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Officers suspended after dragging half-naked Muslim woman from property

UK 5Pillars (RMS) - 5th December 2022 0

Two West Midlands Police officers have been suspended after they dragged a half-dressed Muslim woman out of a property in Birmingham. The i website revealed that the incident took place on November 18 when police were...

Census: There are 3.9 million Muslims in England and Wales

UK 5Pillars (RMS) - 29th November 2022 0

Newly released census data shows that there are now 3.9 million Muslims in England and Wales - an increase of 1.2 million people over the last decade. The data means that there are now around...

Darul Uloom Dewsbury to close down following damning Ofsted report

UK 5Pillars (RMS) - 26th November 2022 0

One of the UK's most famous Islamic seminaries - Darul Uloom Dewsbury - is to close down in December because of financial difficulties and following a damning Ofsted report. Chair of Trustees Mohammad Bostan wrote...

Muslim pupils ‘don’t feel safe’ at Wood Green Academy

UK 5Pillars (RMS) - 22nd November 2022 0

5Pillars understands that over 50 Muslim students did not attend Wood Green Academy in Wednesbury yesterday after pupils were disciplined following a visit to the school by "gay Muslim" activist Khakan Qureshi. At a meeting...

Indonesia to criminalise sex outside marriage

Asia 5Pillars (RMS) - 3rd December 2022 0

Indonesia's parliament is expected to pass a new law this month that will punish sex outside marriage with up to one year in jail. The new criminal code is expected to be passed on December...

Netherlands forces killed 20 Afghans unlawfully, Dutch court rules

Afghanistan 5Pillars (RMS) - 25th November 2022 0

A court in the Netherlands has ruled that a deadly bombing of a residential compound in Afghanistan by Dutch forces in 2007 was unlawful, and has ordered the country to pay compensation to the...

Afghan authorities resume public lashings

Afghanistan 5Pillars (RMS) - 24th November 2022 0

The Afghan authorities have resumed public lashings for crimes according to Islamic shari'ah. Yesterday 12 people, including three women and nine men, were flogged on adultery and theft charges at the football stadium in the city...

Qatar: Alcohol banned in World Cup stadiums but still available elsewhere

Middle East 5Pillars (RMS) - 18th November 2022 0

Alcohol will not be sold to fans at the World Cup's eight stadiums in Qatar after Fifa changed its policy at the last minute - however, alcohol will still be sold in other venues. Alcohol...