Interfaith and Multicultural Engagement -

‘The Silence of the Liberals’ criticises the British left-wing for damaging the voices of progressive Muslims, but this criticism lacks a nuance

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Nick Cohen discusses how the British left-wing fail to support, and sometimes undermine, liberal progressive Muslims who are fighting inequalities endorsed by culture and religion in their community. But his argument fails to appreciate the nuances of the current debates surrounding British Muslim communities.

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New Statesman criticised for “fanning the flames of sectarianism” with its latest cover, ‘Sunni vs. Shia’

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The cover, which is the fourth of the British magazine to feature the title since 2014, has been criticised by experts and social media users for “flattening” the geo-political complexities of the Middle East through promoting the sectarian narrative.

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New figures: Jews, Muslims face rising levels of religious hate crime in Germany

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2017 marked the first year that the German Interior Ministry officially registers Islamophobic (islamfeindliche) hate crimes. The authorities have now released preliminary figures on anti-Muslim criminal activity for the past year.1 950 Islamophobic criminal incidents in 2017 According to these statistics, Muslim individuals or institutions were targeted in 950 separate instances in 2017. This includes…

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Archbishop of Canterbury’s book states Sharia law is incompatible with British law, but his comments receive little reaction

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In his book, Reimagining Britain, Archbishop Justin Welby reasons that sharia law is incompatible with British law, which has its foundation in Christian values. However, his potentially controversial comments have received little reaction within the UK.

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Jewish community speaks out against Sarcelles attack

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France’s Jewish community firmly condemned the anti-Semitic attack in Sarcelles on an 8-year-old boy wearing a kippa. The act’s anti-Semitic nature was clear to René Taïeb, president of the Union of Jewish communities of Val-d’Oise. “It’s terrible that one can attack a child as a result of prejudice,” he said. “If one can no longer…

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