tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77704181921436934822024-03-16T14:36:37.917+00:00Islam in BritainResearch, links and academic information on Islam and Muslims in Britain. Part of virtuallyislamic.comGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comBlogger1802125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-82533739296120105942024-03-16T13:17:00.002+00:002024-03-16T14:36:06.575+00:00Discussions on 'Extremism' and Politics (cont/d)<p>Some important comments (separately) from Zara Mohammed and Sayeeda Warsi:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨 WATCH | MCB Secretary-General, Zara Mohammed speaks to <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SkyNews</a> Mark Austin on the new extremism definition <a href="https://t.co/vHNrhRAiKT">pic.twitter.com/vHNrhRAiKT</a></p>— MCB (@MuslimCouncil) <a href="https://twitter.com/MuslimCouncil/status/1768670823944954275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Catching up on my listening this morning: this was an inciteful interview between <a href="https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lewis_goodall</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/SayeedaWarsi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SayeedaWarsi</a> for the <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNewsAgents?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheNewsAgents</a>. The word "arsonists" certainly jumped out ... <a href="https://t.co/nt5JJV3rVc">https://t.co/nt5JJV3rVc</a></p>— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) <a href="https://twitter.com/garybunt/status/1768980351957819486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After much consideration I decided to share publicly as chair of the government’s Islamophobia taskforce that we haven’t met in years.<br>On the UN day to combat <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/islamophobia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#islamophobia</a> it is imperative the critical work of the anti-Muslim hatred working group resumes<br> <a href="https://t.co/1i6Q5SqxxP">https://t.co/1i6Q5SqxxP</a></p>— Akeela Ahmed MBE (@AkeelaAhmed) <a href="https://twitter.com/AkeelaAhmed/status/1768704594316566901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-11634232199485772532024-03-14T18:57:00.001+00:002024-03-14T18:57:06.298+00:00Conference CFP<p>I thought this looked really interesting:</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">CFP from <a href="https://twitter.com/Everyday_Muslim?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Everyday_Muslim</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MuslimsInBritRN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MuslimsInBritRN</a> & University of Westminster<br><br>Conference: Muslims in Britain, 1800‒1970, and Beyond: Historical Approaches & Why<br><br>"This unique partnership aims to bring together scholars, practitioners, and communities to delve into the multifaceted…</p>— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) <a href="https://twitter.com/garybunt/status/1768216947219484813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-79093206119553152532024-03-14T18:43:00.002+00:002024-03-14T18:43:21.727+00:00'Extremism' Perspectives and Discussions<p>While this discussion is not/should not be exclusively associated with Muslims in the UK, there are underlying themes in the discourse, which I have attempted to highlight and record here for reseaarch purposes.</p>
<p><a href="https://bylinetimes.com/2024/03/13/michael-gove-expected-to-drop-plans-to-put-muslim-council-of-britain-in-list-of-extremist-groups/" target="_blank">Adam Bienkov, Josiah Mortimer, Byline Times, Michael Gove Expected to Drop Plans to Put Muslim Council of Britain in List of ‘Extremist’ Groups, 13 Mar 2024</a></p>
<p><a href="https://hopenothate.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/state-of-hate-2024-v15.pdf">Hope Not Hate Report 2024</a> (PDF)</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If Gove is confident in his views about the Muslim Association of Britain and other organisations, alleging extremist views and a threat to UK society, we challenge him to state them outside parliament. However, due to the fear of legal challenges, we know he lacks the courage… <a href="https://t.co/tXbHB80cU4">https://t.co/tXbHB80cU4</a></p>— Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) (@MABOnline1) <a href="https://twitter.com/MABOnline1/status/1768248817462214870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘We’re easy to scapegoat’: Muslim Council chief baffled by Tory ‘extremism’ label <a href="https://t.co/i1eDvF8e9m">https://t.co/i1eDvF8e9m</a></p>— Zara Mohammed (@ZaraM01) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZaraM01/status/1768182661141414395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our Secretary-General <a href="https://twitter.com/ZaraM01?