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Opening doors (and hearts) to the disabled

Amera Farooq 11 Min Read

Recent government statistics show a sharp rise in all hate crimes, including those targeted against the disabled. In 2016, there were 3,629 reported cases of disability hate crimes. In fact, the actual

US accused of war crimes after bombing Tabligh gathering in mosque

Editor 2 Min Read

The air strike by United States aircraft which destroyed a mosque in northern Syria, killing at least 56 civilians and injuring at least 100 more, constitutes a war crime. According to reports,

UK’s first license for “three-parent baby” given

Editor 4 Min Read

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), has today confirmed that it has granted a clinic in Newcastle the first license to carry out a controversial IVF treatment to create a so-called

Why I won’t cry about hijab bans

Dr. Salman Butt 15 Min Read

The women’s dress-code for employment agency Portico published last year, stated: What we like to see: Makeup worn at all times and regularly reapplied, with a minimum of: Light blusher; Lipstick or tinted gloss; Mascara; Eye

“Secret evidence has poisoned the UK legal system”

Editor 2 Min Read

The  consequences of the ECHR’s decision in the case of ‘K2’, a dual British-Sudanese citizen who had his UK citizenship revoked, will lead to a greater use of secret evidence. The use

“The main reason we have Islamophobia is the Counter Terrorism apparatus”

Editor 3 Min Read

The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has recently published lectures from its most recent Islamophobia conference, including the following remarks by Professor David Miller. https://youtu.be/kfskI5IXgDI He begins with the bold statement, “The