My life mission is to promote inclusivity, says first Muslim woman to lead Pride

An activist, who was the first Muslim woman to lead a Pride parade in Britain, says her mission in life is “to promote the inclusivity of sexuality and gender”. The PA news agency is interviewing a series of people celebrating Pride Month in June, including Saima Razzaq, 38, from Birmingham. Ms Razzaq is the director […]

Man appears in court over alleged terror plot to burn bookshop

A former British soldier has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of an extreme far-right terrorist plot to burn down a book shop. William Howitt, 26, of West Bridgford, Nottingham, is charged with preparation of terrorist acts. It is alleged that on or before March 14, he “wrote a plan for conducting an arson attack […]

Terror trial jury told tweet ‘encouraging terrorism’ was bid to gain followers

A Twitter user accused of encouraging others to decapitate anyone who insulted Islam has told a jury he retweeted praise for a terrorist “just to have some more followers”. Ajmal Shahpal told Birmingham Crown Court he did not believe that the killer of French school teacher Samuel Paty was “as brave as a lion” or […]

Italian national on trial accused of having al Qaida magazines

26-year-old Italian national had al Qaida propaganda magazines including instructions on bomb-making “in the kitchen of your mum”, a court has heard. Salim Youssoufi, who was living in Small Heath in Birmingham at the time of his arrest, is alleged to have kept information of a kind likely to be useful to a terrorist between […]

Pair Held on Suspicion Of Conspiracy To Distribute Terrorist Publications

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to distribute terrorist publications. West Midlands Police said the arrests took place on Tuesday in Birmingham and Doncaster and were carried out by the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit with the support of South Yorkshire Police. A 36-year-old man from Birmingham and a 35-year-old man from […]

Extremist Islamist Group in Pakistan was Promoted in a Birmingham Election Meeting

Tehreek-e-Labbaik promoted in Birmingham In an exclusive to Faith Matters, we can today highlight how an Islamist extremist group, Tehreek-e-Labbaik, was being promoted in Birmingham in the run-up to the Pakistani elections, the results of which are expected tomorrow. After a tip-off from a concerned member of the public, we came across mobile phone footage […]

Mohammed Saleem – Three Years Have Passed Since His Killing

On the 29th of April 2013, a grandfather and family man Mohammed Saleem, was returning back home after prayers at the local mosque. On his way home, he was targeted by the Ukrainian neo-Nazi sympathiser Pavlo Lapshyn, who subsequently killed the harmless grandfather, thereby robbing a family of the precious time they had with him.

The post Mohammed Saleem – Three Years Have Passed Since His Killing appeared first on TELL MAMA.

‘Poland – Birmingham’ Facebook Page Shows that Some Poles Need to Curb Their Prejudice

We have been notified of a Facebook page called ‘Poland – Birmingham‘ which highlights an area of growing concern for us. Over the last 4 years, we have not highlighted this issue since we have believed that a migrant community that has also suffered a great deal of prejudice and bigotry deserves support and no

The post ‘Poland – Birmingham’ Facebook Page Shows that Some Poles Need to Curb Their Prejudice appeared first on TELL MAMA.

‘Poland – Birmingham’ Facebook Page Shows that Some Poles Need to Curb Their Prejudice

We have been notified of a Facebook page called ‘Poland – Birmingham‘ which highlights an area of growing concern for us. Over the last 4 years, we have not highlighted this issue since we have believed that a migrant community that has also suffered a great deal of prejudice and bigotry deserves support and no

The post ‘Poland – Birmingham’ Facebook Page Shows that Some Poles Need to Curb Their Prejudice appeared first on TELL MAMA.

‘Poland – Birmingham’ Facebook Page Shows that Some Poles Need to Curb Their Prejudice

We have been notified of a Facebook page called ‘Poland – Birmingham‘ which highlights an area of growing concern for us. Over the last 4 years, we have not highlighted this issue since we have believed that a migrant community that has also suffered a great deal of prejudice and bigotry deserves support and no

The post ‘Poland – Birmingham’ Facebook Page Shows that Some Poles Need to Curb Their Prejudice appeared first on TELL MAMA.