Faith Matters launched the TELL MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks) campaign which will provide support to those who have suffered anti-Muslim attacks in England as well as mapping, analysing and collecting data on areas where such attacks are prevailent. The launch was attended by Peter Oborne, a columnist from the Telegraph, the Rt Hon Simon Hughes […]
Continue ReadingThe third quarter of 2011 has seen a lot of activity for the Sikh and Muslim Media Monitoring and Response group and this edition of the newsletter is packed with news, articles and pictures relating to the project. Features include an article about the unity of Sikhs and Muslims during the England riots which took […]
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Islamists misunderstand the Islamic Caliphate: Report on the launch of the Faith Matters report, “The Tanzimat: Secular Reforms in the Ottoman Empire” Extremist Muslims who campaign for the return of an Islamic Caliphate are deluded in their understanding, and in fact the true Caliphate was a model of secular reform, according to a report. Faith […]
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Faith Matters is launching its paper that offers a brief insight into the secular reforms of the Ottoman Empire in order to analyse and debunk claims by extreme groups like Al Qaeda of it being an Islamic Caliphate, strictly governed by Shariah Law. The Ottoman Empire is often presented, by such groups as a model […]
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Faith Matters undertook the fieldwork and write up on the ‘Mosques in the Community‘ programme which was conducted on behalf of MINAB (the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board). This report builds good practice and ensures that mosques become not just institutions but living parts of their local communities, thereby ensuring that they play constructive […]
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Summary: During the August riots across England, Sikhs and Muslims came together to guard Mosques and Gurudwaras from looters. Sangat TV did their part in helping the police and showed some of the close knit bonds between Sikhs and Muslims, both of whom worked together to defend their businesses and towns. Unfortunately, three young Muslim […]
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The Sikh and Muslim Media Monitoring and Response Group have produced their second newsletter. Features include a personal account from a pilgrim who joined the Interfaith Walk in Southall and an article from one of the group members as well as information about exciting plans to build a Sikh war memorial in Derby. Click here […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to the first issue of The Sikh and Muslim Media Monitoring and Response Project newsletter. The steering group which consists of members from both faith communities in West London decided to produce a quarterly newsletter and this would be circulated to the local community, project partners, places of worship, local and national media, as […]
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD: Political and religious leaders across Pakistan are being urged to sign a new charter demonstrating their dedication to countering religious hatred. Besides condemning violence, the Christian-Muslim Covenant of Non Violence in Pakistan urges signatories to actively tackle the root of religious tension and promote interfaith harmony. The pledge, which has already attracted the high […]
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The UK is seeing a surge in Brits converting to Islam, According to a report by “Faith Matters.” And the vast majority of women who converted also changed their appearance with a significant majority adopting the hijab.
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