Category - islam

Young Muslims and Christians unite in climate change activism

staff writers — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:42:24 +0000

British Muslims and Christians aged 18-25 are uniting to urge the UK government to press for significant progress in tackling climate change at the international summit due in Copenhagen next month.

Reducing poverty means fighting corruption, say global faith leaders

staff writers — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:33 +0000

Over 100 faith leaders have written to the United Nations Secretary-General ahead of a crucial international meeting on corruption. They insist that corruption is underming attempts to reduce global poverty.

The fantasy world of the Daily Express

Symon Hill — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:43:27 +0100

The Daily Express has turned into the modern equivalent of those people who used to walk around wearing large boards saying “The End of the World is Nigh”.

Muslim groups condemn plans for extremist march

staff writers — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:57:26 +0100

Muslim organisations have condemned a planned demonstration by extremists who are calling for sharia law in Britain. Parts of the media have also come under fire for implying that the extremists are representative of British Muslims generally.

Major new survey puts global Muslim population at 1.57 billion

agency reporter — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:52:53 +0100

A new, comprehensive study of over 200 countries finds that there are 1.57 billion Muslims of all ages living in the world today - 23% of an estimated 2009 world population of 6.8 billion.

Gay Muslims need support, says leading commentator

staff writers — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:23:20 +0100

The Muslim commentator Inayat Bunglawala has called on the Muslim community to be more supportive of its gay and lesbian members. He suggested that "Muslim and some Christian communities" were not showing "respect and tolerance".

Hotel owners accused of religiously abusing guest

staff writers — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:00:00 +0100

A Christian couple have been charged with breaching public order after alleged verbal abuse of a guest in their hotel on account of her Muslim faith and religious dress. The nature of the incident remains unclear.

Christians and Muslims both face repression in Azerbaijan

staff writers — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:20:20 +0100

The authorities in Azerbaijan are facing allegations of abuse and repression towards both Muslim and Christian worshipers. A major Sunni mosque has been closed down while Baptists have accused the police of intimidation and violence.

Hearing delayed into teacher accused of classroom racism

staff writers — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:17:18 +0100

A hearing into allegations that a teacher promoted racist views in the classroom has been delayed after police cited fears of violence. Adam Walker is accused of promoting hostility to asylum-seekers, gay people and Muslims.

Swiss Christians and Jews join Muslim opposition to minaret ban

Stephen Brown — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:29:56 +0100

The Swiss Council of Religions, which groups Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders, has rejected a call for the country to ban the construction of minarets at mosques.