Glasgow Mosque

We welcome @GlasgowMosque is being considered as a protected historical site🕌

"The Glasgow Central Mosque is a distinctive local landmark and an important building both in terms of its architecture and the role it has played in the historical development of the Scottish Muslim… pic.twitter.com/fEX7jomocN

— MCB (@MuslimCouncil) July 29, 2024

Humza Yousaf Wins SNP Leadership Content

BREAKING: Humza Yousaf has won the SNP leadership contest and is set to be named as Scotland's new first minister, replacing Nicola Sturgeon.

Read more: https://t.co/pZCNMJ5MWb

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— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 27, 2023

Scotland: Soldiers' Memorial

Vidushi Tiwari, The Scotsman, Why is Scotland building a memorial for Indian and Pakistani soldiers?

Council Confusion

Yahoo News, Top Muslim body in extraordinary caution to media after 'Council of UK' confusion "THE Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has issued an extraordinary statement making clear it has no links to the “unknown entity” of the Muslim Council of the UK after the latter intervened in the SNP leadership campaign." An entity describing itself as the Muslim Council of the United Kingdom" is online (it's unclear if this is the same organisation, so I haven't linked it here). An update on the story is here: Yahoo News, 'FAKE': 'Muslim Council of UK' called out after attacking Humza Yousaf. MCB's response is here: MCB, The MCB clarification on the ‘Muslim Council of the UK’. There's also a Twitter-storm on this.

Glasgow: curry dish 'creator' dies

Arab News, Pakistani-born inventor of UK’s favorite curry dies aged 77 "Ali Ahmed Aslam opened his restaurant Shish Mahal in Glasgow in 1964, where he claims to have created the chicken tikka masala dish." There are other claims on this.

A Scottish Pilgrimage

Auryn Cox, BBC Scotland News, Lady Evelyn Cobbold - why are Muslim pilgrims visiting her Scottish grave?, 15 June 2022 "They've travelled from Edinburgh, Liverpool, Leicester and beyond to honour Lady Evelyn Cobbold - thought to be the first British-born Muslim woman to make the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca."

'Islamophobia in schools'

The Scotsman, Teaching union calls for action on Islamophobia in schools "A teaching union is calling for more action to tackle Islamophobia in Scottish schools, saying understanding the issue should be integrated into the curriculum."

Glenrothes mosque

BBC News, Glenrothes mosque terror plot accused 'started to hate Muslims', 25 Oct 2021

"A man who allegedly planned to attack a mosque started to "hate" Muslims after reading far right political posts on the internet, a court has heard."

Fife Islamic Centre

BBC News, Man accused of plotting terror attack on Fife mosque "Prosecutors allege Sam Imrie intended to target the Fife Islamic Centre in Glenrothes and live-stream footage of the attack on social media."

From Pakistan to Scotland: The many homes of my mother

Dur e Aziz Amna, Al Jazeera, From Pakistan to Scotland: The many homes of my mother

"Sometimes, this bifurcation, between those who self-mythologise and those who do not, seems gendered. Women’s lives do not lend well to mythology, because much of what we do is aggressively quotidian. Sewing the dangling button on a school uniform. Correcting homework. The vigil over the crib. It is all maintenance, and maintenance is not the stuff of myths."

Covid-19: Shopkeepers' Respond

The Scottish Muslim couple winning hearts amid coronavirus crisis

Grocery shop owners in Falkirk donate PPE to health workers, food to the elderly and even Easter eggs to local children.

Great work 👏🏽👏🏽https://t.co/dWxqKQ4NVX

— Miqdaad Versi (@miqdaad) April 17, 2020

'Islamic Tartan'

Here's an  article on the 'Islamic tartan', although it doesn't represent the important arguments (i.e. from @desondy) for designs to reflect diverse Muslim identities. The National,  'Scotland's Islamic tartan is going viral, but why now?' 

Bishop 'distressed' by row following Qur'an reading at cathedral

Guardian, Bishop 'distressed' by row following Qur'an reading at cathedral, 15 Jan 2017 "The leader of the Scottish Anglican church has said he was deeply distressed at the widespread offence caused by a reading from the Qur’an at a service to mark the feast of the Epiphany at St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow."

'Crusader' hate graffiti daubed on Scottish mosque

heraldscotland.com, 'Crusader' hate graffiti daubed on Scottish mosque "The graffiti was seemingly inspired by the Crusades, with the words "Saracen go home" and "Deus Vult", a rallying cry for Crusader knights meaning 'God Willing', spray-painted on the walls of the mosque in Cumbernauld. Officers are treating the incident as a hate crime."

Police probe Scottish mosque figures' links to banned sectarian group

BBC News, Police probe Scottish mosque figures' links to banned sectarian group "A BBC investigation has found that Sabir Ali, head of religious events at Glasgow Central Mosque, was president of Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP)."

Aberdeen

pressandjournal.co.uk, Aberdeen terrorism accused ‘hates’ those who have ‘hijacked Islam’ "The 29-year-old denies the charges, and told a jury during his evidence that he had downloaded the Al Qaeda propaganda found on his computer for research purposes so he could counter the terrorists’ arguments."

Scotland's imams

opinion piece: The Scotsman, Azeem Ibrahim: At the heart of what matters, 24 Apr 2012 "Scotland’s imams should not be opposing gay marriage but focusing their energies on the real threats facing young Muslims: drugs, poverty and crime, writes Azeem Ibrahim"

Scotland

Scotsman, Khushi’s legacy curries favour, 16 Nov 2011

Orkney Muslims

Christopher Howse, Telegraph, Ramadan in an Orkney summer, 6 Aug 2010 "Muslims in Orkney will be setting their alarm clocks with some care from next Wednesday. For it is the beginning of Ramadan (if the new moon is sighted). For the 30 days of Ramadan, no food or drink may be consumed during the hours of daylight. In Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney, sunrise is at 5.19 and sunset at 9.11pm."

Shaykh Amer Jamil

heraldscotland.com, Imams urged to condemn domestic abuse, 22 June 2010 "Shaykh Amer Jamil, right, the country’s most prominent and respected Muslim thinker, is to meet every imam in Scotland over the coming months. Jamil will ask the imams to tell their congregation about Islam’s stance opposing domestic violence, and give the clerics advice on dealing with the police ...

" ... Jamil has also campaigned against the dangers of forced marriage, terrorism and ‘DIY Islam’ – incorrect versions of the religion learned over the internet often with a hardline twist."