The mosque combating domestic abuse, Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 7 Dec 2012: "How a SureStart campaign by a women's centre translated into a quaint but convincing sermon to east London Muslims."
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Monday, 10 December 2012
Friday, 7 December 2012
Black And Minority Ethnic Women 'Discriminated Against At Every Stage' Of Recruitment Process
huffingtonpost.co.uk, Black And Minority Ethnic Women 'Discriminated Against At Every Stage' Of Recruitment Process "People from black and minority ethnic backgrounds are twice as likely to be unemployed than white women - and are reporting having to 'Westernise' their names or removing hijabs to improve their chances of getting a job."
Rise in proportion of young Muslims in jail
BBC News - Rise in proportion of young Muslims in jail: "One in five males in young offender institutions (YOIs) identified themselves as Muslim in 2011/12, compared with 16% in 2010/11." [GRB: will post the report when I find it]
Cardiff: Mother killed son over Qur'an studies
BBC News, Yaseen Ali Ege murder: Mother killed son over Koran studies, 5 Dec 2012: "A mother who beat her seven-year-old son "like a dog" when he failed to memorise passages of the Koran has been found guilty of his murder."
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Britain appeals court decision to block cleric Qatada's deportation
Reuters/Yahoo! News, Britain appeals court decision to block cleric Qatada's deportation, 3 Dec 2012: "Britain said on Monday it had appealed against a court decision to block the deportation to Jordan of radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, accused by London of being a huge security risk and a spiritual inspiration for one of the 9/11 hijackers."
UK Scouts Consider Atheist Oath
UK Scouts Consider Atheist Oath - Europe - News - OnIslam.net: "Versions of the oath have already been crafted for Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist members."
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