Article warns the British Muslim community can no longer take its security for granted

In the Independent, Mamadou Bocoum writes that British Muslims need to remember during Ramadan that they cannot take their security for granted anymore, and that the community must work together and with the police and the government to protect their collective freedoms.

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Ramadan worth £200 million to the UK’s economy

The Great British Ramadan study by Islamic marketing consultancy, Ogilvy Noor, has shown that Muslims observing Ramadan are increasingly being targeted by brands and supermarkets in the UK, which has led to a rise in spending on food and gifts during the month. The worth of the Ramadan economy to the UK is estimated at £200 million.

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Twitter users expresses outrage following Ramadan detention

Paris police have detained Swiss-born Islamic scholar and Oxford University professor Tariq Ramadan over allegations of rape and sexual assault. Emphasizing that this was “huge news,” Twitter users rushed to recall the controversial details of the scholar’s academic career. Some Muslim Twitter users, recalling Ramadan’s controversial defense of the practice of the stoning of women accused of adultery, wrote…

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Returnees, unaccounted combatants, child jihadists: Germany struggles with the ‘foreign fighter’ phenomenon

Ever since the Islamic State group began to lose the territories it had so spectacularly conquered during 2013 and 2014, analysts and policy-makers in the West have warned of potential large-scale return movements of so-called ‘foreign fighters’. 40,000 ‘foreign fighters’ Although the term ‘foreign fighter’ is vacuous with respect to international law, it still permeates…

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This Dinner Party Invites People Of All Faiths To Break Bread Together

During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which we’re in the middle of right now, it’s traditional to break the fast in mosques and homes. In fact, you’re supposed to be in congregation with others. This was the notion behind the project which was started by Omar Salha, who initially started the event for students, many…

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