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...
Islamic Human Rights Watch has published a briefing document analysing articles appearing on the Community Security Trust (CST) website about Islam and Muslims. The CST is a Jewish organisation that provides security advice to British Jews and actively monitors anti Semitic incidents. The...
On Tuesday, the Daily Mail reported about a ‘March for England’ which took place in Luton on Sunday and which descended into rioting and the arrest of nine people. The march was supported by a local group called the ‘United People of Luton’. The Mail cites a spokesman for United People...
Jamil Rahman, a British Muslim of Bangladeshi origin, is set to begin legal proceedings against the Home Secretary accusing her of complicity in his unlawful arrest, false imprisonment, and torture in Bangladesh. In the third recent case alleging MI5’s collusion in the torture of British...
ENGAGE has again written to the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, concerning questions raised over the FCO’s response to the horrific Israeli bombardment of Gaza at the end of last year and the beginning of this year. This is our third letter to David Miliband on this matter, seeking...
The Electoral Commission has taken out advertisements reminding the electorate of the June 4th European elections. There are only 9 days to go to polling day. The EC website also contains useful information on voting procedure and party candidates standing in the elections. British voters will...
The Guardian carries a story highlighting the terminal fate of France’s oldest Muslim school which has been ‘condemned to death’ by the authorities who have refused it financial aid. The Reussite school is on the brink of closure, forced into shutting down because the authority responsible...
The Israel Government Tourist Office has pulled posters (left) appearing on London Underground stations after a complaint was lodged by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign with the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) pointing out that the map used in the poster, ‘portrays Israel as...
