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Muslims boycott bank over closed accounts

Express - December 28, 2008


British Muslims are organising a boycott of Barclays Bank after it closed the accounts of an Islamic charity that operates in some of the world’s terror hot spots. Barclays has given the Bradford and Bolton-based Ummah Welfare Trust just 30 days to move millions of pounds, but the bank has refused to explain why. The [...]

Al Qaeda may hit UK next: report

Dawn - December 28, 2008


The question, “where is Al Qaeda going to hit next?” tops a list of 14 key questions the Observer said would dominate the headlines in 2009 and concluded that the most likely next target would be the UK. However, before discussing the likely targets of Al Qaeda during the next year, Observer correspondent Jason Burke [...]

British Muslims outraged by Gaza attacks

The London Daily - December 27, 2008


The Ramadhan Foundation based in the UK has called for “real action” in the middle-east following the IDF attacks on Gaza today claiming 205 Palestinian lives. Mohammed Shafiq, Director of the Foundation in a statement has said: “It is now clear that the Israeli attacks are war crimes and its time for the unmoral and [...]

Complaints over airing of Islamophobic song

Muslim Weekly - December 25, 2008


The remix of Busta Rhymes’ song Arab Money which contains verses from the first chapter of the Holy Qur’an caused complaints to flood into a radio station.
The song, which features some of the biggest names in Hip Hop - including P Diddy, Lil Wayne and Akon, and produced by hip hop powerhouse Swiss Beats [...]

Extradition of terror suspects founders: Al-Qaeda suspects remain in Britain years after arrests

The Washington Post - December 21, 2008


Soon after al-Qaeda bombed two U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998, a U.S. federal judge issued a warrant for Khalid al-Fawwaz, an accused conspirator in the attacks and a confidant of Osama bin Laden. British police promptly arrested Fawwaz, a Saudi national, at his home in London. Two other al-Qaeda suspects were later detained [...]

Lloyds TSB is under attack from various Islamic organizations for allegedly trying to close Interpal account

The Muslim Weekly - December 19, 2008


Lloyds TSB is under attack from various Islamic organisations for allegedly trying to close the account of Interpal – a charity that gives aid to Palestinians. Various websites have a copy of a letter of complaint to be sent to Lloyds’ City head office, with the name of the relevant employee. Alternatively, they give the [...]

Adviser to police on Interpol wanted list

The Muslim Weekly - December 19, 2008


A man wanted by Interpol for alleged terrorist offences is advising Scotland Yard on ways to combat extremism among Muslims. Mohammed Ali Harrath, 45, regularly speaks to officers from a section set up to keep in contact with Britain’s Muslim community. Scotland Yard has also been urged by the former intelligence chief Baroness Neville-Jones to [...]

Young thugs attack Southend mosque

A Muslim leader fears for the safety of his family, after attacks on a mosque and his flat next door. The gang of teenagers have repeatedly targeted the Essex Jamme Masjid mosque, in Chelmsford Avenue, Southend, which was converted from a church earlier this year. Imam Mahmudul Hasan said he had been left shocked and [...]

Woman in forced marriage case in Bangladesh to return home to the UK

NHS doctor Humayra Abedin, who said she has been held captive by her parents ahead of a forced marriage, is returning to the UK. A Bangladesh court’s decision to order her release has been hailed as a “landmark” ruling by her lawyers. But how significant is the case of the 33-year-old trainee GP to the [...]

City of Plymouth gets £100,000 to tackle terrorism

City chiefs have been handed just under £100,000 by the Government to help tackle future terrorist threats to the city. Plymouth City Council made a bid for money from the Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund, which aims to “support priority local authorities in their work to tackle violent extremism in their communities”. A spokesman for [...]

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