London Bridge Attack

Virtually Islamic, London Bridge Attack collected links to the London Bridge Attack via my Virtually Islamic blog.

Question Time and Johnson

An audience member on BBC Question Time challenged the author of the bestseller ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ after she defended Boris Johnson’s burka comments pic.twitter.com/Rvs7bs3QX9

— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) November 29, 2019

LGBT Protests Update

BREAKING: A judge has permanently banned anti-LGBT equality teaching protests from taking place outside a primary school in Birmingham.

Follow the latest on this story here: https://t.co/ug7VWnNosf pic.twitter.com/e0R7IVbqyB

— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 26, 2019

Update: Muslim woman praised for defending Jewish family against tube abuser

Updte: Here's the woman involved in this case, Asmaa, speaking on BBC 5 Live:

Powerful from the brilliant @Asmaa96388862. Her bravery & willingness to stand up against hate, is an example for us all! https://t.co/uQnCtklQ8T

— Miqdaad Versi (@miqdaad) November 24, 2019

Muslim woman praised for defending Jewish family against tube abuser pic.twitter.com/4lqQ64hgny

— IlmFeed (@IlmFeed) November 22, 2019

This is profoundly important and moving.

British Muslims & the Election

Musharraf Hussain, Time, British Muslims Can Swing the U.K. Election, But Only If They Get Out and Vote opinion/analysis

"There are 31 marginal seats where the Muslim electorate outnumbers the sitting member of parliament’s (MP’s) majority. In Conservative-held Hendon, for example, the ruling party’s majority is just 1,072. This is in a constituency with an estimated 8,395 eligible Muslim voters. On the other side of the political divide, Labour holds Glasgow North East by just 242 votes. If just a quarter of the 1010 eligible Muslim voters were to swing to the SNP, the Scottish Nationalists would have another seat in Westminster."

This is based on the research released by the Muslim Council of Britain, MCB finds Muslim voters could swing 31 marginal seats, in particular, this listing of constituencies [pdf].

This is a screenshot of the MCB's campaign to register voters:

Updated: Plaid Cymru Activist "anti-Semitism" Claims

My original posting from 18.11.19 has been updated

Wales Online, Prominent Plaid Cymru activist suspended over anti-Semitic tweets "Screenshots of tweets from 2014 were circulated on social media after it was shown and Plaid Cymru suspended her from the party."

BBC News, General election 2019: Plaid suspend member over anti-Semitism claims "Plaid Cymru has suspended a party member included in its party election broadcast over allegations of anti-Semitism.

"The party said it will conduct an investigation into historical social media comments made by Sahar Al-Faifi.

"Ms Al-Faifi appeared in Plaid Cymru's party political broadcast for the general election, which aired on BBC Wales, ITV Wales and S4C on Thursday."

See Sahar A-Faifi's statement/apology here:

"This is a statement I have issued in response to recent press coverage. pic.twitter.com/WqCzHUEh4a

— Sahar Al-Faifi (@SaharAlFaifi) November 18, 2019"

Screenshot of the original Plaid Cymru tweet (now unavailable) highlighting Sahar Al-Faifi's contribution (which in turn generated substantil anti-Muslim rhetoric):

Statement from the @BoardofDeputies on @Plaid_Cymru candidate Sahar-Al-Faifi.
“It is worth noting that Al-Faifi remains a regional Manager for #Mend, a highly problematic organisation whose activities risk increasing hostility & suspicion between Muslim & Jewish communities”. pic.twitter.com/Hlhuj4azLc

— Faith Matters (@FaithMattersUK) November 19, 2019

The Unremembered

Guardian, The Unremembered: Britain’s Forgotten War Heroes review – David Lammy condemns a shameful history "Politician examines the fate of African soldiers who fought in the first world war, finding decay, disregard, and denial"