Burials and Covid-19

Euro-Islam,The consequences of COVID-19 on Muslim burials

"... the billionaire Issa brothers are planning to build a new Muslim cemetery, the Issa Memorial Garden. –With a £3.5bn fortune, Zuber and Mohsin Issa are businessmen and founders of Euro Garages, a chain of over 5,200 petrol filling stations operating in Europe and the USA that has become the UK’s second-largest privately owned company and that in 2020 bought one of Britain’s largest supermarket chains, Asda. This new cemetery would be built in northern England, west of the town of Blackburn (Lancashire), and would accommodate 35,000 burial plots in a space of 33 hectares."

Blackburn murder

BBC News - Blackburn gun death: Victim, 19, was 'not intended target'https://t.co/CYzseulYLH

— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) May 19, 2020

Digital Disruption & Pathway to Medina

Tasmin Lucia Khan, Daily Mirror, We MUST challenge our Muslim youths who are exposed to hate and lies, 30 Dec 2010: "One of the schemes I have worked with is Pathway to Medina based in Bolton, where we look at extremist material together and analyse it. I ask the boys to point out the spin, the exaggeration and the complete untruths.

"Another brilliant scheme is Digital Disruption based in East London. Here the boys themselves produce educational videos for other youngsters, highlighting what propaganda looks like in extremist material online. Typically, the hate-videos are circulated on websites such as YouTube."

Just picked this up, it has some interesting points... I have referred to Digital Disruption before. Here's their URL: Digital Disruption [couldn't locate Pathway to Medina - pointers appreciated]

Digital Disruption; Workshop 05 from Bold Creative Work-in-Progress on Vimeo.

RC Primary school 'to convert'

The Independent, Catholic primary school set to convert to Islamic faith, 25 Sep 2010 "A Roman Catholic primary school in the heart of an Asian community in Lancashire looks set to become the first in the country to convert to an Islamic faith school."

Noorul Islam mosque

blackburncitizen.co.uk, £1.3million Blackburn mosque opens, 7 Jul 2010 "One of Blackburn’s biggest mosques, with a capacity of 1,500, has been unveiled.

"The new £1.3million Noorul Islam mosque, in Audley Range, has been completed on time and on budget using entirely locally sourced contractors and materials."

The poster comes from masjidnoorulislam.com, which also has more information on the mosque.

Blackburn 'jihadis' update

reuters.com British Muslim jailed for "kill Blair" threat, 24 June 2010 "A British-born Muslim who pretended to lead "al Qaeda in Britain" and urged sympathisers to assassinate Tony Blair and Gordon Brown was jailed for five years on Thursday."

Blackburn case ongoing

David Watkinson, thisislancashire.co.uk, Blackburn man admits terror offences, 10 May 2010"A Blackburn man who posed as the head of al Qaeda in Britain and called for the deaths of Gordon Brown and Tony Blair has pleaded guilty to a string of terrorist offences."

Sahil Saeed 'safe and well'

Daily Mail, Kidnapped British boy Sahil Saeed found 'safe and well' in Pakistan after 12 day ordeal, 16 Mar 2010

Halal food dispute

David Sapsted, The National, Halal dispute over Kentucky Fried Chicken, 14 Mar 2010

"A trial involving the sale of halal poultry at dozens of outlets of a fast-food chain across Britain has left groups of Christians and Muslims embroiled in two very different controversies.

"On one hand, non-Muslim groups are setting up internet petitions against KFC’s move to sell halal-only products in the trial at 74 of its outlets across the country. On the other, Muslims themselves are questioning whether, in fact, the poultry being sold is truly halal."

School dinners

Express, First non-Muslim school to serve strict Halal food, 10 Mar 2010 "A SCHOOL has become the first non-Islamic primary in Britain to get strict accreditation for serving Halal food, it emerged yesterday.

"Although it is a non-faith school, 95 per cent of pupils at Daisyfield Primary School in Blackburn, Lancs are Muslim."

Hotel allegations

Times Online, Christian hoteliers charged after arguing with Muslim guest, 21 Sep 09 "A pair of Christian hoteliers in Lancashire who argued with a Muslim guest at the breakfast table have been charged with a religiously-aggravated offence.

"Dutch-born Ben Vogelenzang said that Mohammed, the founder of Islam, was a warlord, while his wife Sharon, 54, described the hijab as a form of bondage, it is claimed."

Girls' school controversy

Daily Mail, Classroom assistant at Muslim girls' school hounded out of her job by parents who did not believe she was a woman, 12 Jun 09 "The hate campaign is believed to have begun when photographs of Ms Patel with short hair and wearing a shirt and trousers were copied from internet site Facebook. These were then circulated by email."