Babar Ahmed’s father hospitalised after suffering brain haemorrhage
The 80 year old father of British detainee Babar Ahmed has been hospitalised after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
Ashfaq Ahmed has become a well-known and...
London mosque paints dome backing candidate running against Nigel Farage
An east London mosque has shown its political colours with a giant slogan daubed on its dome which endorses a candidate running against Nigel...
Rabina Khan chosen by Lutfur Rahman to run for mayor of Tower Hamlets
The ousted mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, has chosen councillor Rabina Khan to stand as a candidate for the mayoral position in the...
Will Ajmal Masroor stand for Mayor in Tower Hamlets?
"To stand or not to stand" as the Mayor of Tower Hamlets is the question Ajmal Masroor asked on Facebook yesterday night.
In a long-winded...
Lutfur Rahman to appeal ruling that forced him from office
Former Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman has said he will be appealing a High Court judgement to remove him from office.
In a statement published...
Ed Miliband: Labour would outlaw Islamophobia
A future Labour Government is committed to outlaw Islamophobia by changing the law and making it an aggravated crime, according to Ed Miliband.
“We are...
Nearly 5,500 sign petition to protest Lutfur Rahman ouster
Nearly 5,500 people have so far signed a petition to protest against the "anti-democratic coup" in Tower Hamlets.
The petition has been written by four...
Windows smashed at Sunderland mosque previously targeted by fascists
A mosque in Sunderland which has previously been targeted by far-right extremists has had all its windows smashed.
According to locals, Millfield Mosque has faced...
Second man charged in Imam Abdul Hadi Arwani murder probe
A second man has been charged by police investigating the murder of a Syrian-born imam in north London.
Abdulhadi Arwani, 48, an outspoken critic of...
Shaker Aamer to be released in June
Guantanamo Bay detainee and UK resident Shaker Aamer is expected to be freed in June, US government sources have revealed.
The UK has made repeated...
