United Kingdom
Muslims Students angry over the closure of the prayer room at City University
22 February 2013 City University has recently announced its decision to shut down the Muslim prayer room at the campus. The decision followed a statement from the university saying it needed to be sure of the “appropriateness” of what was being discussed in sermons as authorized university events. It said it also needed to be…
Three Muslims convicted for bomb plot
British born Muslims Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik Ali, 27, were convicted last week for plotting to launch bomb attacks across Britain. Inspired by the online sermons of Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed last year by a US drone attack, the trio planned a huge series of explosions at crowded shopping…
Muslim MPs come under pressure over the gay marriage voting
16 February 2013 Recently passed gay marriage law which enabled gay couples to marry in religious institutions have angered Muslim community since homosexuality is banned under the Islamic law. However, their feelings have become stronger after the voting in the Parliament since five Muslim MP voted in favor of the gay marriage. Muslim MPs…
British MPs are not taking Islamophia seriously
8 February 2013 Dr Leon Moosavi, who is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Liverpool, took on MPs’ lack of seriousness regarding Islamophia, in an article published on the University of Liverpool website. In the article he demonstrates his point by referring to the recent Early Day Motion attempt in the Parliament. MP…
Plans to open Chipping Norton Mosque was cancelled after threats
The Muslim Community of Chipping Norton came under shock after winning a permission to build a mosque. It has been reported that the landlord received a threatening phone call and cancelled the deal. He said: “Someone rang up and said if you go ahead with the mosque then it will get very hot. They were…