Prison staff in top security jails in Britain are confronting a growing gang culture with groups of Muslim inmates seeking to assert their authority on the wings. A prisons watchdog report published today provides fresh evidence of the extent of gang activity among inmates jailed for the most serious crimes and of the growing proportion…
Mosques in Birmingham are being helped by the Government to register with the Charity Commission, improve their governance and become more inclusive. Birmingham has more than 200 mosques, serving one of the UK’s largest Muslim populations. Many of them have thriving congregations and are visited by up to 5,000 people for weekly prayers. Most of…
A group of interfaith leaders from Boston, including Jews, Muslims, and Christians, issued a joint statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. “We call upon Hamas immediately to end all rocket attacks on Israel, and upon Israel immediately to end its military campaign in Gaza,” the statement said. The Jewish signatories of the statement included…
Mohamed Moussaoui, President of the French Council for the Muslim Faith (CFCM), voiced his opposition to attacks on French Jews, their properties or synagogues. He told IslamOnline.net that, “We are still waiting for the results of investigations into these attacks, but if the perpetrators turn out to be Muslims they must understand that showing solidarity…
Judicial officials say Paris prosecutors have opened an investigation into allegations of violence against three youths of North African origin by suspected members of a hard-line pro-Israel group. The violence allegedly took place Thursday outside a Paris high school in the 16th district where suspected members of the Jewish Defense League were handing out leaflets….
