The onslaught of Coronavirus has meant measures have been taken to accommodate the new normal in the midst of this pandemic. For example, a Birmingham mosque has turned its car park into a temporary morgue holding up to 70 bodies at a time. Other measures have been taken to minimise the the risk of the…
Muslim minority doctors have been the first to die and Muslim members of staff make up a significant number of NHS workers who have passed away due to Covid-19. At a time in which the need and appreciation of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service has been especially pronounced, the tragic passings has raised a…
In the midst of changing government policy as it deals with Covid 19, the United Kingdom has found itself in the midst of confusion as instructions has changed and ranged from continuing as normal, social distancing, keeping schools open, then closing them and the enforcement of the ban on bars and restaurants. While a number…
Trevor Phillips, the former head of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), has been suspended from the Labour Party, over a number of public statements he has made about Muslims and Islam in the UK. The letter of administrative suspension, details statements that Phillips has made in the past to warrant this suspension, suggesting…
“British Fundamental Values”, a concept introduced almost five years ago, in June 2015, by the then-education secretary Michael Gove, has remained at the centre of policy and debate with regards to education, integration and the Muslim community in Britain. The idea was introduced as part of the government’s response to the Trojan Horse Affair, where…
