There are as many as 85 sharia courts operating in Britain, according to a new report, published by the think-tank Civitas. Academic Denis MacEoin, the report’s author, said the existence of the courts practising Islamic law could lead to different legal standards being applied to Muslim and non-Muslim citizens. He said many of the courts…
British Muslims are organising a boycott of Barclays Bank after it closed the accounts of an Islamic charity that operates in some of the world’s terror hot spots. Barclays has given the Bradford and Bolton-based Ummah Welfare Trust just 30 days to move millions of pounds, but the bank has refused to explain why. The…
Bradford’s ‘model mosque’ opened its doors to the public on Monday as part of the Connecting Cultures 2008 initiative. After being crowned as Britain’s Best Mosque last year, the Madni Jamia Masjid, in Thornbury, was selected to host the Our City Our Faith exhibition. The exhibition which took place on Monday and Tuesday will encourage…
A state-of-the art mosque in Bradford is getting set to throw its doors open to the public again. The open days next month mean visitors will be able to find out what the mosque, which last year beat opposition from 1,000 others to be crowned Britain’s best mosque, is all about. One of the organiser…
A schoolboy recruited into a cell engaged in a “worldwide conspiracy” to kill non-Muslims yesterday became Britain’s youngest convicted terrorist. Yorkshire teenager Hammaad Munshi, who was 16 when he was arrested, downloaded terrorist materials including guides for making napalm and grenades. Now 18, Munshi was found guilty with two other men of possessing or making…
