UK, Islam and media: This is bullying, not journalism

Thousands of news articles and video clips point to a significant problem across the journalism industry, where Muslims are often reduced to Orientalist tropes.

Yousra Samir Imran

Muslim leaders and NHS urge British Muslims to continue vaccinations over the month of Ramadan

Muslim scholars have ruled that the COVID-19 vaccine does not break the fast, as leaders hope that Ramadan will not impact vaccination roll-out in the UK.

Hundreds receive Covid jabs as Portsmouth mosque becomes vaccine centre

Hundreds of people received their first coronavirus inoculation after a city centre mosque transformed into pop-up vaccination hub.

Blackburn mosque burglars steal safe with £5k cash inside

The thieves broke into Masjid-e-Rizwan in Blackburn, Lancashire, through an attic window over the weekend.

Iran urges Islamic centers in UK to ban a violating movie

In reaction to a film’s sacrilegious content, Iran's Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad tweeted on Monday, “In a letter to the Shia and Sunni Islamic centers in the UK, I categorically condemned the film “The Lady of Heaven” produced in the UK as a divisive action

Muslim artist subjected to vile racist abuse in Northwich Asda

A Muslim woman has spoken out after she was the victim of vile racist abuse while she was shopping with her little sister at Asda.

A women in UK who converted to Islam targeted for her hijab

A woman from Plymouth, a port city in England, who recently converted to Islam has spoken out about receiving verbal and physical abuse

Islam Channel slams UK MP for linking it to terror

'To link Islam Channel to acts of terrorism is not only completely unfounded but also grossly offensive,' says UK channel.

UK: Muslim leaders join calls to permit public worship during lockdown

Muslim leaders have joined other national faith leaders in calling on the Government to permit public worship during the second national lockdown in England imposed to combat the Covid pandemic.

University announces launch of UK’s first Islamic finance undergraduate degree

Birmingham City University has announced the launch of the first Accounting and Islamic Finance undergraduate course in the UK.

UK: World halal authority opens London office

The most internationally accredited halal certification body has formally launched operations in Europe by opening an office in London.

Ramadan 2020 saw record-breaking donations in the UK

The poll was carried out by Give Brite, an Oldham-based online fundraising and donation platform. The survey, which included more than 25 charities, revealed that Muslims were more generous in 'Lockdown Ramadan' compared to previous years.

First UK Imam PC helping in drive to beat knife crime

PC Emad Choudhury is the first Imam to become a police officer in the West Midlands and is playing an influential role in reaching out to Muslim teenagers.

Blaming local lockdowns on Muslims is irrational at best and racist at worst

After Leicester, Bradford, Oldham, Blackburn and Aberdeen, Preston has become the latest area hit by a coronavirus spike.

Report reveals ‘tireless’ work of UK Muslim charities during COVID-19 pandemic

The Neighbours Next Door, written by the Muslim Charities Forum (MCF), identified 194 Muslim charities attending to a whole array of needs from ensuring that food and medicine get to those in need to supporting victims of domestic violence, stranded students and single parents.

Bury prepares for a much different Eid than usual as Muslims asked to 'continue to be careful'

The festival, the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year along with Eid al-Fitr, starts this evening (July 30) and runs through until Monday night (August 3).

Halifax Mosque launches community fridge

The fridge, stationed on the Mosque's grounds, will be open daily to enable residents and businesses to share surplus food and for anyone to help themselves to quality food that would otherwise be wasted.

Islam’s most important annual holiday, Eid ul-Adha, will be celebrated this year

While its exact start date is not yet known, some astronomers have suggested it will arrive at the end of next month, on July 31.

Rracist Tory member told Muslim MP to go back to Pakistan

A video was shared on Tory Member Theodora Dickinson’s Twitter account showing MP Naz Shah speaking about child poverty with a caption calling her “racist”

Manchester Mosque amazed people on Facebook by asking them if they need hot meal

The community-led food bank, based at the Qadria Jilania Islamic Social and Educational Centre, a mosque in Longsight, has been helping hundreds of people each day, many of whom wouldn't normally access this kind of service.

Peterborough mosques to remain closed despite lockdown being eased

Muslim organizations such as MINAB , MCB, BBSI and many other organizations around the country including JMC are deeply disappointed with the government’s decision to reopen the places of Worship without allowing congregational/Jammat prayers.

Leeds Council of Mosques makes statement as Government opens places of worship

It was announced at the weekend that mosques and other places of worship can open for individual prayer from June 15.

Tributes pour in for Muslim community leader who died from Covid-19

Dr Shaukat was a well-known and much-loved activist for Waltham Forest’s Muslim community.

UK charges 5 with murder of Muslim woman in shooting

Lancashire Police said Uthman Satia, 28, Judy Chapman, 26, and Kashif Manzoor, 24, were charged for 19-year-old Hachem’s murder.

UK Police and Muslim community leaders deliver joint message before Eid

Whilst the UK Government has continued the lockdown with some restrictions partially relaxed, the changes have not altered any position with regards to faith communities. We would therefore encourage that those looking to celebrate Eid (Festival to celebrate the end of Ramadan), do so whilst following these restrictions and guidance from Public Health England.

Ban on opening for Friday prayers ‘is breach of human rights’, says mosque owner

Tabassum Hussain, chairperson of the executive committee of the Jamiyat Tabligh-ul-Islam Mosque in Bradford, has requested an urgent injunction against the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). The injunction would allow his place of worship to open for communal prayers on Friday, ahead of the end of Ramadan this weekend.

UK: Young Muslim woman shot dead in drive-by shooting

The victim has been identified by some social media users as Aya Hachem, a Lebanese-British Muslim.

Fasting volunteers delivering lockdown food packs to vulnerable people in Leeds during Ramadan

Give a Gift is set to help more than 900 people with food packs and vouchers after the charity was given more than £21,000 by Islamic Relief UK.

Cycling 1,000 miles during Ramadan to raise money for charity

Hassan Amhed , who lives in Eastville and works in Muslim funeral services, is raising as much money as possible for As-Suffa Institute, an Islamic charity based in Birmingham, helping Muslims throughout the UK.

Boy, 8, builds mosque out of cardboard

Yahya Murad Hussain, eight, used packaging from a desk his parents had delivered to their home in Bradford and decorated it with sweet wrappers and fairy lights. It took him a week to make with help from mum Auzma Yousaf on the more intricate parts of the design.