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Al Qaeda Leader, Al-Zawahiri, Urges Young Muslims to Attack Targets
September 13, 2015 By Faith Matters

Al Qaeda Leader, Al-Zawahiri, Urges Young Muslims to Attack Targets

Al Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri has released a video message urging young Muslim men to attack targets in the United States and in Western nations. The video seems to have been made within the last two months and could be a way of diverting the growing rift between IS and Al Qaeda which has seen […]

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September 13, 2015 By Tell Mama

Mastercard and Visa Should Not Provide Services to Extremist Far Right Groups

A few days ago an HTML mailshot from the extremist group Britain First was posted to individuals on their database. The mailshot was another way of trying to raise funds for this extremist group through the merchandising of their material. The material itself was emblazoned with a crown on the sweatshirts and t-shirts which raises

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Unmasked for the Thugs That They Are – The #EDL Fascists
September 12, 2015 By Tell Mama

Unmasked for the Thugs That They Are – The #EDL Fascists

People have been discussing whether the English Defence League are really a threat to the security of the United Kingdom, whilst others have taken the position that they are not so bad as ”those Jihadis across the ocean’. Senior commentators have also suggested that the English Defence League are nothing of significance in relation to

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What is the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah?
September 11, 2015 By FM

What is the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah?

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and commemorates the creation of the Earth. During this two day celebration, the traditional greeting “L’shanah tovah”… “for a good New Year” rings loud among members of Jewish communities. Ancient Hebrews relied upon the Torah, which celebrated it on the “seventh month” or Nisan. Passover also begins in Nisan. Today, Rosh Hashanah falls between September and October (or Tishrei). Jews believe that God weighs a person’s good and bad deeds over the previous year, and decides what the year ahead will bring. God records this information in the Book of Life. God seals this book on the festival of Yom Kippur. Rabbi Jonathan Romain, noted that the Book of Life created a  ‘theological catastrophe’ that created false assumptions and blame upon God for human deeds. Romain pointed to Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) 3.19 to remind Jews of their free will and agency in decisions that impact the year ahead. Rabbi Naftali Brawer reflected that this time of year creates of a paradox of comfort and fear under God’s scrutiny. He wrote “It is frightening, because under God’s scrutiny there is no place to hide. Indeed, this is the major theme of the [...]

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Annulment of Marriage Made Shorter in Specific Cases by the Pope
September 11, 2015 By Faith Matters

Annulment of Marriage Made Shorter in Specific Cases by the Pope

Pope Francis has made the annulment of marriage simpler and easier with a call for bishops to be more welcoming to divorced couples. It is one of the biggest changes around guidance regarding divorce in the Catholic church for over 250 years. Yet, all is not what it seems and the Catholic Church’s position is […]

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September 9, 2015 By Tell Mama

Spectator is Simply Wrong on This. Anti-Muslim Hate (vs) Anti-Semitism is Not a Competition

Do media outlets and leftists care more about Islamophobia than antisemitism? Brendan O’Neill made the case in a recent Spectator column; yet the article is a rather lazy and divisive argument. There is a fundamental problem with O’Neill’s point that media outlets ignored the larger increase in antisemitic hate crime in London. He ignored the

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September 9, 2015 By Tell Mama

16 Year Old Boy of Pakistani Heritage Attacked in Rotherham

Reports have come in of an assault on a 16-year-old boy in Rotherham. The town has become a flashpoint where far right organisations have been agitating after the recent Rotherham grooming scandal. The assault took place today around 1:10 pm and the young boy suffered head injuries. We have repeatedly raised the fact that community

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September 9, 2015 By Tell Mama

16 Year Old Boy of Pakistani Heritage Attacked in Rotherham

Reports have come in of an assault on a 16-year-old boy in Rotherham. The town has become a flashpoint where far right organisations have been agitating after the recent Rotherham grooming scandal. The assault took place today around 1:10 pm and the young boy suffered head injuries. We have repeatedly raised the fact that community

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September 9, 2015 By Tell Mama

“How Can We Continue as Leader & Deputy Leader”, Crow Golding & Sidekick Fransen

We thought that this was a parody e-mail as we opened it. Someone, it seemed, had drafted a parody of Golding and Fransen, begging for cash for another round of legal bills with calls of, “this is the end of Britain First,” (Bollywood move over – this is real melodrama here). Nothing could have prepared

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September 6, 2015 By Tell Mama

Abuse Directed at the British Muslim Youth Shows Targeting of Organisations

This is the abuse that has been directed at the British Muslim Youth – a Rotherham based, national organisation which works on empowering young British Muslims. The founder of the organisation, Muhbeen Hussain, has been vocal in his campaigning against child sexual exploitation and against racism and prejudice. Yet, the British Muslim Youth continue to

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