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Friday, 27 October 2017
The couple who put IS at heart of marriage
Dominic Casciani, BBC News, The couple who put IS at heart of marriage, 26 Oct 2017 "Three members of the same family have been convicted for being part of what could have been a major terror attack on the streets of Birmingham. Prosecutors say that at the centre of the plot foiled earlier this year were a husband-and-wife team who put the self-styled Islamic State's cause at the centre of their marriage."
The student who fought IS and ended up prosecuted for terrorism
Wales Online, The student who fought IS and ended up prosecuted for terrorism "The collapse of the case, after a jury found him not guilty, raises questions about how the authorities should deal with young people returning from Syria."
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Takeaways Are a Safe Space for Bradford’s Young Muslims
Aina Khan, Vice, Takeaways Are a Safe Space for Bradford’s Young Muslims "In Bradford, a city where almost one quarter of residents identify as Muslim and youth services have been ravaged by austerity cuts, chicken and kebab shops provide cheap, halal food and a place to hang out."
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Bradford,
halal food
Islamophobia Is Not An Imaginary Myth
Huffington Post, Islamophobia Is Not An Imaginary Myth, 23 Oct 2017 "Whatever may be the factors behind the recent surge in hate crimes, it is hard to dispute that hate crime is neither a meaningless nor an imaginary myth rather a reality for many Muslims."
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'Islamophobia'
Channel 4 mocked for blacking up white woman to disguise her as Muslim
Independent, Channel 4 mocked for blacking up white woman to disguise her as Muslim "Viewers asked why documentary makers gave 'brownface' disguise to white woman rather than following an actual Muslim." Controversial programme (which I have yet to see). There's a mixture of feedback on this from Mail Online, 'Are you going to blow us up?' Viewers outraged as woman has Islamophobic abuse hurled at her as she walks past her local pub while wearing a hijab and posing as a Muslim in shocking TV show."
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television
Friday, 13 October 2017
Islamic school's gender segregation is unlawful, court of appeal rules
Guardian, Islamic school's gender segregation is unlawful, court of appeal rules "Schools in Britain will no longer be able to substantially segregate boys and girls, after the court of appeal ruled that a co-educational faith school in Birmingham had caused unlawful discrimination by separating the two sexes."
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Birmingham,
education,
schools
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