by Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg Today marks the first anniversary of the multiple attacks by Isil in Paris in which 130 people were murdered, 89 of them at the Bataclan theatre. The beautiful building opened in 1865 and became famous as a home for music and entertainment. From the 1970s it became an important venue for […]
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It’s seventy-eight years since the Night of Broken Glass, when Goebbels unleashed upon the Jews of Germany the full of violence of Nazi hate. Though he described the subsequent horrors as the unpremeditated and spontaneous expression of the Kochende Volkseele, the boiling public mood, the smashing, burning and killing were co-ordinated across Germany and beyond. […]
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The Director of Faith Matters, Fiyaz Mughal, writes about the intimidation and inflammatory nature of the actions of Anjem Choudhary and his young coterie of followers, in targeting elected councillors. Anjem Choudhary has finally been brought to justice. One of the most infamous Islamist faces on TV screens across the globe, this Pied Piper of […]
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The murder of a 60 year old U.S. citizen on the streets of London is another indicator of how mental health issues are increasingly found to be at the heart of frenzied attacks. However, it is important to clarify and note that the vast and overwhelming majority of individuals who suffer mental health issues are […]
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We have all been horrified by the murder of Father Jacques Hamel in his church in Normandy a few days ago. The killing of a man in prayer shows that the threat of extremism and terrorism is very real and knows no boundaries. Also, IS inspired extremists know that it is this co-existence between communities […]
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Shalom New North London Erev Shabbat, 9 Tammuz 5776 Friday, 15 July 2016 Dear Community, I’ve just spoken to my colleague David Touboul, rabbi of the Masorti community in Nice. Mercifully, it seems his congregation are safe, though many were nearby when the attack took place. But poor people of Nice. Our thoughts are with […]
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The murders of over 70 people in Nice as they celebrated Bastille Day, is another shocking reminder of the new tactics being deployed by some in order to spread their hatred and fear into communities. Little is known about the perpetrator and more information will no doubt, come to light. Many of us have visited […]
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We were notified last week of a Facebook page to the self-confessed killer of Asad Shah, Tanveer Qadiri. The Facebook page, which has 1,621 ‘Likes’ on it, (as of the 10th of July), glorifies and attracts sympathisers who glorify the killer of Asad Shah who was brutally attacked outside his shop in Glasgow. The attack […]
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As the nation was glued to their television screens, a small but important fact missed many by. This fact, was that the Ukrainian lead singer known as Dzjamala, is in fact a Muslim female – Susanna Jamaladinova. Dzjamala performed the song “1944” during the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm and was born in Kirghiz (Kyrgyzstan)
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Enquiry into the Direction of the Campaign Needs to be Undertaken by the Conservatives It took Jeremy Corbyn some time to ensure that he set out an Inquiry into Antisemitism which will be headed up by Shami Chakraborty. The Inquiry is needed given the charges of antisemitism that should be looked into and given the
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