British jihadist warns life is hard in Syria and hundreds return to UK

February 17, 2014   A British fanatic in Syria has warned would-be jihadists that fighting in the war-torn country is “more difficult than people think”. The unidentified man said being a Muslim warrior was more than just putting on a “tactical vest and grab a Kalashnikov and get a big beard”. He also attacked the…

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Islamic preachers: the pied pipers of sexual apartheid?

February 9, 2014   A young man called Ishmael, with a wispy black beard and a slight blemish in one eye, is telling me why women should be covered up and kept apart. “If I had two sweets – one wrapped and one unwrapped – and threw them in a bin, which one would you…

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Supreme Court says Arkansas prison inmate can grow beard to meet religious beliefs, for now

November 14, 2013   The Supreme Court says an Arkansas prison inmate must be allowed to grow a short beard in accordance with his religious beliefs, at least temporarily. The justices said in a brief order Thursday that state corrections officials may not enforce their grooming policy prohibiting beards against Gregory Holt, who says his…

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Washington state man fired over religious beard wins court fight

October 10, 2013 A Seattle-area Muslim man who said his former employer fired him because of the beard he wears for religious reason has been awarded more than $66,000, although most of that will go to attorney fees. Abdulkadir Omar said he doesn’t care about the money. “It’s not even about the money,” he said….

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Muslim boys told their beards breach school rules

Two Muslim schoolboys have been barred from classes because they will not shave off their beards. Both 14-year-olds were placed in “isolation” from the start of the new term at Mount Carmel Roman Catholic high school in Accrington, Lancashire.   The head teacher said the matter was not one of religion but about dress code….

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