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZaraM01</a>, on BBC Newsnight this evening on the Government’s expansion on the definition of extremism. <a href="https://t.co/ywbL50UHWT">https://t.co/ywbL50UHWT</a></p>— MCB (@MuslimCouncil) <a href="https://twitter.com/MuslimCouncil/status/1768056422439293418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Michael Gove is asked if saying an MP should be shot is an extremist view & would it fall under his new definition of extremism. Gove won't say<br><br>Goves new definition is meant to stop govt money going to extremists & Frank Hesters company gets lots of govt contracts. <a href="https://t.co/bOPmxvdl5W">pic.twitter.com/bOPmxvdl5W</a></p>— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaulStaniforth/status/1768184724701249627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"It's unfortunately a part of my daily life... I think it is incredibly frightening." <br><br>Apsana Begum, Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse, says that as an ethnic minority politician she often faces racist abuse and wants to see institutional reforms to address this. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Newsnight?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Newsnight</a> <a href="https://t.co/FAtaEXsHDt">pic.twitter.com/FAtaEXsHDt</a></p>— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1768052505005490245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is a must watch to understand the thinking behind the latest announcements on extremism by Michael Gove. <br>Also remember his comments in his book as reviewed by <a href="https://twitter.com/DalrympleWill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DalrympleWill</a> - I quote <br>“Worth pointing out how <a href="https://twitter.com/MicGove?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MicGove</a> opposed Oslo and the Two State Solution in his terrible… <a href="https://t.co/30o5rqiGwp">https://t.co/30o5rqiGwp</a></p>— Sayeeda Warsi (@SayeedaWarsi) <a href="https://twitter.com/SayeedaWarsi/status/1768203580018745772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Words matter, we’ve had two MPs who have been murdered… There has to be accountability…”<br><br>Labour’s <a href="https://twitter.com/DrRosena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrRosena</a> responds to the Conservative Party’s handling of reported racist comments about Diane Abbott by Tory donor Frank Hester<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Peston?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Peston</a> <a href="https://t.co/IyoCObsz7c">pic.twitter.com/IyoCObsz7c</a></p>— Peston (@itvpeston) <a href="https://twitter.com/itvpeston/status/1768030610667327727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-23960479245590463302024-03-13T12:33:00.000+00:002024-03-13T12:33:16.769+00:00Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in the UK<p> The toxic political situation in the UK incorporates anti-Muslim rhetoric and 'Islamophobia'. I have covered some of this in my <a href="https://twitter.com/garybunt" target="_blank">X feed</a>, but for the record am placing some other elements below. Just a reminder - there are multiple opinions here, the posts below are for information and subsequent analysis, and inclusion never does not imply endorsement. The language is not adjusted and can be 'loaded' at times:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This tweet is magnificent.<br><br>The Hard-Right have weaponised the murder of Lee Rigby for years, to justify anti-Muslim hatred BUT denied hating Muslims.<br><br>Yet here's hard-right mouthpiece Mahyar Tousi attacking Lee Rigby's widow for telling people not to hate Muslims.<br><br>MAGNIFICENT <a href="https://t.co/rLrGz1E9Me">pic.twitter.com/rLrGz1E9Me</a></p>— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) <a href="https://twitter.com/Femi_Sorry/status/1767099752028520761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Conservative MP Mike Fabricant believes that Islamophobia from an MP does not even need to be apologised for...<br><br>Seriously. <a href="https://t.co/7BEvZeWwH9">https://t.co/7BEvZeWwH9</a></p>— Miqdaad Versi (@miqdaad) <a href="https://twitter.com/miqdaad/status/1767614899729862724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sadiq Khan, "We have another example, of a senior Conservative, a Conservative donor, making comments that are clearly racist and clearly misogynistic"<br><br>"What Rishi Sunak needs to do. Is to grow a backbone. To have courage. He failed to call out the Islamophobia, the anti-Muslim… <a href="https://t.co/6CKehK0jR6">pic.twitter.com/6CKehK0jR6</a></p>— Farrukh (@implausibleblog) <a href="https://twitter.com/implausibleblog/status/1767592161355129266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gove who once described the indigenous population of over seas colonies as Fuzzie Wuzzies - has decided to hand pick an Islamophobia advisor. Mr Mughal - whose skill sets include : telling his pay masters what they want to hear, criticising his own community incessantly and… <a href="https://t.co/Sshl7IS5y0">pic.twitter.com/Sshl7IS5y0</a></p>— Akunjee 🖋 (@mohammedakunjee) <a href="https://twitter.com/mohammedakunjee/status/1766309111467999668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yet another desperate attempt to smear the First Minister of Scotland, and his family.