UK
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Terror police recall guidance listing ‘standard Muslim beliefs’ as signs of extremism
Human rights groups condemned the 12-page document produced by counter terrorism police in south-east England for undermining ‘free expression and discrimination’.
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Young Hartlepool mosque members start 2020 with community clean-up
The early morning event on New Year’s Day was part of a national community clean up campaign where the members of the Muslim Community throughout the UK do similar clean ups across the country.
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Anti-Muslim group says 5,000 members join Conservatives
More than 5,000 members of an Islamophobic far-right group in Britain joined the leading Conservative Party in recent weeks, according to local media reports.
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Hospital first in UK to bring in disposable sterile hijabs for Muslim doctors
A hospital trust is the first in the UK to give female Muslim doctors and medical staff disposal HIJABS to wear to avoid germs being passed to patients.
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Boris Johnson remaining prime minister makes me feel I’m Not Welcome’ – Muslims react to Tory win
Zainab Patel woke up feeling sick and on the verge of tears on Friday morning as she grappled with the reality of Boris Johnson’s landslide election victory.
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UK charity shocked after being told by football club they can raise money ‘but not for Muslims’
The ILM (International Learning Movement) charity regularly ask sports clubs if they can attend matches and raise money at the ground for the charity.
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Approach to Islamophobia to shape Muslim vote in UK
Abdullah Faliq, head of research at the Cordoba Foundation, says British Muslims traditionally vote for the Labour Party, but it would not be right to “pigeonhole” a whole community politically.
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Muslim schoolgirl targeted by anti-Muslim racist assault in UK
The cellphone footage from Wednesday shows the 40-year-old woman hitting the 14-year-old Muslim schoolgirl on the floor repeatedly and a man shouting anti-Muslim slurs.
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UK Muslim community condemns 'barbaric and inhumane' London Bridge terror attack
Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, were stabbed to death by convicted terrorist Usman Khan, 28, at a prisoner rehabilitation conference in London on Friday. Three others were also injured.
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Muslims in the UK aim to make a mark in the British general election
Many in the community hope that with the mere act of taking part in the election, irrespective of who they vote for, they will force politicians to take their concerns seriously.
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Muslim faith schools lead the pack in UK top schools list
Muslim faith schools have topped the British government’s ranking of secondary school performance, taking the top three positions and securing a total of four in the top ten.
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Muslim man donates hundreds of designer trainers to the homeless every month
When he converted to Islam, his faith gave him a strong personal connection to charity and helping the less fortunate.
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Anti-Muslim hate crimes increase across Avon and Somerset, police say
Police figures state that the number of hate crimes reported increased by 9% from 2016 to 2018.
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Teenager attacked with knife in Harlow hate crime incident 'because he is Muslim'
Essex Police are treating the incident as a hate crime as the victim reported he had been assaulted because he is a Muslim.
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UK Mosque leader injured by brick hurled through house window
Akooji Badat suffered bruising to his arm after the brick came crashing through a window at his home on Norfolk Street, Batley.
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Woman arrested for religiously-aggravated public order at UK mosque
The incident happened on Monday September 21 at the Shah Jalal Jame Mosque in Stapleton Road.
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Divided opinion on plans for Skegness' first UK mosque
Skegness Central Mosque (SCM) was formed in 2015 and launched an appeal on BT's My Donate for £337,000 to build the mosque - described as 'the first in Skegness'.
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Couple in UK punched, kicked and glassed security guard while screaming about hating Muslims
Jonathan Barrett, 32, and Laura Heywood, 25, were both been jailed after the man was punched, kicked and hit with a glass bottle during a work break.
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‘We don’t work in separate worlds’, Muslim Aid CEO tells Labour Conference in UK
Jehangir Malik, chief executive at Muslim Aid, was speaking earlier this week at a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference, which had been organised by the charity.
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UK Mosque opens doors for conference on religion and human rights
The interfaith conference on religion and human rights at the mosque in Brougham Terrace on Sunday, September 22, was attended by 75 guests.
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Group of women visit mosque for the first time in UK
Delivered by the training specialist Get Set Academy, and local charity FACE, the mentoring programme helps unemployed women to build social connections, grow their confidence and support one another in their journey to find lasting work.
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Knifeman in UK 'aimed to strike fear in Muslim hearts'
Vincent Fuller, of Stanwell, Surrey, has previously admitted attempted murder at Kingston Crown Court.
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This Muslim teen started her own gym classes for women who wear hijabs
The 19-year-old wanted to remove her hijab so she could work out, but she chooses to wear the headscarf in front of men who aren’t her relatives .
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‘Increasing number of Muslim women forced to remove headscarves’ at UK border control
The analysis of the use of Schedule 7 powers and its impact on the Muslim community was released by CAGE this week.
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Mosques raise £14k for East Lancashire Hospice during Ramadan
To celebrate the effort made by all those who donated, a special event was put on for representatives from mosques across the region .
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Islamic charity calls for climate action to protect Hajj
British Muslims are being urged to take action on climate change, as a study suggests that rising temperatures will make pilgrimages to Mecca hazardous to human health.
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Inspection of Muslims at UK ports and airports 'structural Islamopobia
Human rights group, Cage, submitted a report entitled: 'Schedule 7: Harassment at Borders", to the policing regulator, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, highlighting the ‘suspicionless stops’ by UK authorities.