Quebec mosque suspect charged with murdering six people – court

January 30, 2017 Article

A French-Canadian university student was the sole suspect in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque and was charged with the premeditated murder of six people, Canadian authorities said on Monday, in what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called “a terrorist attack.” Court documents identified the gunman in the attack on Sunday evening prayers as Alexandre

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Should Britons be worried about President Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’?

January 30, 2017 Article

What is the ‘Muslim ban’? President Trump’s executive order halts the US Refugee Admissions Programme for 120 days. There’s an indefinite ban on accepting Syrian refugees. Individuals arriving from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen face a 90-day visa suspension. Exceptions to the ban include those holding diplomatic visas, NATO visas, and visas

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Don’t let Trump embarrass our queen, say a million Britons

January 30, 2017 Article

Over a million people in Britain have signed a petition calling for U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned state visit to be cancelled to avoid embarrassing Queen Elizabeth, in a grassroots backlash against his immigration policies. The invitation to make a state visit, which will involve lavish displays of royal pageantry and a banquet hosted by

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Five dead in Quebec City mosque shooting – mosque president

January 30, 2017 Article

Five people were killed after gunmen opened fire in a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers, the mosque’s president told reporters on Sunday. Earlier, a witness told Reuters that up to three gunmen fired on about 40 people inside the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre. Police put up a security perimeter around the mosque and

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‘It’s made in Vietnam!’ At inauguration, origin of red Trump hats shocked many

January 29, 2017 Article

One of the biggest cheers President Donald Trump received from supporters watching his inaugural address was his call to “buy American and hire American.” It was a moment rich in irony. Many of those supporters were sporting Trump’s trademark red “Make America Great Again” baseball caps that were made in China, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Some were horrified

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May says does not agree with Trump on immigration

January 29, 2017 Article

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday Britain did not agree with “this kind of approach” on U.S. President Donald Trump’s curbs on immigration into the United States. May had been criticised by lawmakers in her ruling Conservative Party for not condemning Trump’s decision to put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United

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Prime Minister, the Core Values We Defend Include Protecting the Weak

January 28, 2017 Article

The Prime Minister has regularly defended communities when they have been targeted by hate crimes and she has been a strong advocate for supporting work on tackling hatred, intolerance and prejudice. The Prime Minister has also been right when she has said that there are fundamental core values that make up our country. These values

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Trump immigrant curbs cause chaos, panic, anger worldwide

January 28, 2017 Article

President Donald Trump’s sweeping ban on people seeking refuge in the United States and visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries caused confusion and panic among travellers on Saturday, with some turned back from U.S.-bound flights. Immigration lawyers in New York sued to block the order, saying numerous people have already been unlawfully detained. The new Republican

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Trump may reinstate secret CIA ‘black site’ prisons – U.S. officials

January 26, 2017 Article

President Donald Trump may order a review that could lead to bringing back a CIA programme for holding terrorism suspects in secret overseas “black site” [...]

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Why a ‘burqa ban’ remains popular in Britain

January 25, 2017 Article

A majority of Britons favour a ban on the burqa, according to the latest YouGov polling. There are clear indicators of support for a burqa ban: by age, political affiliation, and those who voted to ‘Leave’ in the EU referendum. The same is true for a similar YouGov poll in August 2016. A majority (70

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