Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Devon mosque attacked

Devon Live, Islamaphobic [sic] attackers throw stones and shout abuse at Devon mosque during prayers "Police were called to an attack by four young white men on the Torbay Islamic Centre as Muslims gathered for early morning prayers at 3.30am on Saturday, it has been reported."

Five teachers accused in Trojan horse affair free to return to classroom

Guardian, Five teachers accused in Trojan horse affair free to return to classroom "Panel cites repeated failure on part of government lawyers to share crucial evidence in case of alleged Islamist takeover of schools in Birmingham"

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Friday, 12 May 2017

'Combustion' play

Tara Arts, Combustion

 "Asif Khan’s debut play is a fabulously comic take on the combustion surrounding young British Muslim lives."  I'd like to see this. Great poster, too.

Wednesday, 10 May 2017

Referee

Telegraph, Meet Jawahir Jewels – the most remarkable referee in England " ... Weekend amateurs rarely find their games presided over by a tiny, black, Muslim young woman in a head scarf. In fact she is the only such Football Association-qualified official they are likely to encounter."

Friday, 5 May 2017

Photo collection

Guardian, Music, politics and cricket: the rise of black British identity – in pictures
"Using archive news photography, Eddie Chambers’s new book examines how African-Caribbean immigrants to the UK fought racism to carve out a new kind of selfhood"