New charity aims to erect war memorials to recognise Muslim contribution

April 23, 2021 Article

A new charity launched to recognise the sacrifices made by Muslims who fought in the British military in the past century is aiming to erect war memorials to commemorate their contributions. The National Muslim War Memorial Trust (NMWMT) said it also wants to educate both students and adults about the role of Muslims in the […]

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Neo-Nazi who called for civil war guilty of spreading racist hate on Twitter

April 23, 2021 Article

A neo-Nazi convicted of various racist hate crime offences is due for sentencing at Portsmouth...

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Dozens arrested after night of chaos in Jerusalem

April 23, 2021 Article

A total of 44 people have been arrested and 20 Israeli police officers were injured on a night of chaos in Jerusalem, as security forces clashed with Palestinians angry about Ramadan restrictions and Jewish extremists who held an anti-Arab march nearby. Tensions have risen in recent days in Jerusalem, which has long been a flashpoint […]

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I am not a racist, Tommy Robinson tells libel trial

April 22, 2021 Article

Tommy Robinson has told the High Court he is “not racist” as a libel claim...

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Prison chaplain: I may have been ‘conned’ by ‘remorseful’ Fishmongers’ attacker

April 22, 2021 Article

There was intelligence that Fishmongers’ Hall attacker Usman Khan “might commit an attack” around the time he was released from prison for a terror offence, an inquest jury has heard. Jonathan Hough QC also told the inquests into the deaths of Cambridge graduates Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones there was a suggestion that their killer […]

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Tommy Robinson’s ‘anti-Muslim message’ saw boy facing death threats, court hears

April 21, 2021 Article

Tommy Robinson’s “entirely distorted anti-Muslim message” about a Syrian schoolboy who was attacked at school...

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Group of men shouted abuse and threw stones towards mother and daughter in park

April 19, 2021 Article

A mother and her daughter were walking through a local park in south London when...

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Rapping jihadi jailed for life for plotting lone wolf attack

April 13, 2021 Article

A rapping jihadi dubbed the Masked Menace has been jailed for at least 19 years for plotting a lone wolf knife attack during the coronavirus lockdown. Jobless Sahayb Abu, 27, bought an 18in sword, a knife, balaclavas and body armour online as he prepared to strike last summer. He was arrested on July 9 after […]

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12 on trial in Germany over ‘plot to attack Muslims and overthrow government’

April 13, 2021 Article

Twelve Germans have gone on trial accused of being part of or supporting a far-right...

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Police arrest leader of radical Islamist party in Lahore

April 12, 2021 Article

Police in Pakistan have arrested the leader of a radical Islamist political party a day after he threatened the government with protests if it did not expel France’s ambassador over depictions of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed. Saad Rizvi was arrested in the eastern city of Lahore to “maintain law and order”, said Ghulam Mohammad Dogar, chief […]

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