Friday 24 February 2017

London's Oldest Mosque(?)

Londonist, A Tour Guide Has Discovered London's Oldest Mosque "Standing in Southfields since 1926, the Fazl Mosque is London's first purpose-built mosque. But now, a man who runs Muslim history tours has discovered a Camden mosque dating back to 1895."

Thursday 23 February 2017

#ExtremelyBritishMuslims


Trailer for new Channel 4 series, starting on 2 March 2017.

Family says Gitmo changed 'IS suicide bomber'

Sky News, Family says Gitmo changed 'IS suicide bomber' "Jamal al Harith is said to have suffered recurrent nightmares and used to cry out "don't hurt me" after his Guantanamo release."

Thursday 16 February 2017

‘Faith’ artist condemns ‘Islamophobia’ over cathedral exhibition

Gloucester Review ‘Faith’ artist condemns ‘Islamophobia’ over cathedral exhibition "An artist whose ’Faith’ exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral sparked anti-Muslim attacks has hit back at his critics - calling them ’racists hiding behind religious outrage’."

Tuesday 14 February 2017

Children as young as four to be taught about extremism as part of plans to toughen up Prevent strategy, leaked proposals reveal

Telegraph, Children as young as four to be taught about extremism as part of plans to toughen up Prevent strategy, leaked proposals reveal "According to TES, Sara Khan, co-founder of the counter-extremism organisation Inspire, told a conference last week that there was growing concern that young children were falling victim to extremism, with teachers coming forward with cases of pupils aged as young as five."

The boy who watched IS beheading videos

BBC News, The boy who watched IS beheading videos, 14 Feb 2017 "What leads a young child to stand up in front of his class and tell his school friends that he agrees with the aims and objectives of the so-called Islamic State?"

Thursday 9 February 2017

Everyday Muslim Symposium


"Everyday
Muslim’s third annual symposium will aim to explore constructions of
Black Muslim identity and heritage in the UK and how the stories of
Black British Muslims intersect within the wider British Muslim society
and beyond. It will bring together those working in academic, heritage,
arts and media organisations to interrogate the changing ways in which
everyday Black Muslim life has been represented and archived. It seeks
to ask how the process of constructing a Black Muslim heritage has
changed over the years and looks forward to possible forms that this
might take in the future."