London man guilty of leaving bomb on train near Canary Wharf bank district
CONVICTED: A man who left a bag packed with explosives and ball bearings on a London underground train on its way to the Canary Wharf […]
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Assange lawyer asks Swedish court to tear up detention order
Julian Assange‘s lawyer has requested a Swedish court rescind a detention order against the WikiLeaks founder over an alleged rape and allow him to go […]
How neo-Nazis exploit Instagram to spread antisemitic memes
Neo-Nazis are exploiting a gap in the community guidelines of the photo-sharing platform Instagram. A Faith Matters investigation has uncovered a clandestine network of individuals […]
Is the For Public Purity campaign a hoax?
Leaflets distributed in Manchester calling for a ban on dogs in public have caused upset and controversy. Some locals and Muslims have dismissed the leaflets. […]
Neo-Nazis use social media to mock the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox
Members of the neo-Nazi National Action movement have mocked and celebrated the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox, who died after being shot and stabbed. […]
Why did Katie Hopkins share a white nationalist hoax?
At 9:37pm on May 18, 2016, Katie Hopkins tweeted ‘Give me strength. Stick up a chuffing sign for English Language School’. Her bombastic tone accompanied […]
What do Muslims in Britain actually think?
Channel 4 commissioned ICM to poll Muslims in Britain on a range of issues from women’s rights to marriage equality. But did the poll titled […]
Are sales of the burqa and niqab on the rise?
A Daily Express article which suggested that burqa sales are on the rise in Blackburn contains some basic errors. The headline “Burka sales BOOM” can […]
IRFU allows Muslim woman to wear hijab in competitive rugby
Ruba Rosalina Bukhatwa, known to her teammates as Rose, may become the first Muslim women in Ireland to play competitive rugby in the hijab. Tallaght […]
How a small group of people helped generate anger at ‘Islam conversion’ homework story
A school in Guernsey made headlines after a homework assignment about Islam went viral. Miss Stables, a Religious Education teacher at Les Beaucamps High School […]