<br><br>It seems the leadership shown by <a href="https://twitter.com/HumzaYousaf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HumzaYousaf</a> to get urgently needed aid to 2.2million starving Gazans must be viewed with suspicion, I’m sure his being Muslim has nothing to do with it? <a href="https://t.co/TIz4COXXTL">https://t.co/TIz4COXXTL</a></p>— Zara Mohammed (@ZaraM01) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZaraM01/status/1766413637789327599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Archbishops of Canterbury and York warn against new extremism definition. Clerics say Michael Gove’s anti-extremism strategy risks targeting Muslims and may threaten freedom of speech and peaceful protest<a href="https://t.co/BEFKhJF8KW">https://t.co/BEFKhJF8KW</a></p>— William Dalrymple (@DalrympleWill) <a href="https://twitter.com/DalrympleWill/status/1767772568738492589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There should never be a hierarchy of racism. But under this government there clearly is.<br><br>Islamophobia body has not met for 4 years, despite the rise in anti-Muslim hate crime<a href="https://t.co/0FDv3fqsAU">https://t.co/0FDv3fqsAU</a></p>— Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) <a href="https://twitter.com/HackneyAbbott/status/1767124400921354328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🧵1/10 Apparently, the government are going to appoint Fyaz Mughal as their “anti-Muslim hatred” adviser! A thread on why this is gaslighting of the highest order, even for this government!! (more to follow) <a href="https://t.co/xog00AN3lG">pic.twitter.com/xog00AN3lG</a></p>— MEND Community (@mendcommunity) <a href="https://twitter.com/mendcommunity/status/1766143574079426638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For months Sunak and many of his cabinet pushed divisive commentary against the Muslims community. He now talks about tackling anti Muslim hatred rates of which his party directly contributed towards. Disgusted by it but disappointed that a mosque just let him waltz in. Shameful <a href="https://t.co/mICn30zs5C">https://t.co/mICn30zs5C</a></p>— Bushra Shaikh (@Bushra1Shaikh) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bushra1Shaikh/status/1767424702119661648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">STATEMENT ON REPORTS THAT FIYAZ MUGHAL IS TO BE THE NEW ANTI-MUSLIM HATRED TZAR<a href="https://t.co/mGezYmmSyH">https://t.co/mGezYmmSyH</a> <a href="https://t.co/f7f9SGtIOX">pic.twitter.com/f7f9SGtIOX</a></p>— MEND Community (@mendcommunity) <a href="https://twitter.com/mendcommunity/status/1766145849229189291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-68546305261150254302024-03-11T18:36:00.001+00:002024-03-13T12:41:42.479+00:00Mosque Protection<p> <a href="https://www.itv.com/news/2024-03-11/government-commits-117-million-to-protect-uk-muslims-from-hate-attacks" target="_blank">ITV News, Government commits £117 million to protect UK Muslims from hate attacks, 11 Mar 2024</a> "More than £117 million will be spent by the government to protect mosques, Muslim schools and community centres from hate attacks over the next four years."</p> <p>Also see: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/more-than-117m-taxpayers-money-to-be-spent-on-protecting-uk-muslims/ar-BB1jF3BL" target="_blank">Sky News, More than £117m taxpayers' money to be spent on protecting UK Muslims, 11 Mar 2024</a></p>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-58901866465536694522024-03-09T11:37:00.006+00:002024-03-09T11:37:44.045+00:00Sheffield British-Yemenis<p><a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2024/03/08/steeled-for-worse-sheffields-british-yemenis-conflicted-over-crisis-in-the-red-sea/" target="_blank">Lemma Shehadi, Nicky Harly, Marwa Hassan, The National, Steeled for worse: Sheffield's British-Yemenis conflicted over crisis in the Red Sea, 8 Mar 2024</a>. "For British-Yemenis, who are the UK's oldest Arab community, the crisis leaves them in a difficult place. Though they support the Palestinian cause, they are also opposed to the Houthi militia – which took control of the capital Sanaa and parts of north Yemen in 2014."<br /></p>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-2898428578876194582024-03-05T16:58:00.001+00:002024-03-07T16:59:59.098+00:00School "prayer ban"<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68170336" target="_blank">BBC News, Michaela School made being Muslim seem toxic, former pupil says, 5 Mar 2024 "</a><br /></p><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; color: #141414; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"The "prayer ban" by a school facing a court challenge made being Muslim "seem toxic" and "evil", former pupils claim."