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The sacked ex president of the National Union of Students has settled an employment tribunal with the organisation over racial and religious discrimination. Shaima Dallali was dismissed over allegations of antisemitism in November 2022 but has now reached...

Muslim students felt compelled to pray Jummah prayers outside in the cold and rain amid a prayer room dispute at Solihull Sixth Form College. Students claim the college is "interfering" in Islamic faith matters, including...

Labour have lost control of Oldham Council for the first time in 13 years with independent candidates winning in several wards where the war in Gaza is reported to have been a decisive factor. Independent candidates,...

https://twitter.com/5Pillarsuk/status/1784916240877719933 Scotland's first Muslim leader, Humza Yousaf, resigned on Tuesday as First Minister, saying he was not willing to trade his principles to win a no-confidence vote. The move came ahead of two forthcoming confidence votes,...

Thousands of Palestinians celebrated in various areas in the Gaza Strip on Monday evening, shortly after Hamas accepted a proposed ceasefire with Israel. Video clips shared on social media platforms showed thousands staging marches in...

Türkiye has suspended all export and import operations with Israel due to its "aggression against Palestine in violation of international law and human rights," the Turkish Trade Ministry has announced. The suspension comes nearly seven months after...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced that his country will sever diplomatic relations with Israel due to its "genocidal" war in the besieged Gaza Strip. He made the announcement yesterday to a crowd of boisterous supporters, prompting...

The real death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza is likely to be much higher than official figures suggest as 10,000 people are still missing from under the rubble of destroyed buildings. In a statement...