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Road to Uyghur genocide accelerated after Ürümqi massacre
Abdulhakim Idris explores how colonial policies, state repression, and the Ürümqi massacre paved the way for the Uyghur genocide.
US accused of war crimes after bombing Tabligh gathering in mosque
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
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
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”
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”
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…
“The world is facing the largest humanitarian crisis since 1945”
The world is facing the largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the United Nations has warned. The UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Stephen O’Brien, told the Security Council on Friday that more than…