In a public address to the Greencoat Forum earlier this week Sir Iqbal Sacranie of the Muslim Council of Britain explained why the word Islam should not be accepted as a euphemism for ‘terrorism’ in the British press. At a forum entitled ‘The Britain I would like to see’, Sir Iqbal Sacranie, chair of the…
At a press conference held in the Holiday Inn in London Chingford, Muslims warned of a “war of Islam” against the UK population in a backlash to the treatment of protesters during an anti-war protest in Luton. Controversial cleric Sheikh Omar Bakri, a former member of the disbanded extremist al-Muhajiroun who is banned from the…
A campaign by two Muslim governors to give Islam a greater presence in a state school played a key part in forcing a successful head from her job, the High Court found yesterday. Erica Connor, 57, the former head teacher of the New Monument primary school in Woking, Surrey, was forced to leave the school…
Women and girls from across the country celebrated Islamic culture through a national sports competition in London on Saturday. The Girls Eid cup festival, organised by Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) and Positive Futures, aims to give young women from across the country a chance to meet in an environment outside their normal everyday…
