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Over-Reactions on Prevent Are Causing Fears Within Muslim Students
January 29, 2016 By Tell Mama

Over-Reactions on Prevent Are Causing Fears Within Muslim Students

Over the last few months, we have received a number of cases involving schools and where Muslim young people have been interviewed on the back of alleged comments that they have made within the school environment. A growing number of parents have reported into us that their children have been questioned on the back of

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Over-Reactions on Prevent Are Causing Fears Within Muslim Students
January 29, 2016 By Tell Mama

Over-Reactions on Prevent Are Causing Fears Within Muslim Students

Over the last few months, we have received a number of cases involving schools and where Muslim young people have been interviewed on the back of alleged comments that they have made within the school environment. A growing number of parents have reported into us that their children have been questioned on the back of

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Over-Reactions on Prevent Are Causing Fears Within Muslim Students
January 29, 2016 By Tell Mama

Over-Reactions on Prevent Are Causing Fears Within Muslim Students

Over the last few months, we have received a number of cases involving schools and where Muslim young people have been interviewed on the back of alleged comments that they have made within the school environment. A growing number of parents have reported into us that their children have been questioned on the back of

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Ukip MEP wants to end immigration from Islamic countries
January 26, 2016 By FM

Ukip MEP wants to end immigration from Islamic countries

A Ukip MEP called for an end to immigration from Islamic countries during a debate on the crimes of ISIS on January 20. Gerard Batten, who represents London, argued that ISIS represents “a literalist interpretation” of the Qur’an. Batten claimed that “ISIS represents a revival of the original ethos of the Mohammedan cult”. He defended these comments and told Religious Reader yesterday that “ISIS represents the worst excesses of the Mohammedan cult”. When asked for further clarification he insisted that his purpose “was not to upset any individual but to talk about a belief system, an ideology”. Batten maintains that “Islam is of course a cult”. A ‘cult’ that “up until relatively recently was properly referred to as ‘Mohammedanism’ in the West'”. This religious literalism, for Batten, remains antithetical to ‘western liberal democracy’. And drives his desire to end immigration from Islamic countries. As ‘importing millions’ from Islamic countries may constitute a security risk since “we cannot be sure of just how many of them take their religion literally?” Batten holds little sympathy for men fleeing ISIS. He told Religious Reader that: “Most of the waves of migrants coming to Europe, and queuing up at Calais are not fleeing ISIS, [...]

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‘Christian Patrols’ Just as Divisive as ‘Muslim Patrols’. But Where is the Outrage?
January 25, 2016 By Tell Mama

‘Christian Patrols’ Just as Divisive as ‘Muslim Patrols’. But Where is the Outrage?

Do you remember January 2013 when members of a ‘Muslim Patrol’ were handing out morality advice to passers-by in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. They also harassed members of the public commentating on how they needed to cover up and members of this group also went on to be convicted and jailed

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‘Christian Patrols’ Just as Divisive as ‘Muslim Patrols’. But Where is the Outrage?
January 25, 2016 By Tell Mama

‘Christian Patrols’ Just as Divisive as ‘Muslim Patrols’. But Where is the Outrage?

Do you remember January 2013 when members of a ‘Muslim Patrol’ were handing out morality advice to passers-by in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. They also harassed members of the public commentating on how they needed to cover up and members of this group also went on to be convicted and jailed

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‘Christian Patrols’ Just as Divisive as ‘Muslim Patrols’. But Where is the Outrage?
January 25, 2016 By Tell Mama

‘Christian Patrols’ Just as Divisive as ‘Muslim Patrols’. But Where is the Outrage?

Do you remember January 2013 when members of a ‘Muslim Patrol’ were handing out morality advice to passers-by in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. They also harassed members of the public commentating on how they needed to cover up and members of this group also went on to be convicted and jailed

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‘Christian Patrols’ Just as Divisive as ‘Muslim Patrols’. But Where is the Outrage?
January 25, 2016 By Tell Mama

‘Christian Patrols’ Just as Divisive as ‘Muslim Patrols’. But Where is the Outrage?

Do you remember January 2013 when members of a ‘Muslim Patrol’ were handing out morality advice to passers-by in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. They also harassed members of the public commentating on how they needed to cover up and members of this group also went on to be convicted and jailed

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Meet the Kent Police Commissioner Candidate for the English Democrats
January 17, 2016 By Tell Mama

Meet the Kent Police Commissioner Candidate for the English Democrats

Meet Steve Uncles, who is the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner candidate for the English Democrats.  One of the leading activists for the English Democrats, his tweets leave little room for doubt, that he has problems about Islam and Muslims. The English Democrats have absorbed previous supporters of the British National Party and the Party

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Facebook Post by non-Muslim Debunks the ‘Muslims Don’t Want to Wish a Merry Christmas’
December 27, 2015 By Tell Mama

Facebook Post by non-Muslim Debunks the ‘Muslims Don’t Want to Wish a Merry Christmas’

Now, we know that this is not about hate crime work and anti-Muslim hatred, though this work also brings out the most beautiful and tender stories of compassion and care between people and which need to be highlighted when so much news is negative. This was a Facebook post that we received from someone and

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