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Batley Muslim organisations warn Keir Starmer Labour may lose Muslim vote

5Pillars (RMS) - 16th June 2021

Global One charity fined £10K for sending out 573K unsolicited texts

$New poll reveals fractured relationship between Muslims and Labour$

New poll reveals fractured relationship between Muslims and Labour

Educationalist Mufti Hamid Patel awarded knighthood

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Batley Muslim organisations warn Keir Starmer Labour may lose Muslim vote

UK 5Pillars (RMS) - 16th June 2021 0

Ahead of the Batley and Spen by-election, prominent local Muslim organisations have written to Labour leader Keir Starmer saying they have serious doubts over whether they can continue with their support because their votes...

Global One charity fined £10K for sending out 573K unsolicited texts

UK 5Pillars (RMS) - 16th June 2021 0

The charity Global One has been fined £10,000 by the Information Commissioner after sending out 573,000 unsolicited direct marketing messages in April and May last year resulting in 548 complaints. Global One, which focusses on improving health,...

$New poll reveals fractured relationship between Muslims and Labour$

New poll reveals fractured relationship between Muslims and Labour

UK 5Pillars (RMS) - 15th June 2021 0

A new poll by Survation for the Labour Muslim Network has revealed a sharp drop in Muslim support for the Labour Party since Keir Starmer became leader. British Muslims have traditionally been among Labour's...

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi ‘cancelled’ over his LGBTQ views

North America 5Pillars (RMS) - 12th June 2021 0

The prominent U.S. Muslim theologian Shaykh Yasir Qadhi has said he has been 'cancelled' by an unnamed European University because of his normative Islamic views on same-sex relations. In a social media post yesterday he...

Canadian Muslims call for action against Islamophobia after Ontario murders

Canada 5Pillars (RMS) - 8th June 2021 0

The family of four Muslims who police said were intentionally murdered because of their faith have called for action against Islamophobia. London, Ontario Police said Syed Afzal (46), his mother (74), his wife Madiha (44), and his...

American Muslims welcome George Floyd murder verdict

North America 5Pillars (RMS) - 21st April 2021 0

U.S. Muslim groups have welcomed the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year, but have warned that the battle against police violence is far from...

Fears grow over missing Islamic speaker in Bangladesh

Asia 5Pillars (RMS) - 14th June 2021 0

There are fears over the whereabouts of a popular Islamic speaker in Bangladesh who has been missing for three days. Sheikh Abu Taha Adnan, 31, went missing at midnight on Thursday while he was on his...

Foreign pilgrims barred from making Hajj for second year running

Middle East 5Pillars (RMS) - 13th June 2021 0

Saudi Arabia has said it will limit registration for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to citizens and residents of the Kingdom in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministries of Health and Hajj announced on Saturday...

Bashar Al Assad ‘wins presidential election with 95.1% of vote’

Middle East 5Pillars (RMS) - 28th May 2021 0

Syria has announced that Bashar al-Assad won 95.1 percent of the vote this week in a presidential election which has been rejected as fraudulent by the opposition and Western nations. Head of parliament Hammouda Sabbagh announced...