British convert reveals Syria journey
‘The question is, did ’you‘ ever see a wrong and try to change it,’ says UK man on returning home, having fought Assad. He ignored the warnings, took the risks, and hopped on a plane. Hours later – via Heathrow, Istanbul, and then over land to the border – he arrived in Syria. A Muslim […]
Let’s Not Make Child Grooming about Ethnicity, But We Can Talk About Race If You’d Like
The level of depravity and abuse revealed by the Jay report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal has shocked the entire country. The fact that 1,400 children have been abused has been lost on some as they rush to link the crimes of predatory men to ethnicity. The case that these crimes were carried […]
UK child sexual exploitation report raises racism fears
“There are issues within society, but it [child abuse] is not an Asian or a Muslim problem, it’s a [an all round] problem,” Raza Nadim told AA. Allegations of institutional racism reared their head in the UK this week on the back of an independent report into child sexual exploitation in Northern England that found […]
UK government approach to extremism not working, say experts
‘Domestic and foreign policy must be re-examined rather than new laws being introduced,’ specialist in counter-terrorism tells AA. A leading specialist in counter-terrorism has questioned the British government’s approach to extremism, stating that attempts to further criminalize those taking part is not the answer – that they should be looking at the cause not the […]
Europe welcomes Gaza ceasefire
Egyptian-brokered cease-fire goes into effect, bringing to a halt 51 days of death and destruction in the blockaded coastal enclave. The European Union has welcomed the latest cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, bringing to an end 51 days of fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces that have led to catastrophic death and destruction in the blockaded coastal enclave. A statement […]
UK Muslims reject notion of ‘collective guilt’ over Foley
‘We don’t expect Christians, nationalists or socialists to apologise for [Adolf] Hitler,’ so why should we apologize for the Islamic State. Muslim organizations have attacked British media values in the wake of what they see as a clamor to tie their faith to the Islamic State’s (IS) apparent murder of a U.S. journalist in Syria. […]
Ezidi leader’s son calls on Turkey to intervene in Iraq
Breen Tahseen says Turkey more important than France and Britain because it has more power in Iraq. The son of an Ezidi leader has called for Turkey to help Ezidi refugees trapped in northern Iraq. Breen Tahseen, the son of Prince Tahseen Saeed Bek, who is leader of the Ezidi people, said Turkey should open its […]
US, UK ‘hypocrites’ over Russia verbal attacks
Malaysian government minister says US also guilty for supplying war weapons to those killing innocent Palestinians in Gaza. A top minister in the Malaysian government has accused the United States of hypocrisy in its criticism of Russia for supplying arms to separatist groups, stating that the U.S. is just as guilty in that is supplying […]
100,000 people march in London in support of Palestine
Protesters flock to British capital as Israel escalates its onslaught against Gaza Strip. About 100,000 protestors from across Britain have rallied in London to protest against Israel’s onslaught on Gaza, according to demonstration organizers Stop the War coalition. Demonstrators of mixed ethnicities, race and color from across Britain including grandmothers and children, Jews and Muslims, began their march from Downing […]
Threat of UK foreign fighters on return ‘exaggerated’
New report says no empirical evidence to support notion that UK nationals fighting in Syria are threat on return. A new report by an UK-based campaign group claims that the British government has greatly exaggerated the threat posed to the country by foreign fighters taking part in the Syrian civil war. British government policy is […]