United Kingdom
Universities ‘can segregate men and women for debates’
November 22, 2013 Universities can segregate students during debates as long as the women are not forced to sit behind the men, university leaders have said. Segregation at the behest of a controversial speaker is an issue which arises “all the time” and banning men and women from sitting next to each during debates…
School children as young as 8 told they would be labelled ‘racist’ for missing school trip
November 22, 2013 Parents have criticised a school after children as young as eight were told they would be punished for racism if they did not attend a religious workshop about Islam. Angry mums and dads were sent a letter by Littleton Green Community School, in Huntingdon, Staffordshire, warning their children would be considered…
Muslims in Britain: Seeking to Combat Extremism
The brutal killing of Lee Rigby in London in May by two Muslim converts was widely condemned by Muslim religious leaders, but still led to a rise in threats made against Muslims and mosques. Many Muslims in Britain, however, work to try to counter extremism. Joanna Impey reports. Qantara: http://en.qantara.de/content/muslims-in-britain-seeking-to-combat-extremism
Prince Charles visits shrine to Sufi saint
November 11, 2013 The Prince of Wales laid flowers on the tomb of one of India’s most revered Sufi saints today as its imam prayed for the health and happiness of Britain’s royal family. The visit to the shrine or ‘dargah’ of Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, one of Mumbai’s most celebrated landmarks, was to…
Islamic converts threatened to ‘kill non-believers’ in vigilante patrol
November 11, 2013 Two Islamic converts threatened to stab members of the public and “kill non-believers” as they roamed the streets of east London in the early hours of the morning. Ricardo McFarlane, 36, and a 23-year-old man who cannot be named for legal reasons joined a self-styled “Muslim Patrol” attempting to impose Sharia…