July 25, 2014 Student volunteers have been organising an inter-faith charity project in London during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan for the second year running. The Ramadan tent invites the public to join Muslims breaking their fast at sunset every day. Organisers say the aim is to provide opportunities for young Muslims to meet…
March 18, 2014 Khadija Shah, a 26-year-old British woman of Pakistani descent, was sentenced to life in prison in Pakistan on Tuesday after being convicted of trying to smuggle 63 kilograms of heroin out of the country. According to reports, Shah was arrested at the Islamabad airport in May 2012 after the heroin was discovered…
January 24, 2014 A Michigan member of the Republican National Committee rejected calls to resign Friday after making anti-gay and anti-Muslim remarks. Dave Agema said he’s made mistakes but pledged to continue to “honor the trust and fulfill the responsibilities to those in the Michigan Republican Party that elected me.” On Jan. 17, Agema published a Facebook…
Childline, a charity organization that offers services to children and teenagers, has released a report documenting various issues facing young people in the UK. Among the problems that they face are racist and Islamophobic bullying, which are on the rise. Full report: Childline Report: Can I Tell You Something? Childline website: http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
January 8, 2014 The number of children seeking help for racist bullying increased sharply last year, as campaigners warn that the heated public debate about immigration is souring race relations in the classroom. More than 1,400 children and young people contacted ChildLine for counselling about racist bullying in 2013, up 69 per cent on…
