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...
Activist groups inspired by the work of ENGAGE have been taking their message on voter registration and campaigning for the European elections to their local communities through mosques in North West England. Posters (left) and a Friday Khutbah, prepared by Mufti Zubair Butt, chair of the Al...
From the Economist, a short and interesting analysis of the Home Office figures released this week which revealed that less than 10% of those arrested under terrorism legislation are actually convicted of such an offence. ‘The numbers are enough to make anyone pause before considering...
The Quilliam Foundation, ever ready to issue an alert of questionable veracity, issued a press release yesterday claiming, ‘Quilliam Director Maajid Nawaz [pictured left] Attacked in Pakistan’. The press release claimed that ‘Maajid Nawaz, the Director of the Quilliam Foundation, was...
We have been forwarded the following fascinating email exchange between Dr Musharraf Hussain (pictured left), advisor to the Quilliam Foundation and a concerned Muslim rebutting the QF’s reprehensible ‘alert’ on Islam Channel and its presenters, and the foundation’s...
