Indiana Muslims react to Obama speech (1:58)
24-Hour News 8 spoke with three prominent Muslims in Indiana. They all saw the president’s speech and agree it could be the beginning of a new relationship with the Muslim world.
June 1, 2009
Conservative Party set to create boom in Islamic schools
Scores of religious state schools could be set up in Yorkshire by parents, local communities or religious groups under a Tory government with “formidable checks” in place to stop the spread of extremism. The Conservatives want to make it easier for parents, charities and trusts to set up their own new schools to meet the…
Spain’s Crown Prince Praises All Who Fight Terrorism
Spain’s Crown Prince Filipe praised all who give “their vest efforts to fight terrorism and aid its victims” in a speech to the 5th International Congress of Terror Victims. The Congress was inaugurated in Medellin by Columbian President Alvaro Uribe, and first lady Lina Moeno, accompanied by the prince and his wife. Terrorism is a…
Muslim Women and UK Life (9:54)
A lifestyle survey of some Muslim women in the UK gives an interesting and educational insight into their way of life. This is the last in the BSN series on interesting and innovative Islamic projects in Britain.
‘Real Islam’ just a phone call away (1:30)
A telephone and internet helpline offering advice about the true teaching of Islam is being launched in the UK today (2 June). El Hatef, as the hotline is known in Arabic, was set up in Egypt eight years ago to counter radicalism by bringing the minds of the nation’s best Islamic scholars to bear on…