Organ Donational Fatwa

BBC News, Islamic fatwa approves organ donation after Bristol man's efforts "This new fatwa complements the previous fatwas and is aimed at British Muslims who are predominantly of south Asian background and heritage.
"Scholar Mufti Mohammed Zubair Butt, who issued the fatwa, said he hoped the move would help to "serve as a catalyst" for change."

Here’s How You React To Your Son’s Autism When Your Language Has No Word For Autism

Aisha Gani, Buzzfeed, Here’s How You React To Your Son’s Autism When Your Language Has No Word For Autism

"“There’s no word that describes autism in the Somali language," says Nura Aabe, 35.

"It’s something the autism campaigner and mother of five has been grappling with ever since her 18-year-old son Zaki – short for Zakaria Mohamed – was first diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder when he was 2 and a half."

Shahid Malik comment

thisisbristol.co.uk, Minister hails Bristol's Muslim community for stopping bomb plot, 8 Oct 09

"On a visit to the city, Shahid Malik, minister for communities and local government, said that Muslims across the world should take great comfort from what happened in Bristol."

Isa Ibrahim

AP, UK man convicted over suicide bomb plot, 18 Jul 09 "Ibrahim had claimed in court that he planned to detonate the vest safely, without wearing it, and post a video of his experiment on the YouTube Web site ...

" ... Police said Ibrahim was not known to authorities and appears to have become radicalized by researching extremist Islamic material posted on the Internet."

thisisbristol.co.uk, Steve Scott: What is your child up to on the internet? "That he didn't cause carnage and destroy innocent lives is purely down to a few astute worshippers from Bristol's Muslim community who tipped off police about Ibrahim's extreme views, erratic behaviour and suspicious injuries to his hands." Op-ed

Telegraph, Terrorist Andrew Ibrahim was turned in by the Muslim community , 18 Jul 0 "Ibrahim is thought to be one of the few examples of a "self-radicalising" terrorist who downloaded videos by the extremist preachers Abu Hamza and Omar Bakri Mohammed."

Google Street View: mosques (Bristol)

Next stop on the Tour is Bristol. The server is running slow, so have only obtained a few images so far:


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Shah Jalal Jame Mosque‎


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Bristol Jamia Mosque‎

Bristol Muslims

thisisbristol.co.uk, Bristol muslims: 'We can't let radicals silence us', 30 Mar 09 "Muslim extremists are getting too much attention at the expense of the moderate majority, claims a Bristol community leader.

""The radicals are getting the limelight and the mainstream Muslim view is not being reported," Farooq Siddique, of the Bristol Muslim Cultural Society, told the Bristol Post."