The news of a suicide bomber killing over 65 people, mostly women and children in a park in Lahore, is more evidence of the fault-line that runs through Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban have claimed the attack and we saw, first hand the impacts of extremism and sectarianism when attacks against other minorities have taken place […]
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The murder of Asad Shah has left a huge imprint on many communities, both Muslim ad non-Muslim. The 40-year-old was deeply respected and had posted a social media post thanking the Christian nation that had given him so much. He also highlighted the role of Christ in Islam and had truly straddled and held dearly,
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The murder of Asad Shah has left a huge imprint on many communities, both Muslim ad non-Muslim. The 40-year-old was deeply respected and had posted a social media post thanking the Christian nation that had given him so much. He also highlighted the role of Christ in Islam and had truly straddled and held dearly,
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The following video was posted up by a young Muslim female as she traveled on the tube today. It is yet another example of the open bigotry that is taking place on public transport and which we are regularly picking up. The video below shows an individual openly stating anti-Muslim prejudice and the young female
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The following video was posted up by a young Muslim female as she traveled on the tube today. It is yet another example of the open bigotry that is taking place on public transport and which we are regularly picking up. The video below shows an individual openly stating anti-Muslim prejudice and the young female
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As another terrorist attack rocks Europe and in the heart of Brussels, the reality is that Daesh or IS are sending a set of signals to us all. The first is that they can hit back in a European city and create huge fear and apprehension which causes significant ripples and impacts for the life […]
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The mass murder and carnage that took place today in Brussels has led to a measured response from the public and from others on social media. The sheer brutality of the killing has led to a response that has talked of communities ‘coming together’ against the extremists and terrorists. This is the right and proportionate […]
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The Scottish Defence League’s demonstration in Edinburgh on March 20 brought together just 50 white supremacists, nationalists and national socialists. Social media posts confirmed that individuals had driven from Nottingham and Bradford to attend. Like in Dover, the protest brought together individuals linked to or inspired by National Action, Combat 18, the Scottish and English
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The Scottish Defence League’s demonstration in Edinburgh on March 20 brought together just 50 white supremacists, nationalists and national socialists. Social media posts confirmed that individuals had driven from Nottingham and Bradford to attend. Like in Dover, the protest brought together individuals linked to or inspired by National Action, Combat 18, the Scottish and English
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the divisive myth-making of the far-right and the growing hostility towards Muslims,refugees, Jewish communities and other minorities. His remarks at a General Assembly meeting marked the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21. This growing hostility and violence is ‘manifested most directly in anti-refugee, anti-migrant and, in particular, anti-Muslim bigotry, attacks and violence’. As moderate parties harden their positions and far-right parties sow division. The Secretary-General’s grave tone bore the weight of Europe’s violent history. As the anti-refugee rhetoric mirrored ‘the darkest chapters of the last century’. Ban Ki-moon spoke a universal and pluralistic truth: that ‘an assault on one minority community is an attack on all’. And that requires us to speak out against antisemitism, anti-Muslim bigotry and other forms of hate. This year’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination also focuses on the challenges and achievements of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action promised a robust response to racism. Ratified in 2001, the framework raised concerns about growing antisemitism and Islamophobia. Point 150 “Calls upon States, in opposing all forms of racism, to recognize the need to counter anti-Semitism, [...]
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