Murad Qureshi, member of the London Assembly, questioned the Mayor of London on the briefing circulated by Policy Exchange prior to the Global Peace and Unity event this year. Murad asked: ‘In view of the warm welcome you sent to this year’s Global Peace & Unity Event at the...
BNP supporters demonstrated outside a police station in Burnley after four members were arrested for stirring up racial hatred in the town on Wednesday (19 Nov).
The National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP) in a survey conducted with Demos have found that Muslims are grossly under-represented in the UK police force particularly in counter terrorism units.
Muslims in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, sold off a huge cake to raise over £500 for BBC Children in Need. The cake, billed as the biggest in Manchester, was baked by Sanam Restaurant in collaboration with the Islamic Society of Britain (ISB) and Cheadle Muslim Association.
A Muslim youth group from Burnley has been nominated for the Prince’s Trust Community Impact Award 2008 in recognition of the group’s efforts in tackling drug issues in the Muslim community.
The Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB) has under pressure from its clearing bank, Lloyds TSB, been forced to cease all dealings with Interpal and will close the charity’s bank account as of 8 December 2008. UPDATE ADDED – 19 Nov.
ENGAGE has sent a letter to the Press Complaints Commission concerning the headline in the Daily Star on 6 November, ‘Poppies banned in terror hotspots‘. The letter states: ‘The use of the term ‘banned’ in the headline is clearly inaccurate and misleading given that there...
Another odious headline from the Daily Star this time on a video link message by Omar Bakri Mohammed that was played to a gathering of Al Muhajiroun supporters in east London this week. The Daily Star and Evening Standard focus much attention on the words of a group that is on the fringes of...
Over 1200 men and women attended the latest ENGAGE community presentation on Sunday 9th November at the 3D Centre in Bolton. The presentation was delivered in two parts, the first focusing on conditions in Britain that have created and sustained high levels of Islamophobia. The second part focused...
Islam Awareness Week in Birmingham kicks off with an official launch at the Birmingham Central Library Theatre on November 17. The week will see a range of events including a fashion show, poetry corner, cuisine from the Muslim world, meditation, archery and projects to help homeless people.
