Tag: HUMAN RIGHTS
1 million+ protest and pray in Chechnya against violence in Burma
There has been an enormous gathering in Grozny, Chechnya’s capital, to protest the violence, killing and genocide committed by the Myanmar army and Buddhist extremists on the Rohingya Muslims. Russia’s Interior Ministry reported that over one million people gathered on Monday. Chechnya is a federal subject of Russia, situated in…
Judgement Released: Judicial Review into Prevent
We welcome the release of the judicial review judgement after waiting for almost eight months. Although we seek to appeal parts of it, we are please to say that there are some very positive outcomes for the community, alhamdulillāh...
Turkey prides about Palestine’s Ottoman Era amidst Israeli remarks
On Wednesday, Turkish parliament critically responded and condemned some Israeli statements made in reference to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a series of statements in response to Erdogan’s comments on Masjid Al-Aqsa. In a Tweet on the 25th of July at 11:31am,…
Erdogan: Israelis carelessly pollute the gardens of al-Aqsa
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey and the term President of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation has made a series of remarks condemning the unsubstantiated oppression on the worshippers in the 3rd sanctuary (Haram) and 1st Qibla (direction of prayer) of the Muslims – Masjid al-Aqsa –…
Are you breaking your fasts with stolen dates?
Are you breaking your fasts with stolen dates? Also read Fatwa: ‘Israeli’ dates are Haram to Buy & Sell by Sheikh (Dr) Haitham al-Haddad Alḥamdulillāh, the holy month of Ramaḍān is upon us once more. A blessed time wherein we unite with our families, strengthen our attachment to the Qur’ān and increase our…
Is LBC’s firing of Katie enough to combat Nazi ‘Solutions’?
In 1942, a sequence of events eventually culminated in the extermination of nearly 6 million Jewish men, women and children; and it all began with the euphemistically termed “Final Solution” to the Jewish Question. That such inhumanity and manifest evil could be tolerated to occur in the world, with mass…
After Nakba – 9 reasons why it is time for Israel’s retirement
9 reasons why it is time for Israel's retirement Yet again we mark another birthday of the ongoing international catastrophe known as Israel. It has been more than seven decades since almost a million Palestinian were ransacked of their homeland, killed and displaced at gunpoint, replacing an entire indigenous community…
“International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination”
It is true that throughout its history, the UN has claimed to work to eliminate racial discrimination. The UN Charter adopted in 1945, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted in 1948, and the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination adopted in 1963, were…
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 shadow; Light foundation/powder. Heel height normally a minimum of 2 inches and maximum of 4 inches, unless otherwise agreed…
“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 of secret evidence has poisoned the UK legal system and prevents individuals and their lawyers from seeing evidence…