Queen honours Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie, the author of the blasphemous novel The Satanic Verses, has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Following his receipt of a...
Cineworld cancels future screenings of The Lady of Heaven
The cinema chain Cineworld has confirmed to 5Pillars that it has cancelled future screenings of the blasphemous film The Lady of Heaven.
The announcement comes...
Doctor who asked Muslim woman to remove veil guilty of misconduct
A doctor has been found guilty of misconduct by a medical tribunal after ordering a Muslim woman to remove her veil and criticising patients’ English...
Moazzam Begg gets right to a UK passport back after eight years
Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner and CAGE Outreach Director Moazzam Begg has won back the right to his British passport after he launched a legal...
Film classifier didn’t consult Muslims before greenlighting Lady of Heaven
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) did not consult any Muslim experts before giving the anti-Sunni hate film The Lady of Heaven the green light...
Government sacks Qari Asim for supporting anti Lady of Heaven campaign
The imam of Leeds Makkah Mosque, Qari Asim, has been sacked as a government advisor after appearing to advocate the banning of the blasphemous...
BBC pays councillor £30K after mistaking her for MP facing criminal charges
A Labour councillor, Liza Begum, has won £30,000 in libel damages from the BBC after the broadcaster misidentified her as an MP facing fraud charges.
Cllr...
Muslim scholars call for boycott of cinema chains which showed Lady of Heaven
The Muslim Action Forum - a collective of British Muslim scholars and organisations - is urging Muslims to boycott cinema chains which platformed the blasphemous anti-Sunni...
Home Secretary approves Julian Assange’s extradition to U.S.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange - who exposed U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq - has been approved for extradition to the United States by Home Secretary...
Palestine activists declare victory after Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems ‘abandons London HQ’
The Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems has apparently abandoned its headquarters in London after sustained action by the Palestine Action movement.
According to Palestine Action,...
