Belfast Situation

Coverage of the Belfast situation can be found on Virtually Islamic News

Sporting Chances

A couple of sporting stories:

Daniel Storey, iNews, How Blackburn Rovers’ push for inclusivity brought the town’s Muslim community to Ewood Park

"“There was nothing planned about it; that was the most important thing,” Sufi says. “I had a few text messages from people in the Muslim community who reached out to say that they were considering coming to their first ever Rovers match [Morecambe in the EFL Cup] but were unsure how they would manage their prayers, not knowing that we had a prayer room. At that point, we decided to put something on social media to make people aware and it got a huge response."

North Belfast hurling and camogie club is reaching out to the Asian community - The Irish News https://t.co/uNZ2qeo0X5

— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) August 19, 2021

Muslims in Belfast observe Ramadan

With Ramadan now falling twice during the coronavirus pandemic, Belfast's Muslim community has had to find a new way to come together pic.twitter.com/FaN7CKwA9I

— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) May 10, 2021

Belfast Multicultural Centre

After the news of this arson attack, it was encouraging to see the local response in Belfast:

Belfast multicultural centre staff stunned as nearly £60k donated after arson attack. Racist blaze results in 'unbelievable' flood of donations. Mohammad Atif & Asim Sattar outside the Belfast Multi Cultural centre after the racist attack https://t.co/Abwi15Mg9x

— Amanullah De Sondy (@desondy) January 18, 2021

NI: Muslims accept Robinson's apology

Belfast Telegraph, Muslims accept Robinson's apology " Muslim representatives in Northern Ireland said tonight that they have received and accepted an apology from Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson in the wake of controversial remarks he made about members of the Islamic faith."

NI Presbyterian Moderator reacts to anti-Islam remarks

BBC News, Presbyterian moderator condemns James McConnell's Islam remarks, 28 May 2014 "The moderator of the Presbyterian Church has criticised remarks made by an evangelical preacher who described Islam as "heathen" and "satanic"."

Belfast

Belfast Telegraph, Court stops Muslim girls ‘being sent abroad for marriage’, 20 Apr 2010 "Two Muslim girls have been stopped from travelling abroad in what is thought to be the first case of its kind in Northern Ireland, after a judge feared they were being sent for forced marriages."