Europeans believe immigration from Islamic countries is a threat to their traditional way of life, a survey has suggested. The poll, carried out across 21 countries, warned that Europe’s Muslim population could treble in the next 17 years. It also reported “a severe deficit of trust is found between the Western and Muslim communities” with…
Employers have backed a positive action campaign to attract more Muslim women into the workplace. Communities secretary Hazel Blears called on employers and local authorities to step up the number of projects that encourage Muslim women into work. But the UK’s largest umbrella body the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said that although it welcomed…
Four men pleaded guilty in plotting to kidnap and murder a Muslim member of the British armed forces and to supply equipment to terrorists, a court heard. Parviz Khan, 37, hatched the plot to kidnap and murder the soldier and take part in the sending of equipment to terrorists operating in Pakistan on the Afghan…
A man charged with child cruelty appeared in court this week, after allegedly encouraging two teenage boys to harm themselves as part of a religious ritual. Police arrested Syed Mustafa Zaidi, 44, Eccles, after a complaint was made that the boys had taken part in an Ashura ceremony often done by the Shia sect which…
A row has flared in the city of Oxford after Muslims submitted an application to the council for the Muslim call to prayer to be broadcasted over loudspeakers. It followed Oxford Central Mosque (OCM) announcement that it would apply to the city council for permission to relay the call to prayer – adhan – from…
