Category: Islam

Tesco and the Christmas Turkey

Muslim women clutch a Tesco shopping bag. But Tesco don't have a halal turkey for them.

Supermarket chain Tesco are under fire for including a Muslim family in an advertisement about Christmas. ‘However you do Christmas, we’ve got a turkey for you.’ Here is the story in the Independent. Tesco want ad award Naturally, the ad is supposed to be ‘inclusive’ and ‘promoting diversity’. But a supermarket does not have to …

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Muslim Tower Hamlets foster carers in storm over Christian child

Her Honour Judge Khatun Sapnara ordered the girl should be removed from the Muslim carers

Gays and Muslims in Islamophobia row

King John III Sobieski blessing the succesful Polish attack on the Ottomans in the Battle of Vienna – Juliusz Kossak painting

Saudi Arabia funding UK extremism

Theresa May getting on a bit too well with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef

Saudi Arabia is the leading overseas nation funding Muslim extremist ideology, a think-tank has claimed. The Henry Jackson Society is named after the late anticommunist US Democrat hawk.  It has investigated links between a number of Gulf States and British mosques. Its report, linked here, is published at a critical time.  The UK Government refuse …

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Vigil Muslims are Ahmadiyya ‘heretics’

Ahmadi slogans

Many will have been cheered by images of Muslims at vigils for the recent victims of terror. The mainstream media have been quick to promote the idea of Muslims standing in solidarity with society. After all, it bolsters the establishment proposition that Islam is a ‘religion of peace’. Nevertheless, after a bit of analysis, it appears virtually …

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London Bridge: Mrs May missing the mark

Most Rev Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

Saturday night’s attack at London Bridge has been followed this morning by a statement from Theresa May.  But yet again, despite her ‘enough is enough’, her response is inadequate. Mrs May is now vulnerable to Labour on security.  Mr Corbyn’s denunciation of 20,000 police cuts, and his call for no more foreign interventions are striking …

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Why Andy Burnham is wrong about Islam

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, claims Salman Abedi is not a Muslim.

Just after the Manchester Arena bombing, the Mayor of Manchester, Labour’s Andy Burnham, spoke on LBC Radio. Andy Burnham: Abedi ‘not a Muslim’ Accrding to LBC, Mr Burnham said: “The message that I would want to get over – and this is how the vast majority of people feel – this man was a terrorist, …

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Didsbury Mosque link to ‘respectful’ bomber

Didsbury Mosque

A mosque and Islamic Centre south of Manchester are linked to the Manchester Arena bombing. The bomber, identified in a leak from US security as Salman Ramadan Abedi, was a regular worshiper at Didsbury Mosque.  His father is a leading player in the mosque.  Abu Ismail Abedi regularly calls the men to prayer. Didsbury mosque is …

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Manchester atrocity follows Ariana Grande concert

Ariana Grande

Twenty-two people have died and fifty-nine are injured after a bomb attack at a concert given by one Ariana Grande. The atrocity was carried out at Manchester Arena.  It was a suicide attack.  The attacker, thought to be a Muslim extremist, died in the attack. Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected and their families. Second most …

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Recognise Palestine State says Lords

David Lord Howell of Guildford has urged the UK to recognise a State of Palestine

An influential House of Lords Committee has suggested the UK Government recognise a new State of Palestine. The Lords International Relations Committee today published its report, ‘The Middle East: Time for New Realism’.  It calls for a major re-shaping of UK policy in the Middle East.  It also ‘questions some of the assumptions and attitudes which …

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Theresa May’s Easter Message of Hypocrisy

Rt Hon Theresa May MP

Theresa May has left herself wide open to criticisms of hypocrisy after this year’s (2017) Easter message. The Prime Minister said ‘Easter is a moment to reflect’.  TEXT HERE In that case let us just reflect how her actions and those of Her Majesty’s Government measure up to what she said. We can go further …

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Beautiful babies, missiles and chocolate cake

BBC chocolate cake

News has emerged that President Trump’s emotional line about ‘beautiful babies’ in Syria’s Khan Sheikhoun came about after pressure from his daughter Ivanka. Ivanka urged her father to launch missiles into Syria last Thursday night, in blatant contradiction of his non-interventionist election stance. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Moscow yesterday trying to explain US foreign …

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Replace Michael Fallon with a man of peace!

Bryony Gordon

Christian Voice Press Release: astonished at Boris pull-out

Not just Boris Johnson but the House of Commons now faces a Brexit Dilemma.

Christian Voice Press Release – 16:00 hrs 8th April 2017 Christian Voice has expressed astonishment at the decision of Boris Johnson to cancel a meeting with his Russian opposite number Sergey Lavrov. Stephen Green, National Director of Christian Voice, said today: ‘I am saddened and astonished that Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned meeting with …

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Israeli Apartheid Week

Banners were hoisted to promote Israeli Apatheid Week at the University of Sussex

By Brighton Bell Last month saw what is known as ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ (otherwise known as ‘Israel Apartheid Week’). This annual event was originally launched in Toronto in 2004. It has since spread to a number of different countries around the world. Primarily ‘celebrated’ at universities, the week is marked by lectures and events.  And by …

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Islamic Extremism Unit launched

Khalid Massod - turned to Islamic extremism after converting to Islam in Lewes prison in Sussex

The Government has launched an Islamic Extremism unit, ‘A specialist team of ‘counter-terrorism experts aimed at tackling extremism in prisons’, as the BBC put it. The announcement comes in the wake of the Westminster terror attacks.  But unless they dissuade prison inmates from converting to Islam in the first place, their efforts will have little …

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Bristol Magistrates Convict Preachers

John Wesley's Chapel in Broadmead

Bristol Court tramples on freedom of speech A magistrates court in Bristol has convicted two Christian preachers charged with public order offences. The case against two other men collapsed. Justices of the Peace Mr Robert Stacey (Chairman), Mr Gerry McDermot and Mrs Josephine Ramsden gave judgment on Tuesday 28th February 2017. The justices rode roughshod …

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Merkel says Islam not source of terror

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif

Angela Merkel has claimed Islam is not a source of terror, according to the Daily Express. The German Chancellor was speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference yesterday (Sunday 19th February 2017).  Furthermore, Mrs Merkel said the EU has a duty to accept even more refugees. US Vice President Mike Pence and Russian Foreign Minister …

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Syrian Christians not welcome in UK

Churches in Syria have been looted and damaged by jihadists

The United Kingdom has let in very few Syrian Christian refugees. UK Christians assumed the Government would favour their brothers and sisters.  But a Christian aid charity says this has not happened. the UK has been ‘out-sourcing’ refugee selection to the UN.  But this has meant a lack of balance in refugee numbers. Out of over …

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