Four young Muslim artists from Kirklees aim to give a contemporary twist on stereotypes and traditional art forms. University art students Asiya Seedat, Anisah Denny, Fatema Mayet and Naila Afeefah, from Fartown, want people to take a fresh look at art in the Change in Perspective display in Batley. They say it explores what it…
Schools are to be enlisted in the fight against home-grown terrorism with plans for Imams to be sent into schools to steer children away from radicalisation, the government will announce next week. The schools secretary, Ed Balls, unveiled guidance on Tuesday, developed with the Home Office and Department for Communities and Local Government, advising schools,…
The public gallery at an inquiry over Dudley’s controversial _18million mosque plans will be limited to just 50 seats. Those who want to be at the hearing, scheduled to start on June 10 at 10am and last four-days, are now being urged to arrive early for a seat. The inquiry is being held after Dudley…
Members of the Muslim community in Acton, west London, gathered this afternoon for the opening of a new _1.5m mosque. Acton Mosque in Oldham Terrace was being used as a place of worship for the past 20 years. The Acton Muslim welfare association bought the building for _250,000 but still needed funding for the works…
Explosives found by detectives investigating the London bombings were home-made using ingredients that can be found in high street chemists. The highly volatile explosive – acetone peroxide – has been discovered in a house in Leeds thought to have been used as a bomb-making factory. The discovery has raised fears of other British fanatics making…
