Happy British Muslims

April 18, 2014   The Happy British Muslims video was put together by a group of young British Muslims called the Honesty Policy, with a very simple aim: to spread positivity and a bit of empowerment along the way. Who are the Honesty Policy? They have chosen to remain anonymous. “Anonymity is a symbol of…

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Syria is now the gravest terrorist threat to Britain

April 10, 2014   Every month a new batch of British Muslims leaves the country to risk their lives in Syria’s brutal civil war that after three years of bitter conflict that has now claimed an estimated 150,000 lives. Figures recently compiled by MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence service, indicate that at least 500 British Muslims…

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Exam schedule needs to change to take account of Ramadan, say teachers

April 16, 2014   Teachers’ leaders are calling for a review of the GCSE and A-level exam schedule next year to help Muslim students cope with a clash between it and Ramadan. Students who will have to fast during the exam period are bound to lose marks as a result, the Association of Teachers and…

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Tony Blair’s Faith Foundation charity advisors ‘linked to Muslim Brotherhood’ – a group he himself condemned as pursuing ‘values that contradict everything we stand for’

April 14, 2014   Tony Blair has been accused of an embarrassing hypocrisy after reports emerged that his high-profile multi-faith charity has links to an international Islamist group which he himself dismissed earlier this year. According to one international watchdog organisation, the Tony Blair Faith Foundation has two senior advisors with close links to the…

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Gay teacher resigns after parent protest

April 7, 2014   A gay assistant head teacher has reportedly resigned after parents complained that they did not want their children to “learn that it’s OK to be gay”. Andrew Moffat, author of Challenging Homophobia in Primary Schools, was targeted by a group of mainly Muslim parents in the dispute at Chilwell Croft Academy,…

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