Lewisham Islamic Centre releases statement in support of Imam Shakeel Begg
The Trustees of Lewisham Islamic Centre have released a statement supporting Imam Shakeel Begg after he lost a libel case against the BBC.
Begg brought...
The Telegraph apologises to Muslim mother after linking her to extremism
The Telegraph newspaper has apologised to a Muslim mother and agreed to pay her compensation after publishing an article earlier this year which linked...
Imam Shakeel Begg loses libel case against BBC over “extremist” label
A prominent London imam has lost a libel case against the BBC after a judge ruled he had allegedly "promoted violence" and held "extremist"...
Women’s rights campaigner Shaista Gohir gets OBE
Shaista Gohir, the head of the Muslim Women's Network UK, picked up her OBE (Order of the British Empire) from Buckingham Palace yesterday.
Gohir was...
IHRC urges Muslim parents to challenge Prevent in schools
The Islamic Human Rights Commission has written to Muslim parents to urge them to challenge the Prevent counter-terrorism policy in schools.
Prevent makes it a...
MPs write to IPSO after Kelvin MacKenzie cleared of attacking Fatima Manji
MPs have written a letter to the Press watchdog highlighting their concerns over its "independence" after a Sun columnist and board member criticised a...
Report names Maajid Nawaz in list of “anti-Muslim extremists”
The Quilliam Foundation's Maajid Nawaz has been included in a list of anti-Muslim extremists published by an American legal advocacy group.
The Southern Poverty Law...
Fraudster jailed for conning women on SingleMuslim.com
A gambling addict has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for conning two women out of £250,000, using fear, shame and cultural traditions as tactics...
MCB denies proposing an alternative to Prevent
The secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has denied that his organisation is planning to set up an "alternative Prevent" counter...
Charity Commission appoints new manager to oversee governance at Muslim Aid
The Charity Commission has appointed an interim manager to review the governance structure and financial controls at Muslim Aid.
The regulator said it opened a...