</span></p></div></div>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-48714256892870133272024-02-26T12:51:00.003+00:002024-02-26T12:51:35.034+00:00Anderson and Braverman <p> I have a page on the Anderson/Braverman 'Islamophobia' debate on my <a href="https://virtuallyislamic.com/vi2023/2024/02/26/lee-anderson-suella-braverman/" target="_blank">Virtually Islamic News</a> site, collecting various online responses. It also features on my <a href="https://twitter.com/garybunt" target="_blank">X @garybunt</a><br /></p>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-1123081171370344702024-02-13T11:25:00.000+00:002024-02-13T11:25:44.991+00:00Rochdale By-Election Furore<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://t.co/7pw7nvsvbt" target="_blank">Sky News, Analysis | The sacking of Azhar Ali as Labour's candidate in the Rochdale by-election is the biggest disaster for Sir Keir Starmer in his nearly four years as leader of the party. </a><br /></p>Also see <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/13/azhar-ali-labour-handling-rochdale">Geneva Abdul, Guardian, Labour handling of Azhar Ali 'shambolic', says antisemitism report author</a>. "Martin Forde says storm over Rochdale byelection candidate raises new questions over ‘disparity in treatment’ of Labour MPs" The story took a new turn with <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13075993/anti-Semitic-comments-Labours-Rochdale-candidate-Sir-Keir-Starmer-ditch-man.html">Harriet Line's Daily Mail article </a><br /></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <div class="dcr-1djovmt" data-gu-name="headline" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #121212; font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 400; grid-area: headline; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="dcr-14emo0l" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 620px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="dcr-1msbrj1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 36px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="dcr-1m6z4y2" style="--source-text-decoration-thickness: 4px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--headline-colour); font-family: "GH Guardian Headline", "Guardian Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 2.125rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 0px 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="dcr-1yi1cnj" data-gu-name="standfirst" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #121212; font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 400; grid-area: standfirst; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class=" dcr-1teqwow" style="--source-text-decoration-thickness: 2px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--standfirst-text); font-family: "GH Guardian Headline", "Guardian Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.0625rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0px 0px 12px; max-width: 540px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></div></div></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-27218686876936687462024-02-05T18:26:00.000+00:002024-02-05T18:26:11.994+00:00Statistics<p>Statista published the following (note: full data are behind a paywall):</p>
<p><a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/892958/views-on-muslims-in-the-uk-by-region/">D. Clark, Views on Muslims in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by region, Statista, 2 Feb 2024 </a> "This statistic shows the results of a survey of British adults which asked them to indicate how positive or negative their views on Muslims in the UK were in 2018, by region. Respondents in Scotland viewed Muslims the most positively, followed by London and the North of England."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/753720/masjids-in-uk/">D. Clark, Number of masjids in the United Kingdom in 2017, , Statista, 2 Feb 2024</a>"This statistic displays the number of mosques in the United Kingdom in 2017, by capacity. In this year there were 300 masjids in the United Kingdom with a capacity between 101 to 200 people. This was the most common size for a masjid in the United Kingdom. It was followed by 279 masjids with a capacity for between 201 and 300 people. In 2017 there were only ten masjids in the United Kingdom that had a capacity for over 4,000 people."