NEWS FROM THE UK
Islam Channel fined £40K for ‘antisemitic hate speech’
Media regulator Ofcom has fined Islam Channel £40,000 over a documentary it broadcast in 2021 which constituted "antisemitic hate speech."
Ofcom said Islam Channel had been sanctioned for "serious and repeated breaches" of broadcasting rules...
Muslims back independent inquiry into Leicester violence
Muslims in Leicester are backing what they describe as a truly independent inquiry into the violence and unrest in the city last year, which is running concurrently to an official government inquiry which the...
Pro Palestine activist Nazim Ali avoids work ban for anti-Zionist remarks
A pro-Palestine campaigner has narrowly avoided being banned from practising his profession after the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) decided that statements he had made against Zionists and Israel were not intended to be antisemitic.
But...
Peckham shop CCTV shows new angle to confrontation
CCTV footage casts new light on a confrontation between a shopkeeper and customer in London that has sparked protests and calls for a boycott.
Activists accuse the shopkeeper in Peckham of racism, while he says...
NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
France bans its athletes from wearing hijab at Paris Olympic Games
French athletes will not be allowed to wear the headscarf during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the country's sports minister has said.
Appearing on France 3 TV on Sunday, Amelie Oudea-Castera expressed support for “strict secularism”...
Macron: French troops and diplomatic staff to leave Niger
Emmanuel Macron has announced that French troops in Niger, as well as France’s ambassador and its diplomatic staff, will leave the country.
The news comes following months of protests against the French military and diplomatic presence...
Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq released from house detention
The Kashmiri separatist religious leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has been released by the Indian authorities after four years of house detention.
Addressing an emotionally-charged gathering at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar yesterday, Farooq said the four years he spent...
Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi Arabia getting ‘closer’ to Israel normalisation
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said that the Kingdom is moving towards a deal to normalise relations with Israel.
Speaking to Fox News, Bin Salman rebuffed reports that the process to establish relations...
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