Research, links and academic information on Islam and Muslims in Britain. Part of virtuallyislamic.com
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
'Joke about bombing mosque'
Derby Telegraph, Joke about bombing mosque lands chef with criminal record "Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court heard that Derby chef Michael Smith created the post on his "Fattie Wobbler" Facebook timeline writing "That's the bomb planted LOL". The mosque was tagged in the post."
Labels:
'Islamophobia',
Derby,
prosecutions
Monday, 20 January 2020
'Islamophobia' prosecution
Apparently the police made the man write a letter of apology and pay the fare that was due.
— DOAM (@doamuslims) January 20, 2020
An outrageously soft response from @StaffsPolice with regards to dealing with the Islamophobic attack!https://t.co/ZkkGNzbJnS https://t.co/G4xz0wkW9i
Labels:
'Islamophobia',
prosecutions,
Staffordshire
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Recall on police documentation
Metro, Terror police recall guidance listing ‘standard Muslim beliefs’ as signs of extremism "Human rights groups condemned the 12-page document produced by counter terrorism police in south-east England for undermining ‘free expression and discrimination’."
Labels:
al-Muhajiroun,
police
Doctor Who and Noor Inayat Khan
A belated follow up on this - great to see @bbcdoctorwho feature Noor Inayat Khan, albeit on a slightly different timeline. More info is here: https://t.co/hAG9nr5t4N Can I now include watching Doctor Who as part of my research?? https://t.co/XLtBZ5Im8a
— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) January 13, 2020
Labels:
Noor Inayat Khan,
television
Monday, 13 January 2020
UK Somalis 'racially profiled' over FGM
BBC News, UK Somalis 'racially profiled' over FGM "Parents are wrongly being arrested and having their children taken into care due to the stigma around female genital mutilation (FGM), members of the UK Somali community have told the Victoria Derbyshire programme. They say figures suggesting tens of thousands of girls are at risk in the UK are inaccurate."
Labels:
FGM,
gender,
social services,
Somali,
UK Somalis
Thursday, 9 January 2020
Organ Transplantation discussion
Organ Transplantation article from Dr Mansur Ali (Cardiff)
Labels:
medical ethics
British Iranians responses to crisis
BBC News - What British Iranians think about the rising tensionhttps://t.co/F14Fhg6GRb
— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) January 8, 2020
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