</p>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-75403861233831612622024-02-05T18:09:00.008+00:002024-02-05T18:09:52.908+00:00Labour and Muslim Support <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-starmer-muslim-voters-poll-election-b2490652.html">Nadine White, Adam Forrest, Independent, British Muslim support for Labour plummets, shock poll finds, 5 Feb 2024</a> "Labour support amongst British Muslims has plummeted, a bombshell opinion poll has revealed amid major concerns about Sir Keir Starmer’s handling of the Gaza war."GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-48830354317563951852024-01-28T18:10:00.002+00:002024-02-05T18:13:29.355+00:00Muslim Women in Britain, 1850–1950<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-67568782">BBC News, Hidden histories of British Muslim women revealed, 27 Jan 2024</a> "A collection of remarkable and often hidden stories of Muslim women who helped shape the history of Britain have been revealed and documented in a new book." <a href="https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/muslim-women-in-britain-1850-1950/">Muslim Women in Britain, 1850–1950: 100 Years of Hidden History, Edited by Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor and Jamie Gilham, London: Hurst, 2023</a>
GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-67943395992131581852024-01-26T18:14:00.001+00:002024-02-05T18:16:25.079+00:00Interfaith Charity Funding Cut<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-government-withdraws-interfaith-charity-funding-muslim-council-links">Middle East Eye, UK withdraws interfaith charity funding over Muslim Council of Britain links, 25 Jan 2024</a> "The decision to stop funding the Inter Faith Network was due to the “reputational risk” posed for government."GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-19495834724111123942024-01-18T18:16:00.001+00:002024-02-05T18:17:59.364+00:00School "prayer ban"<a href="https://www.itv.com/news/london/2024-01-17/britains-strictest-school-facing-court-challenge-over-prayer-ban">ITV News, 'Britain's strictest school' facing High Court challenge from Muslim pupil over ‘prayer ban’, 17 Jan 2024</a> "Michaela Community School in Brent, north London, introduced a policy in March 2023 "banning prayer rituals"."GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-74115091666652836052023-12-15T17:30:00.003+00:002023-12-15T17:30:26.493+00:00'Muhammad' is top male baby name in UK<a href="https://arab.news/gg33m">Arab News, Muhammad again most popular baby boy’s name in UK, 15 Dec 2023</a> "Statistics from BabyCentre, reported on by The Mirror, show almost two dozen Muslim names for boys and girls among the top 100 for each gender." The listing is <a href="https://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby-names/most-popular/top-baby-names-2023">here</a>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-37201035061207700742023-11-28T13:07:00.002+00:002023-11-28T13:07:56.622+00:00Wales' Schools and Discrimination<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pupils called 'monkey' and attacked with rocks as shocking scale of racism in Wales' schools. Muslim girls abused and assaulted in other shocking case studies highlighted.<br><br>Pupils say the N-word is 'normalised' in schools.<a href="https://t.co/PMz3DsTPCX">https://t.co/PMz3DsTPCX</a></p>— Tell MAMA UK (@TellMamaUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/TellMamaUK/status/1729443395242729698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br>
<p>The link to the <a href="https://www.childcomwales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CCfW-Spotlight-Report-%E2%80%93-Racism-in-Schools_231123.pdf">Children's Commissioner's report</a> is here (PDF).</p>
<p>There's also a <a href="https://www.childcomwales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/YP-English-Final.pdf">children's version of the report</a> (PDF).</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VnmTFiRnPRnUOc1HeSnvsjsANfHjwydrWbEeVbiXbrHdSyhhr_wI1dOTX9CnWwLI14cdQS7xSuC06xgkxPr6OKbw1jwiWC3lJFCSLLHxt4-bSiCcHS1RtVqtv2Gi5gnEpHBBzfeRa-GQU93Nt5hyphenhyphenaDqmk9NeKzEGVA_4YnABW2aBovSlHsuRThXerR4/s1670/Screenshot%202023-11-28%20at%2013.04.42.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="1182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VnmTFiRnPRnUOc1HeSnvsjsANfHjwydrWbEeVbiXbrHdSyhhr_wI1dOTX9CnWwLI14cdQS7xSuC06xgkxPr6OKbw1jwiWC3lJFCSLLHxt4-bSiCcHS1RtVqtv2Gi5gnEpHBBzfeRa-GQU93Nt5hyphenhyphenaDqmk9NeKzEGVA_4YnABW2aBovSlHsuRThXerR4/s320/Screenshot%202023-11-28%20at%2013.04.42.png"/></a></div>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-20712454845596508082023-11-19T13:08:00.006+00:002023-11-19T13:08:51.977+00:00Bradford Muslim Communities<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67422918">BBC News, Fewer cousins marrying in Bradford's Pakistani community, 18 November 2023</a> "The number of people in Bradford's Pakistani community who have married a cousin has fallen sharply in the past 10 years, a study suggests. Higher educational attainment, new family dynamics and changes in immigration rules are thought to be possible reasons." GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-80506500523515505052023-11-19T13:06:00.003+00:002023-11-19T13:06:29.725+00:00Gaza SituationThere's full coverage of the Gaza situation on the <a href="https://virtuallyislamic.com/vi2023/">Virtually