Mail Coverage

All of us at @StriveUKOrg stand in solidarity and support with @ZaraM01 and the @MuslimCouncil against this Islamophobic story. https://t.co/oV7VfFkORL

— StriveUK (@StriveUKOrg) July 18, 2022

Mo Farah

BBC News, Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the UK as a child "He was flown over from the East African country aged nine by a woman he had never met, and then made to look after another family's children, he says."

Skateboarding

"Lena, Maysa and Ameya took up the sport after seeing British Olympian Sky Brown's "flicks and tricks" during the pandemic."

Arena Inquiry Update

BBC News, Arena bomb brother guilty of failing to attend public inquiry "The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has been convicted of failing to appear at a public inquiry he was ordered to attend."

Environmental Ethics - Research

Congratulations to Aminur Khosru Rahman for successfully completing his MRes here at UWTSD, with a dissertation on ‘Islamic Environmental Ethics: A model for shaping Muslim attitudes in helping to promote environmental education, awareness and activism.’ This is a timely and informed approach towards environmental issues. I supervised this dissertation, which is now in the university’s Repository. It has particular implications for Muslims in the UK. The photo shows Lampeter's (very green) campus.

Prevent and NHS

Aida Hassan, The New Arab, Interrupting care: How Prevent undermines Muslims’ access to UK’s public health sector, 22 June 2022 "Under assault by large swathes of the UK's public sector, British Muslims struggle to gain the access required to remedy their deep-seated issues. In particular, Prevent has infiltrated public health infrastructure, causing disproportionate damage." This is a must-read. It also points to the Medact, 2020 report False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare

A Scottish Pilgrimage

Auryn Cox, BBC Scotland News, Lady Evelyn Cobbold - why are Muslim pilgrims visiting her Scottish grave?, 15 June 2022 "They've travelled from Edinburgh, Liverpool, Leicester and beyond to honour Lady Evelyn Cobbold - thought to be the first British-born Muslim woman to make the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca."