- Letters to a Young Muslim by Omar Saif Ghobash
- The Battle for British Islam: Reclaiming Muslim Identity from Extremism by Sara Khan with Tony McMahon
- The Enemy Within: a Tale of Muslim Britain by Sayeeda Warsi
Research, links and academic information on Islam and Muslims in Britain. Part of virtuallyislamic.com
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Reading List:
New Statesmen, The battle for the soul of British Islam reviews:
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Sayeeda Warsi on Start the Week
BBC Radio 4, Start the Week
"On Start the Week Amol Rajan talks to Sayeeda Warsi about how far Britain's Muslim community is viewed as 'the enemy within'. As the child of Pakistani immigrants who became Britain's first Muslim Cabinet Minister, Baroness Warsi is in a unique position to explore questions of cultural difference, terrorism, and 'British values', and to explore how society can become more integrated."
"On Start the Week Amol Rajan talks to Sayeeda Warsi about how far Britain's Muslim community is viewed as 'the enemy within'. As the child of Pakistani immigrants who became Britain's first Muslim Cabinet Minister, Baroness Warsi is in a unique position to explore questions of cultural difference, terrorism, and 'British values', and to explore how society can become more integrated."
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Baroness Warsi,
radio
Friday, 24 March 2017
Westminster Attacks - Roundup
Here's a round-up of media coverage relating to the attack on Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament:
Middle East Eye, Feeding off terror: More security, fear and bombing will not end this
Independent, As Muslim teenagers we're sending our solidarity to victims of the Westminster attack
Jason Burke, Guardian, No surprise that London attacker Khalid Masood was born in UK
Vice, Terrorism is losing its power to terrorise
Middle East Eye, Feeding off terror: More security, fear and bombing will not end this
Independent, As Muslim teenagers we're sending our solidarity to victims of the Westminster attack
Jason Burke, Guardian, No surprise that London attacker Khalid Masood was born in UK
Vice, Terrorism is losing its power to terrorise
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London
Monday, 20 March 2017
University can feel like a hostile place to Muslim students
theconversation.com, University can feel like a hostile place to Muslim students "For those Muslims students who do access higher education, the odds can be stacked against them. Students from most ethnic minority backgrounds don’t do as well as their white peers – even when they enter higher education with the same or better qualifications. And although data on religion is not routinely collected by universities it is likely that many Muslims students are underperforming."
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higher education
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
EHRC on religious symbols 'ban'
EHRC, Religious symbols ruling does not mean staff can be targeted for dismissal, 15 Mar 2017 "Following a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union, which found that employers could ban staff from wearing visible religious symbols but must have a relevant policy in place before doing so, Equality and Human Rights Commission Chief Executive Rebecca Hilsenrath said..."
Monday, 13 March 2017
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Islamist Terrorism: Analysis of Offences and Attacks in the UK (1998-2015)
Mail Online, Half of Britain's jihadists are now radicalised online: Proportion being brainwashed via the internet doubles in just five years refers to
Henry Jackson Society, Islamist Terrorism: Analysis of Offences and Attacks in the UK (1998-2015).
Critical response to the above here: Middle East Eye, Police chief snubs 'Islamist terrorism' event after criticism
Henry Jackson Society, Islamist Terrorism: Analysis of Offences and Attacks in the UK (1998-2015).
Critical response to the above here: Middle East Eye, Police chief snubs 'Islamist terrorism' event after criticism
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