Islamic blog</a> and across my <a href="https://twitter.com/garybunt">X</a>. This includes material on the protests.GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-7033227053550192322023-09-27T13:06:00.001+01:002023-09-28T13:08:29.696+01:00Bradford <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/suella-braverman-wrong-always-muslim-31047204">Anila Baig, Mirror, 'Suella Braverman is wrong - we have always had Muslim neighbours and it's great', 27 Sep 2023</a> "The Home Secretary gave a speech declaring that ‘multiculturalism has failed’ and complaining that people from certain religious backgrounds live ‘parallel lives’ because they have failed to integrate and, alarmingly, are a threat to national security. Ms Braverman trotted out the usual myths and misinformation about ethnic minorities in the UK." Opinion/analysisGRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-72957795295840904342023-09-26T23:01:00.001+01:002023-09-28T13:03:58.598+01:00Islam Channel fined<a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2023/40k-fine-channel-broadcast-antisemitic-content">Ofcom, £40k fine for TV channel that broadcast antisemitic content, 28 Sep 2023</a> "Our investigation found The Andinia Plan, a one-hour documentary that examined a conspiracy theory which originated in a neo-Nazi publication, amounted to hate speech against Jewish people. This antisemitic content was also highly offensive and not sufficiently justified by the context."GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-74368796790506576072023-09-24T13:09:00.002+01:002023-09-28T13:12:10.250+01:00Halal Food Festival<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/sep/24/halal-rising-muslim-food-marks-its-uk-embrace-with-a-stadium-celebration">Sammy Gecsoylerm, The Guardian, Halal rising: Muslim food marks its UK embrace with a stadium celebration, 24 Sep 2024</a> "Vendors and diners at the World Halal food festival agree the industry is booming with good reason"GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-84999507010035101742023-07-31T11:09:00.000+01:002023-07-31T11:09:11.997+01:00Islamic Centre England<p>The Centre remains open at the time of writing. Here's some coverage of the protest.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Iranian diaspora fully support the decision of the UK <a href="https://twitter.com/ChtyCommission?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChtyCommission</a> to close the Islamic Centre in London.<br><br>The Islamic Centre is disguised as a place of worship when in reality it’s a London headquarters of the IRGC and Iran’s Supreme Leader. <br><br>The generality of Muslims… <a href="https://t.co/8W1RzLyddR">pic.twitter.com/8W1RzLyddR</a></p>— Omid Djalili (@omid9) <a href="https://twitter.com/omid9/status/1685598721751334912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-35517735345080765642023-07-12T13:25:00.001+01:002023-07-12T13:25:08.454+01:00Liverpool Muslim Institute<a href="https://medium.com/@riordanmac/at-our-allahs-blest-abode-liturgical-adaptations-at-william-abdullah-quilliam-s-liverpool-c8135063ae00" target="_blank">Riordan Macnamara, Medium, “At our Allah’s blest abode”: Liturgical Adaptations at the Liverpool Muslim Institute (1887–1908), 16 June 2023
</a><p>"Did William Quilliam pose a threat as a syncretistic innovator with his adaptations to a Western frame, turning English people away from Christianity and its mission on one side and the Islamic world from Sunni Islam’s orthodoxy on the other?" (tip: Yahya Birt)</p>
GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-17989737576556250072023-06-30T13:26:00.001+01:002023-07-12T13:28:10.021+01:00The 'Young Imam'<a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/im-britains-youngest-imam-one-30342454" target="_blank">Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas, Mirror, 'I'm one of Britain's youngest Imams - one day I want to have my own TV show', 30 June 2023</a> <p>"Based at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in South London, Sabah says he enjoys being able to speak to Muslims and non-Muslims from around the world on his Instagram page, where he is known as the 'Young Imam' and has amassed some 11,500 followers."</p>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7770418192143693482.post-84098826881605923722023-06-28T23:34:00.001+01:002023-07-12T13:37:05.856+01:00Moonsighting <a href="https://www.newarab.com/features/meet-muslim-moon-family-searching-britains-skies" target="_blank">The New Arab, New Crescent Society: Meet the Muslim 'moon family' searching Britain's skies for unity, 28 June 2023</a><p>""Even for Eid Al-Adha, there's a 10-day gap. There's a kind of drama around Ramadan," says Imad. "You see the moon – you fast. You see the moon – the fast comes to a close. I think, for those reasons, in the psychological landscape of Muslims, it's very, very special."</p>GRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538738845050469213noreply@blogger.com