Top stories \ Dr Pasha laid the foundation of the British Muslims in the UK Ahmed J Versi Dr Syed Aziz Pasha, founder and Secretary General of the oldest British Muslim federal body in the UK, the Union of Muslim Organisations (UMO), passed away on November 23 after a long illness. Dr Pasha, 81, was one of the most respected Muslims leaders in the UK. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5622 Home News \ Motion passed for UK's extradition laws to be renegotiated to protect Britons Elham Asaad Buaras A Parliamentary debate motion was unanimously passed on December 5 for the UK's extradition laws to be urgently renegotiated to strengthen the protection for British citizens. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5665 Qur'an teacher jailed for kicking and slapping children in lessons Elham Asaad Buaras A Qur'an teacher who kicked and slapped children was jailed for 10 weeks on November 23. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5666 Tam Hussein wins Muslim Writer of Year Award 2011 Zahra Khimji At this year's Muslim Writers Awards 2011, Tam Hussein walked away with two of the biggest awards of the evening, winning both the Muslim Writer of the Year Award 2011 and the Unpublished Short Story award for Little Flecks of Silver. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5641 Muslim professor a first for university Elham Asaad Buaras Celebrated theologian Professor Mona Siddiqui has become the first Muslim to teach at Edinburgh University's School of Divinity. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5642 islamophobia & right wing terrorism \ Norwegian right-wing terrorist insane, say experts, may avoid jail Elham Asaad Buaras Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik may be committed to a psychiatric institution indefinitely rather than sent to jail after psychiatrists declared he is criminally insane on November 29. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5661 Fascists and anarchists terror under scrutiny as two Senegalese killed in Italy Elham Asaad Buaras Police in Italy arrested five alleged members of a far right-wing group Militia on December 14 accused of among other things "spreading ideas of racial and ethnic hatred." aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5653 Israeli settlers burn Burqin Mosque Elham Asaad Buaras Israeli settlers set fire to the main entrance of the Burqin Mosque and a number of Palestinian cars parked nearby, at a village near the West Bank city of Salfit on Dec 7. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5654 Muslim woman spat at and abused by gang Elham Asaad Buaras A Muslim woman was spat at and abused by a gang of youth in Telford, Shropshire, who pulled off her hijab in Islamophobic attack. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5655 Ex-solider and BNP member found guilty of burning mosque Elham Asaad Buaras Two men, one of whom an EDL and BNP, member have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of deliberately setting fire to a Stoke-on-Trent mosque on December 8. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5652 Israeli settlers torch Ramallah mosque Elham Asaad Buaras A group armed Israeli settlers burnt a mosque in Borqa village, east Ramallah, on December 15; they also wrote racist graffiti on its walls. The incident is the fourth Israeli settler attack on a mosque in a fortnight. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5623 islamophobia usa \ · CAIR believes Champaign stabbing was hate crime · FBI illegally using outreach projects to gather intelligence on Muslims · Groups as FBI to probe threats posted on web · Lowe's pull ads from TV show about US Muslims · Massachusetts students charged with ethnic intimidation · Religious discrimination in workplace on the up aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5649 http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5650 http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5648 http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5646 http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5651 http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5647 Brief Europe \ · 25 percent of Brussels population is Muslim · Hijab wearing banned from class in Turkey · Swiss anti-Islam group fights Fribourg ban · Woman risks jail for wearing niqab in France aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5632 Brief UK \ · University bans "unauthorised" protests · Man arrested in Birmingham Central Mosque bomb threat probe aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5637 Brief World \ · Hizbullah unravels CIA spy network in Lebanon · Indian Supreme Court shocked by number of Pakistanis in Indian jails · Iranian inventors top international invention fair in South Korea · Niqab assault case ends in suspended sentence · Singapore probes soldier's anti-Islam online comments · US night raids overtake insurgents IEDS'S as main cause of civilian deaths aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5640 comment \ Tunisia, a model for democracy in the region Yusra Ghannouchi A pluralistic assembly full of genuine debate and heated exchanges; Tunisians of all ages keenly following the Assembly sittings on live TV and commenting in the real and virtual spheres; genuine politicians drawing millions of Tunisians at home and abroad to follow their speeches (even on headphones discretely at work); passionate agreement and disagreement. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5638 Unforgettable visit to Palestine Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP Last month I joined a delegation of MPs and Peers to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories of the West Bank. The trip was organised by Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East and the Council for Arab-British Understanding. