The Camondo family: Jewish life in the Ottoman Empire
More than a century after his death, the legacy of the Sephardic Camondo family invites a different understanding of Jewish [...]
Religious Reader
News Service for Faith or Religious Communities
March 2015
Scholar’s corner: The status of women in Islam
The status of women in Islam is arguably one of the most singlely debated issues that generates a considerable amount of [...]
#GE2015: Theresa May’s ‘zero tolerance’ proposals for extremists
In a display of dizzying ambition that underscores her desire to change the way society tackles extremism, the Home [...]
How the ‘Trojan Horse’ scandal negatively impacted students in Birmingham
Criticisms directed towards Ofsted in light of the ‘Trojan Horse’ scandal warrant headlines. The lack of extremism or [...]
Muslim prayers inside London Church causes controversy
A gesture of interfaith tolerance drew the ire of several clergy after it allowed Muslims to observe Friday prayers inside a [...]
The Mumtaz Qadri case proves why Pakistan needs to change the debate on blasphemy
Islamabad’s High Court recently dropped terrorism charges against Mumtaz Qadri – the cold blooded murderer of [...]
#WeStandTogether: campaign against hate crime launched in the wake of European terror
The recently launched #WeStandTogether campaign intends to move the notion of solidarity from platitudes into a petition and [...]
46,000 ISIS Accounts & Sign Language Facilitators – What Next for ISIS?
A recent report released by the Brookings Institute has found that ISIS had about 46,000 different Twitter accounts between [...]
Muslim sex grooming? No, the Oxford case is more complex
One recommendation in a damning 133 page report into child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Oxfordshire risks undermining a [...]