Author archives: Faith Matters

Spain probes how ex-rapper ‘IS fighter’ slipped into Europe
April 25, 2020 By Faith Matters

Spain probes how ex-rapper ‘IS fighter’ slipped into Europe

Spanish police who arrested a former London rapper allegedly turned fighter for so-called Islamic State in Syria, say they have no evidence he was planning an attack in Europe, but his illegal entry raises suspicions about his motivation. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, whose father was convicted in the US of involvement in al Qaida bombings, was […]

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More than 16% of coronavirus victims in England from BAME communities
April 20, 2020 By Faith Matters

More than 16% of coronavirus victims in England from BAME communities

More than 16% of people who had tested positive for coronavirus when they died were from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, new data shows. On Monday, NHS England released data showing the ethnic breakdown of people who have died with coronavirus for the first time. The figures, using data up to 5pm on […]

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Home Office confirms environmentalists referred to anti-terror programme
April 14, 2020 By Faith Matters

Home Office confirms environmentalists referred to anti-terror programme

Environmental campaigners have been referred to the Home Office’s anti-terror Prevent programme amid fears they may become radicalised, it has emerged. Data obtained by The Times newspaper under Freedom of Information laws found at least 45 activists were referred to Prevent over alleged environmental extremism between April 2016 and March last year. The figures come […]

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Deradicalising an Antisemite Through Love
April 12, 2020 By Faith Matters

Deradicalising an Antisemite Through Love

“I’m going to kill you, I’m going to kill all of you Jews — you killed my brothers”  shouted Shazad at a Jewish motorist in Stamford Hill, until he was subsequently arrested and cautioned by the Police. Over the next two years after his arrest Shaz, as he was known in East London, had earned […]

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A Pesach Message at This Troubling Time by Rabbi Wittenberg
April 8, 2020 By Faith Matters

A Pesach Message at This Troubling Time by Rabbi Wittenberg

This is written in haste on the eve of an exceptionally different night, at a bewildering and frightening time. First and foremost, I wish everyone a good and safe festival. Pesach means gratitude for deliverance. Words are insufficient to express our thankfulness to the NHS, to everyone caring, filling shop shelves, delivering food and medicines, […]

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Science and Islam: A Very Modern Conflict?
March 29, 2020 By Faith Matters

Science and Islam: A Very Modern Conflict?

By Rashad Ali Prologue From wild conspiracy theories to denial of the extent of the spread of the disease known as Covid19, to zealous and dangerous displays of religious fervour, to behaviour betraying complete ignorance of maintaining safe distancing across Muslim countries and even in the UK irrational edicts have lead to Mosques endangering their communities […]

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Domestic abuse linked to coronavirus outbreak reported
March 27, 2020 By Faith Matters

Domestic abuse linked to coronavirus outbreak reported

Domestic abuse incidents related to the coronavirus outbreak have already been seen, according to a police leader. Greater Manchester’s deputy mayor for policing and crime Baroness Beverley Hughes said on Wednesday there had been reports of abuse linked to the virus, which has seen the country put on lockdown, and the force was preparing for […]

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Made in Manchester: Brothers join list of terrorists who lived in south of city
March 26, 2020 By Faith Matters

Made in Manchester: Brothers join list of terrorists who lived in south of city

A small area of south Manchester has been home to more than 20 terrorists and terror suspects all within a three-mile radius of Salman Abedi’s home. In recent years, at least 24 people have been tracked by the PA news agency living close to the neighbourhood in Fallowfield the Abedis called home. They have included […]

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Visit by ‘Interfaith’ Pakistani Clerics to the U.K Turns into a Farce
March 13, 2020 By Faith Matters

Visit by ‘Interfaith’ Pakistani Clerics to the U.K Turns into a Farce

Interfaith group – FACES – which is a Pakistan based interfaith group brought a group of Islamic clerics to meetings with key politicians, ministers, hate crime practitioners and interfaith organisations in the U.K. The Founder and former Director of Faith Matters, Fiyaz Mughal, met with the group and explained how sectarian hatred from Pakistan was […]

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Saudi Arabia bans foreign pilgrims amid Covid-19 fears
March 3, 2020 By Faith Matters

Saudi Arabia bans foreign pilgrims amid Covid-19 fears

Saudi Arabia has banned foreign pilgrims from entering the kingdom to visit Islam’s holiest sites amid concerns over the coronavirus. The ban potentially disrupts the plans of millions of people ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and as the annual hajj pilgrimage looms. The decision showed the growing worry across the Middle East […]

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