A Turkish teenager who allegedly attacked a Jewish teacher with a machete Monday in Marseille has told prosecutors that he acted in the name of the Islamic State armed group. The 15-year-old ethnic Kurd assailant stabbed the victim from behind in the shoulder, prosecutor Brice Robin told a press conference. The suspect “has the profile…
Yesterday, the New York Times published an article that was deeply alarming from the headline to the last line: “After Paris Attacks, a Darker Mood Toward Islam Emerges in France.” It describes how the relationship between France and “its Muslim community” is now “tipping toward outright distrust, even hostility” in the aftermath of last Friday’s…
In May a survey of 6,000 schoolchildren was published by Show Racism the Red Card that concluded many students hold widespread misconceptions and negative attitudes towards British Muslims. The research found that 35% of the 10 to 16 year olds questioned ‘agreed’ or ‘partly agreed’ that ‘Muslims are taking over our country’ whereas only 41%…
A British teenager who made a graveside pledge to devote herself to the PKK cause has been convicted of intending to join the proscribed Kurdish terrorist organisation to fight Islamic State. Silhan Özçelik, 18, from north London, ran away from home, took a train to Brussels, and left behind letters and a video for her…
A moving trust experiment where Muslims blindfold themselves and ask for hugs has found its way to the UK. Yusef Pirot, a 16-year-old British Musim, stood in the middle of Nottingham city centre for two hours with a sign saying: ‘I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug.’ Strangers approached Yusef in…
