The debate over “British values” came to the fore in the wake of the “Trojan horse” affairs, and the realization that hundreds of British Muslim men – and some women – had become radicalised enough to join extremists in Iraq and Syria. The government has stressed “fundamental British values” must be taught and encouraged in…
February 22, 2014 Leading British Muslim and interfaith organisations today wrote to Paul Dacre, the Editor of the Daily Mail condemning an article by columnist Richard Littlejohn that deployed hateful Muslim stereotypes. The column purports to criticise an individual but instead uses slurs commonly found in racist and far-right websites to make its point….
The first Islamist terrorists to carry out their plan to murder on British soil without killing themselves in the process have been convicted of mutilating and attempting to behead a soldier, as the prime minister vowed to step up efforts to defeat the al-Qaida ideology of violence. British-born Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale (Adebolajo has…
“Maybe we are hated” – The experience and impact of anti-Muslim hate on British Muslim women Authors: Dr Chris Allen, Dr Arshad Isakjee and Özlem Ögtem Young Overview and website: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/social-policy/departments/applied-social-studies/news-and-events/2013/11/lifting-the-veil-on-anti-muslim-hate-crimes-against-british-women.aspx
As a Muslim convert, I set up a project to counter radicalisation among young urban men. But our funding was cut by the government and now there’s a vacuum. The former chairman of Brixton mosque in south London saw the challenges facing new converts to Islam. Since 2005, there have been 148 teenage murders…
