(Not) Cricket

Guardian, Protests and death threats stoke Yorkshire cricket’s racism scandal "The continuing racism scandal at Yorkshire County Cricket Club intensified this weekend with protests outside the ground on Saturday and claims staff have received death threats."

Vaccination

Here's some important advice on the vaccination situation in the UK from Qari Asam. It's significant how social media is being utilised to promote these messages - and one hopes they get through to vulnerable audiences.

Important advice on the vaccine from @QariAsim https://t.co/21ABK4Hi3f

— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) February 2, 2021

Covid-19 responses

Yorkshire Evening Post, Leeds-based Imam urges for places of worship to be used as vaccine hubs to inspire 'confidence' in communities

"Leeds-based Imam Qari Asim, chairman of the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board, said some people who were initially hesitant about getting a vaccine have decided to get one since the first vaccination site in a Mosque opened at Al-Abbas Islamic Centre in Birmingham."

Vaccination Advice

Challenging social media rumours and 'fake news' on vaccinations:

🚨Imams challenging vaccine misinformation

Imams Online Senior Editor, Imam @QariAsim’s important message about the #COVID19 vaccines being halal & permissible for use, building on the ‘Verify Before You Amplify’ campaign, challenging misinformation related to the #Vaccine pic.twitter.com/Ll8CgJ9s2z

— Imams Online (@ImamsOnline) January 17, 2021

Leeds Mosque

Yorkshire Post, Take a Virtual Tour of Leeds Central Mosque,  "Mosques across the country are virtually opening their doors to show communities what they have been doing during lockdown and Leeds Grand Mosque is holding a virtual tour this weekend."

'Pakistani girls take lead to marrying each other in Leeds'

Asian Echo, Pakistani girls take lead to marrying each other in Leeds, 14 May 2013 "Speaking to Geo News after the news was aired, British Pakistani religious scholars from various Muslims denominations objected and said that Islam, like other religions, only recognises marriage and partnership between a man and woman and all other forms of union are not recognised in the religion. They however said that this country allows people choices they make about their life and that’s understandable."

Leeds: Muslim graves vandalised

Jonathan Brown, Belfast Telegraph, Racists smash Muslim graves in Leeds, 22 Sep 2010 "It is the second time this year that vandals have desecrated Muslim graves at the multi-faith Harehills Cemetery in the city. The attack left families deeply distressed after motorcycle tyre marks were scored deep into freshly dug grave-tops and beer cans were strewn around the newly created site, which contains 100 Islamic burial plots.@

Iqra Bookshop allegations

Times Online, Iqra: the backstreet bookshop that taught frontline war, 29 Apr 09 "Every room breathed the Salafi jihadist creed. It was shouted by the radical websites, argued in the literature and proclaimed in the store’s collection of graphic videos and DVDs. That it was every Muslim’s duty to wage jihad was as unquestionable as the certainty that martyrdom was an honour to be sought. The group dynamic, the hiking and climbing trips, potholing and white-water rafting, tightened the bonds."