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5643 letters \ Excessive coverage of Islamophobia aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5626 Prevent Extremism aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5627 Gove speak of balance aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5628 Cricket match on Ashura day aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5629 TO send a letter for PUBlication E: letters@muslimnews.co.uk | Editorial / British Muslims detained in Britain without charge for over seven years People held in jail for years without charge or trial are normally associated tinpot dictatorships, banana republics or regimes like Israel. But this is not the case for 37-year-old IT specialist Babar Ahmad, who has been in jail for more than seven year. He is Britain's longest detained-without-charge British prisoner held as part of the global 'war on terror'. Cameron says Christianity influences UK politics Prime Minister, David Cameron, speaking at the 400th anniversary for the King James Bible on December 16, said that Britain is a Christian country and that "we should not be afraid to say so," unlike Alastair Campbell who told Tony Blair that "we don't do God." aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5625 http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5624 wORLD nEWS \ Youngest and first Arab woman Nobel Peace Laureate Hassan Joudi The youngest and first Arab woman ever Nobel Peace Laureate was presented with her Laureate medal on December 10 in Oslo City Hall for her role in the uprisings in Yemen. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5645 UK ordered to release prisoner transferred to US custody Hamed Chapman The British Government has been ordered to secure the release of a Pakistan detainee held since 2004 without charge or trial in the notorious US military prison at Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5635 Bahrain report reveals use of "excessive force" by authorities during uprising Zahra Khimji and Ahmed J Versi An independent report on the Bahrain Government's brutal crackdown on protesters in February and March was released last month, detailing the "excessive force" and violation of human rights by security forces that have left at least 40 dead. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5660 Bush and Blair found guilty of war crimes for Iraq attack Elham Asaad Buaras A war crimes tribunal has found former US President, George Bush, and UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, guilty of "crimes against peace" and other war crimes for their 2003 aggressive attack on Iraq, as well as fabricating pretexts used to justify the attack. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5630 Over 80 killed in rare sectarian attacks on Afghan worshippers Elham Asaad Buaras A suicide bomber struck a Sunni mosque on December 9 in north eastern Afghanistan, killing four people, just three days after a deadly attack massacred 80 Shi'as in a rare sectarian attack in the capital. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5633 Indian Muslims are just as patriotic as other groups, survey reveals Zahra Khimji Muslims in India are satisfied with their country's system of democracy despite their financial and educational difficulties, a survey has revealed. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5634 Arab League condemns Gingrich's Palestinian stance Elham Asaad Buaras A senior Arab League official condemned on December 11 a statement by Republican presidential frontrunner and former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich claiming Palestinians are an "invented" people, calling it racist and a cheap stunt to get votes. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5636 EU denies asking Turkey to remove Qur'anic verse from Friday sermons The European Union has denied claims by Turkish's Republican People's Party (CHP), Ihsan Ozkes, that Turkey's religious authorities removed a Qur'anic verse at the request of the EU from Friday sermons that says Islam is the only religion in the sight of God. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5631 Call for destruction of all chemical weapons Tasnim Nazeer The annual conference of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) called for the destruction of all chemical weapons by 2012. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5662 Regular colunmns \ Health & Science Thousands of diabetes-related deaths could be prevented Age of criminal responsibility maybe 'too low' aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5663 Environment UN climate conference legally bounds countries to reduce carbon emissions aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5664 Book Review Kashmir, the forgotten conflict aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5657 legaL corner Employee discriminated against because of marriage to particular person aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5656 Poets corner I was born free aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5658 In conversation with …..Ibtihaj Muhammad aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5644 Matrimonials a Read more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5659 Matrimonial notices are charged @ £4 for 10 words (50p for each individual word). When replying to notices place your letters in a sealed and STAMPED envelope clearly marking the Ref No in pencil on the back and placing it in a second envelope to: The Muslim News – PO BOX 380 HARROW MIDDX HA2 6LL sport \ Football's governing body to review hijab law Elham Asaad Buaras Football's world governing body is to consider changing its divisive kit laws to accommodate hijab wearing players and avoid a repeat of the debacle that forced the Iranian team to forfeit an Olympic qualifier earlier this year. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5668 FIFA hold's first fasting conference for footballers and scientists Elham Asaad Bauaras FIFA's Medical Assessment and Research Centre (MARC) hosted its first Ramadan and Football conference on November 25 and 26 in Qatar. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5639 Vinne Jones coaches LIS students Elham Asaad Buaras Boy's from an East End Muslim school were treated to a coaching session with the aid of footballer turned actor, Vincent "Vinnie" Jones, on November 21, held at the abandoned Shoreditch tube station to launch 'Tackling it Together', which aims to tackle anti-social behaviour in young people through football. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5667 Newark B secure quarter finals spot Elham Asaad Buaras Inner London Football League second division team Newark B (NB) fought back to beat in form first division league leaders St Katharine 4-5 on penalties securing their quarter finals spot in the League Cup on Sunday December 4. aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5669 Sport brief aRead more http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/paper/index.php?article=5670 |