Is Michel Houellebecq Islamophobic or merely playing devil’s advocate?
On January 7, Michel Houellebecq published Submission, a novel about the election of an Islamic political party to the French presidency in the near future. […]
Month: January 2015
Is there a big increase in religious slaughter of animals?
A recent report by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) quickly became front page news due its focus on religiously slaughtered meat. The Times dedicates a […]
Anti-Semitism: Teenage gang jailed for unprovoked assault on Jewish man
In a fresh batch of anti-Semitism, a gang of youths admitted assaulting a non-practising Rabbi in Gateshead. Motivated by the recent conflict in Gaza, the […]
Neo-Nazi jailed after assaulting Asian man on day of Lee Rigby’s funeral
A hardened neo-Nazi was today jailed for five years after his unprovoked assault meant an Asian man almost lost his ear. Richard Harris, 38, assaulted […]
Lord Suri: Only the second turbaned Sikh to enter the House of Lords
Ranbir Singh Suri is just the second turbaned Sikh to enter the House of Lords. The businessman was introduced to the Lords last year (supported […]
Bradford: a beacon for Muslim-Jewish relations
The city of Bradford is once again a beacon of Muslim-Jewish relations after the city’s Synagogue Council appointed its first Muslim member. Jani Rashid, who […]
Meet the Muslims who saved Jews from the Holocaust
As the unimaginable evil of the Holocaust brought a dark cloud over Europe, where indifference to Jewish suffering become commonplace, some resisted and stood up […]
Scandal may not stop Pegida’s momentum
The resignation of Pegida’s founder and co-leader Lutz Bachmann is the footnote to a difficult week for the far-right movement. But it is not the […]
Christian-ethos free school faces closure after damning Ofsted report
A free school founded on Christian values is to close after a damning Ofsted found it ‘inadequate’ in all areas. Durham Free School only opened […]
‘Black January’ Serves as a Memoriam for Azeris Globally
As the suffocating grip of Soviet totalitarianism eased across Europe amid a collapsing empire – some still paid the ultimate price for freedom. The 19th […]