Batley School

Sky News, Batley Grammar School parents call for calm after uproar over image of Mohammed used in lesson

"On Sunday evening, Yunus Lunat, spokesperson for the Batley Parents And Community Partnership, said the teacher had failed to realise the image was "loaded with Islamophobic tropes"."

WATCH: #BatleyGrammerSchool parents issue statement saying “grossly inappropriate materials” of Prophet Mohammad caricature used in RS lesson last week has led to “productive” conversations with school.
They “call for calm and space for a transparent investigation”. @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/F6AGCxRHBp

— Inzamam Rashid (@inzyrashid) March 28, 2021

Earlier coverage: Sky News, Batley Grammar School: Is Prophet Mohammed caricature offensive or freedom of expression? [opinion and analysis]

Vaccines in Wales

More coverage of vaccination efforts in Muslim communities in Wales, this time at Dar ul-Isra in Cardiff.

Some picture from today’s vaccination event at @Darulisra . Thanks to the team for giving up their Sunday to vaccinate the Cardiff Community! #getvaccinate #Darulisra #MDC pic.twitter.com/t1Nw07ml2a

— Muslim Doctors Cymru (@muslimdoccymru) March 28, 2021

Climate Issues in Bangladesh

BBC News, Bangladesh at 50: Why climate change could destroy my ancestral home

"As Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of independence, Qasa Alom reflects on how the country his British-Bangladeshi family still calls home is being affected by climate change."

Newport Vaccinations

Vaccination programme commences in Newport:

Make sure you spread the word. Over 60 please come for your first vaccine @jamia mosque in Pill, Newport pic.twitter.com/WqUv2YAR7J

— Muslim Doctors Cymru (@muslimdoccymru) March 23, 2021

Great start to the vaccination campaign today Jamia Mosque Newport Jamia And Al Noor Project

We have vaccinated Muslims and non Muslims and many homeless people that have struggled to access vaccination.

Anyone over 60 needing their first vaccine please come down! pic.twitter.com/bgry5C5dtK

— Muslim Doctors Cymru (@muslimdoccymru) March 23, 2021

Nurse's Legacy

BBC News, Coronavirus: Dying nurse told sister 'follow in my footsteps'

"Nurse Areema Nasreen was one of the youngest NHS workers to die from coronavirus at the start of the pandemic. Almost a year on from her death, her sister reveals how Areema's last words changed the course of her life."

British Muslims boycott Prevent review

MEMO, British Muslims boycott Prevent review over 'rigged' appointment of Friends of Israel founder

"An unprecedented coalition across the British Muslim community is opposing the British government's decision to appoint one of the founding members of the Friends of Israel Initiative to lead a review of a discredited anti-radicalisation programme. More than 450 Muslim civil society groups plus 100 leading figures have said that they will boycott the Review of the controversial Prevent policy to be headed by William Shawcross, whose appointment has been called "rigged" by one of the contenders for the post, a former leading prosecutor."

Not the most informed appointment for such a sensitive subject.

Burchill Case

Ash Sarkar, Guardian, Julie Burchill abused me for being Muslim – yet she was cast as the victim "Last December, I was referred to as an Islamist and a paedophile worshipper. I read multiple tweets speculating about whether I’m any good in bed, and insults about me supposedly having a moustache. Strange poems popped up portraying lurid sexual fantasies about having a threesome with me and the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen. I saw posts being liked on Facebook that told me to “kill myself for shame” and suggested that I had been a victim of female genital mutilation. None of these were the actions of an anonymous troll – they were the work of Sunday Telegraph columnist Julie Burchill."

Covid-19 UK

Aina Khan, Al Jazeera, British South Asians suffer heavy toll as coronavirus surges

"Ethnic minority communities in the UK, hard-hit by the pandemic, have been forced to adapt how they say farewell." Important article by Aina Khan, and photos by Abdu Pilgrim