When Glasgow Central Mosque was commissioned in the early 1980s, the architect received an important instruction: “Make it Scottish”. It ended up sharing a feature of many Glaswegian public buildings (but not many mosques): large panels of glass, creating long shafts of natural light inside. Now, facing renovation, it will get more Scottish still: there…
Giving back to the community, a London mosque offers hot meals and psychological support once a week for the city’s needy, reflecting one of the tenets of Islam of charity. Located in London Borough of Islington, Finsbury Park Mosque opens its doors for London’s homeless once a week to show the true face of Islam….
A British granddad has left his family to join militants fighting Isil on the frontline in Iraq claiming he could no longer sit back and do nothing. Despite having no military experience, Jim Atherton, 53, of Tyne and Wear, has sold his car to buy weapons and has already come under mortar and rocket attacks….
Three people have been hurt after a heavily armed man opened fire on a train in northern France, before being overpowered by two American passengers. The incident happened on the high-speed Thalys service near Arras, and the attacker was arrested at Arras station. The interior minister praised the Americans, one of whom was seriously injured,…
“Is Buddha a god?” “Why do your women wear a veil?,” “And you, do you make ablutions before meditating?” The campers pose question after question without leaving time for the camp counselors to reply. For one week, forty of the Muslim Scouts of France (SMF) and the Nature Scouts (EDLN), ages 7 to 11, attended…
