A shortage of teachers of Islam is leading Islamic community leaders to question the government’s commitment to the freedom of religion. In the current school year, there are only 41 Islamic teachers in Spain’s schools, compared to almost 120,000 Muslim children in Spanish schools – more than half in the North African enclaves of Melilla…
Scotland’s first state-funded Islamic school could get the go-ahead within months after First Minister Alex Salmond declared he was “sympathetic” towards the controversial move. Campaigners are planning to submit a detailed proposal for the faith school to Glasgow City Council within two months and officials last night confirmed they would consult on the proposal. But…
A row has erupted within the Church of England over calls for British Muslims to be converted to Christianity. The Bishop of Rochester, the Right Reverend Michael Nazir-Ali, who is Britain’s only bishop of Asian origin, has accused the Church of failing in its duty to “welcome people of other faiths” ahead of a motion…
Britain’s first interfaith game show is to be launched, pitting Jews against Muslims, Sikhs against Christians and Hindus against Buddhists, with contestants competing for cash prizes. Faith Off, the working title of a series on the Islam Channel, will attempt to promote good relations and mutual respect between Britain’s religious communities. Two teams of four…
A Muslim leader told county councillors he condemned a city centre explosion suspected to have been carried out by a convert to Islam. The Imam of Exeter Mosque Mohammed Abrar said the Islamic Centre of the South West “utterly condemns” the “act of terror” in the city’s Giraffe restaurant last Thursday. Nick Reilly, 22, from…
