Meat that is religiously slaughtered and sold in British shops should be labelled to say if the animal was pre-stunned, according to one MP. Neil Parish, Conservative MP, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Beef and Lamb, argued in parliament for better research into shechita and halal slaughter. Mr Parish will ask the […]
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The murder of a Christian couple yesterday in Pakistan due to the perception that they had desecrated a Quran, shines another light on the treatment of minorities in Pakistan. What is even more shocking is the level of anger that is targeted at minorities and which has led to many deaths in Pakistan. There is […]
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The degree of understanding of Polish identity varies by geographic location. We in Britain, tend to view the nation in kaleidoscopic terms. Hardworking but ‘foreigners stealing jobs’. A fragmented contradiction that hints at positive xenophobia. Migrants restored Britain after the scars of World War II. The annuals of history detail the worst of colonialism. But […]
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The Islamic Religious Advisor to the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs Asim Hafiz has called for a more nuanced debate about the role of the armed forces. In a wide-ranging and exclusive interview for the Religious Reader, Hafiz was critical of those in Muslim and non-Muslim communities who see the army as […]
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Come and join us at our latest event in the Borough of Waltham Forest, entitled, ‘Middle East Meets West.’ The seminar will look at the impact of ISIS and the Israel/Palestine Conflict on communities and with a range of speakers who will speak about local impacts. To register, do contact Rehman on rehman@faith-matters.co.uk
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THE brutal murder of US journalist James Foley in Syria has left a feeling of revulsion for those who support the actions of ISIS, now called the Islamic State. For those of us involved in the work of preventing extremism, particularly those of us who were engaged on Tony Blair’s task force after the 7/7 […]
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The battlegrounds of Syria and Iraq are similarly distant. Yet these far-flung war zones are threatening to test Britain’s famous legacy of tolerance like never before. Excluding Israel, Britain has the fourth largest Jewish population in the world and the third largest number of Muslim citizens in Europe. Compared with much of Europe, and particularly […]
Continue ReadingFaith Matters is looking to provide 25 young people aged 18-30 with free access to an E-Activism and Combating Xenophobia course. The course will provide face to face training and support for 24 hours per young person and will provide participants with a greater insight into hate crime work and some of the issues affecting […]
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News has circulated today about the expansion of ISIS into the North West of Iraq after Kurdish fighters withdrew leading to the fall of a town with the largest concentration of Christians. Residents of Qaraqosh, Iraq’s biggest Christian town, have fled, as have Christian residents from neighbouring regions and many are headed towards the […]
Continue ReadingFaith Matters has been working on projects tackling Far Right and other forms of extremism, including those who manipulate and use faith to promote extremist political ideologies or messages. We have worked for over 9 years, since 7/7, on how extremist ideologies can be tackled and we have done so with civil society groups and […]
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