Report shows how New Zealand mosque shooter eluded detection

December 8, 2020 Article

A comprehensive report into the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in which 51 Muslim worshippers died sheds new light on how the gunman was able to elude detection by authorities as he planned his attack. The nearly 800-page Royal Commission of Inquiry report released on Tuesday shows the attacker, Brenton Tarrant, kept a low profile and […]

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Indonesia expects halal certificate for experimental Covid-19 vaccine

December 7, 2020 Article

Indonesia’s highest Muslim clerical body is expected to issue a halal certification for the experimental Covid-19 vaccine developed by China-based firm Sinovac Biotech. The certification would be a significant step in immunisation efforts in the world’s most populous Muslim country, should the vaccine be approved for use. Indonesia’s human development and culture minister Muhadjir Effendy: […]

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Indonesian police kill six supporters of firebrand cleric

December 7, 2020 Article

Indonesian police have shot dead six followers of a firebrand cleric who returned last month from a three-year exile in Saudi Arabia after criminal charges against him were dropped. Jakarta Police Chief Muhammad Fadil Imran said officers were following a car carrying 10 supporters of Rizieq Shihab, the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front, early […]

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First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island

December 4, 2020 Article

More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have been sent to an isolated island by authorities in Bangladesh, despite calls by human rights groups to stop the process. The 1,642 refugees boarded seven Bangladeshi naval vessels in the port of Chittagong for the trip to Bhashan Char, according to an official. After about a three-hour trip they […]

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Racist told Muslim man he’d call the police to “deport you” when asked to maintain social distancing

December 1, 2020 Article

A racist customer at a high-street department store in Bury angrily told a Muslim man...

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Transmission of HIV can be eliminated in a decade, minister says

December 1, 2020 Article

Transmission of HIV in Scotland can be eliminated in the next decade, according to plans being drawn up by ministers. The Scottish Government is announcing a new scheme to tackle the virus to mark World Aids Day. It includes free condom provision, widening access to medication which prevents HIV, increasing testing capacity and introducing measures […]

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Arena bomber’s friend was ‘wholly committed to terrorist purposes’, court heard

November 27, 2020 Article

Abdalraouf Abdallah is a man “wholly committed to terrorist purposes”, a court heard. His own father, Nagah Abdallah, as the father of Salman Abedi had done, came to the UK in 1993 as a refugee from the brutal regime of Colonel Gaddafi with his wife Samira Lalouche, a refugee from political oppression. Abdallah’s uncle was […]

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Officer who designed police hijab aims to inspire Muslim women to join force

November 27, 2020 Article

A police officer who helped design a new hijab because the one provided was uncomfortable and unsafe said she hopes it will inspire other Muslim women to join the force. Pc Uzma Amireddy, a positive action coordinator, said the hijab given to her by North Yorkshire Police was uncomfortable, did not look good and was […]

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Islamist extremism referrals up for first time since 2016

November 26, 2020 Article

The number of people flagged up to authorities for concerns over extremism rose 10% last year, with the first increase in Islamist radicalisation referrals since 2016, figures show. There were a total of 6,287 referrals to the Government’s Prevent programme between April 2019 and March 2020 – up 10% from a record low of 5,737 […]

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