ENGAGE has drafted an open letter to the Foreign Secretary on his speech on ‘Building coalitions and winning consent’, delivered at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, yesterday. The letter, which will be sent to the Foreign Secretary, can be read below: Dear Secretary of State,...
The Independent follows yesterday’s exclusive, on allegations of MI5 blackmailing and intimidating British Muslims into working for the Security Services, with the disclosure that the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, was informed of MI5’s actions nine months ago. The Independent reveals...
ENGAGE has written a letter to the Daily Mail concerning remarks made by columnist Amanda Platell in today’s paper. In her column, ‘Equality? You must be joking!’, Ms Platell casually writes: ‘In March this year, a large group of Muslims in Luton protested in the town with deeply...
Dalia Mogahed (pictured), Executive Director and Senior Analyst of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, pens a comment in the Guardian’s Comment is Free section on her recent analysis of Muslim integration in Britain, France and Germany; the Gallup Coexist Index 2009. The index revealed some...
Rageh Omaar in the Evening Standard contrasts the efforts of President Obama, to distance the US from his predecessor’s disastrous policies in the Middle East, with the efforts of our own UK government and Foreign Secretary, David Miliband. Omaar writes: ‘No other country is as...
The Foreign Secretary David Miliband has this evening delivered a speech at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies on the theme of ‘Our shared future: building coalitions and winning consent’. We have reproduced the full speech below. Do let us know your thoughts....
Following the concern expressed by a number of commentators about the electoral advantage being given to the BNP due to the ongoing scandal surrounding MPs’ expenses claims, there is another fringe group that seeks to capitalise on the widespread disgust and disappointment at the conduct of...
The Ihsan mosque in Norwich (pictured) hosted an Open Day last weekend, complete with an exhibition of the history of Norwich’s Muslim communities. The open day was attended by many, including the Lord Mayor of Norwich, who said, “I think it is a great idea that groups like this open their...
The vice president of The Young Muslims UK, Zeshan Rasul, has an article in the New Statesman’s Faith Column entitled ‘Islam’s young faithful’. ‘Many young Muslims, like myself, were born and bred in the UK, giving us not only a strong understanding of our religion but also a sense...
MEP for NW England, Sajjad Karim The Conservative Party and the Conservative Muslim Forum have launched a regional branch in North West England. At a ceremony held last week in Manchester at the opening of the Forum, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities, Caroline Spelman said: “We...
