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Hamza Yusuf’s comments on Syria provokes deeper debate on the Islamic tradition on opposing oppressive rulers
Prominent American Muslim Scholar Shaykh Hamza Yusuf has encountered yet another controversy in the past few weeks, after a video begun to be widely shared in which Yusuf critiques the Syrian revolution in a manner many considered to be a derisive tone. The video shows a clip from a 2016 Islamic retreat trip in Turkey…
Boris Johnson’s anti-Muslim sentiments highlighted as he wins Prime Minister leadership contest in the UK
The conservative leadership contest in the UK for Prime Minister has come to an end, with Boris Johnson being elected Prime Minister. The contest has heavily featured discussion around Islamophobia, specifically centred around Johnson. In an article published during the lead up in the Huffington Post titled “What a Boris Johnson Premiership Means for British…
Anti-Islamic extremist Martin Sellner, linked to Christchurch shooter, permanently banned from entering the UK.
Martin Sellner, an anti-Islamic extremist, has been permanently excluded from entering the UK. Sellner is the Austrian leader of Generation Identity, an organisation which is being investigated in Austria over links to the Christchurch shooting suspect. Austrian authorities have been investigating Sellner’s connections to Brenton Tarrant, who is currently on trial for the murder of 51…
New project for Media Monitoring of Islamophobia releases first report: Most UK news coverage of Muslims is negative
The Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM), a new Muslim Council of Britain project, has conducted a major study that has examined over 10,000 articles and clips referring to Muslims and Islam, coming to the conclusion that these stories in the mainstream media are contributing to Islamophobia. Among the findings are that 59% of all articles…
Artists withdraw from Bradford Literature Festival after Counter Extremism funding revealed
Six writers and activists pulled out of the Bradford literature festival[BLF], which took place 28th June – 7th July 2019, after it was revealed that it was funded in part by the UK Home Office Programme, “Building a Stronger Britain Together [BSBT]”, part of the 2015 counter-extremism strategy that funds and supports groups “involved in…