussions, workshops and, of course, the meeting of the MCB’s 500 affiliate organisations. Confirmed guest speakers...
The Independent prints a letter that critiques the claims made by Gary Sinyor in his column in the Independent on Sunday, ‘How dare you, Ken!‘, on Ken Loach (pictured) and his involvement in a campaign to get the Edinburgh International Film Festival to return sponsorship money for...
Following news that a group of Muslims in Luton forced Al Muhajiroun members in the town into retreat on Saturday, Inayat Bunglawala, ENGAGE Advisor on Research and Policy writes that we should, ‘Let the odious Al Muhajiroun Speak‘. He writes: ‘In my experience, the...
The Daily Mail reports today that the BBC is set to apologise and pay libel damages to the Muslim Council of Britain following highly controversial and inflammatory remarks about the MCB made by the columnist Charles Moore who was a panellist on the Question Time programme on March 12 2009....
Matthew Parris penned a piece in yesterday’s edition of The Times raising the issue of women wearing full hijab (face covering) in Britain, ‘Please uncover your face. It’s our custom’, and questions whether such a practice ought to be permitted in the UK. He writes: Funny to...
The EU Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS) has released its second Data in Focus report which reveals Muslims’ experiences of discrimination and victimisation in everyday life in 14 EU member states. According to the survey: On average 1 in 3 Muslim respondents (34% of men and 26%...
A group of British Muslim scholars (‘ulama) have released a statement calling on British Muslims to ‘discharge their duty’ and vote in the June 4th county council and European Parliament elections. The scholars are urging Muslims to dispel their disappointment over the recent expenses...
The Independent yesterday featured exclusive articles by each of the three main party leaders detailing how each proposes to deal with the scandal of MPs’ expenses and the reforms to Parliament that are all too necessary to revive faith in the political process, and to make politicians more...
