Friday 27 September 2013

'Two plead not guilty to Lee Rigby murder in Woolwich'

BBC News, Two plead not guilty to Lee Rigby murder in Woolwich, 27 Sep 2013 "Two men accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London, have pleaded not guilty."

Commentary on Lewthwaite controversy

Jamie Gilham, Guardian, CIF, 'White widow': public enemy No 1 "On Monday morning the front pages of the tabloids condemned "evil" and "fanatical" Samantha Lewthwaite, aka the white widow, as the Nairobi "bloodbath mastermind". The precise nature of the tragic events in Nairobi are still unfolding and, when the tabloids went to press on Sunday night, little was known about Lewthwaite's alleged involvement in the Nairobi attack. A few days on, we still don't know much, and the evidence against Lewthwaite is scant and contradictory. Nevertheless the Muslim convert and widow of 7/7 attacker Germaine Lindsay has become the symbol of home-grown terrorism, a target of fear and loathing."

Commentary on poll

Matthew Goodwin, Guardian, CIF, To tackle Islamophobia in Britain, we need to fight clever "The BBC poll has no sample of the wider population, so we have no way of knowing whether these views are unique to the young Britons polled, whether they reflect the national trend, or whether they paint a more positive picture of a young generation who are more at ease with migrants and minorities than older Britons. My money is on the last of these, and here's why."

Thursday 26 September 2013

BBC Poll

BBC Newsbeat, Quarter of young British people 'do not trust Muslims', 25 Sep 2013 "More than a quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds in Britain do not trust Muslims, a BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat poll suggests.

"Of the 1,000 young people questioned, 28% said Britain would be better off with fewer Muslims, while 44% said Muslims did not share the same values as the rest of the population."

Thursday 19 September 2013

Naturalising Newham

BBC Asian Network, Naturalising Newham - Special Report "The Mayor of Newham, Sir Robin Wales, is on a mission to make his borough British. He thinks that if you live in Newham, the UK's least white borough, you need to speak English and adopt British values and he has brought in a range of measures to this end. So, by pushing integration is he uniting people or alienating them? BBC Asian Network's Catrin Nye has this special report."

Friday 13 September 2013

'Former Territorial Army male soldier, 28, becomes Britain’s first transgender Muslim woman and is now MARRIED'

Daily Mail, Former Territorial Army male soldier, 28, becomes Britain’s first transgender Muslim woman and is now MARRIED, 13 Sep 2013 "A former trained soldier has swapped her Territorial Army beret for a veil and become Britain's first transgender Muslim woman."

'Birmingham Metropolitan College drops ban on Muslim face veils'

Evening Standard, Birmingham Metropolitan College drops ban on Muslim face veils "Birmingham Metropolitan College originally said students must remove all hoodies, hats, caps and veils while on the premises so that they were easily identifiable."

Habib Ghani

Daily Mail, Ally of world's most wanted woman the White Widow is shot dead in Somalia raid: Briton killed by rival Islamic militants, 13 Sep 2013 "A British bomb-maker on the run with the widow of a London 7/7 bomber is believed to have been killed in a gun battle in Somalia.

"Habib Ghani, 28, was ambushed along with one of America’s most wanted terrorists in a dawn raid after falling out with commanders from militant group al-Shabab."

Leicester fire deaths

BBC News, Leicester fire deaths: Murder probe starts after family killed

Bradford bus driver Mohammad is now at the wheel of the TUC

thetelegraphandargus.co.uk, Bradford bus driver Mohammad is now at the wheel of the TUC " A Bradford bus driver is now at the wheel of the powerful TUC after being elected its first Asian and Muslim president."