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Muslim Convert Says ‘Enough of the Denial: It’s time to face the ugly truth of extremism’

Posted on May 20, 2018 By Faith Matters

I’ve been a Muslim for a few years now and from day one I knew that Islam did not promote terrorism. Before I became Muslim, […]

Why the Italian Elections Still Matter, – Bethany Elliott, Political Researcher

Posted on May 17, 2018 By Faith Matters

On 13th May 2018, Luigi di Maio, leader of the populist Five Star movement, addressed the press to inform them that he had agreed upon […]

Muslim Communities Can Help Keep Us All Safe By Re-Integrating Convicted Islamist Terrorists

Posted on May 14, 2018 By Faith Matters

Report by Ian Acheson, Former Prison Governor and Reviewer of Islamist Extremism in Prisons, Makes the Case. This report – “Faith, Hope and Clarity”, commissioned by Faith […]

Paris knife attacker was French citizen born in Chechnya

Posted on May 13, 2018 By Faith Matters

An attacker who stabbed and killed a 29-year-old in central Paris on Saturday (May 12) night was a naturalised Frenchman born in Russia’s Chechnya region […]

Germany’s far-right AfD helping make anti-Semitism ‘presentable’ – official

Posted on May 4, 2018 By Faith Matters

A senior German government official accused the opposition far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of helping make anti-Semitism “presentable” again in Germany by challenging a […]

In Tunisia, Jews gather at Africa’s oldest synagogue under tight security

Posted on May 3, 2018 By Faith Matters

Under tight security at Africa’s oldest synagogue, Jewish pilgrims on Wednesday staged their biggest religious ceremony in Tunisia since a 2011 revolution undermined security in […]

Germany needs to do more to combat anti-Semitism, official says

Posted on April 28, 2018 By Faith Matters

Germany must do more to tackle anti-Semitism and should set up a national database to record anti-Semitic incidents that are not included in crime statistics, […]

Christians should not be second-class citizens, cardinal tells Saudi Arabia

Posted on April 27, 2018 By Faith Matters

A senior Vatican official who last week made a historic visit to Saudi Arabia says he told authorities in the kingdom, where non-Muslim worship is […]