Persecution-monitoring groups such as Open Doors and UK-based Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust estimate that more than 7,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed for their faith in the past five years. The brazen, bloody attacks by Boko Haram and ISIS-affiliated militants tragically have made these groups into household names. But there is another extremist group operating… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 7
Tag: Political Islam
Migrants from France Part 22
The Mirror found evidence of this early yesterday morning on a remote beach near Calais. We discovered a caravan and three shacks hidden in the dunes being used by the smugglers. In the caravan were large pieces of cardboard to sleep on. On the floor were a man’s four passport photos, obviously mistakenly left behind… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 22
Political Islam Part 22
The claim that contemporary Muslim activities are putting Islam to use for political purposes seems, at least in some instances, to be warranted. Political parties such as Hizb al-‘Amal in Egypt or the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in Algeria that base their appeal on their Islamic credentials appear to exemplify this instrumental relation to religion.… Continue reading Political Islam Part 22
Migrants from France Part 21
The gangs’ careful planning to outwit police, coupled with the fact it is now very rare for anyone to get over by lorry, are other reasons for the rise in numbers trying to travel across on the water. It is impossible to tell how many have died. Former UK Border Force chief Tony Smith said… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 21
Tommy Robinson Part 10
Mosques across Britain could sound the call to prayer through loudspeakers after councils gave permission to alert the faithful. Allama Sadiq Qureshi, who is an imam at the Minhaj-ul-Quran mosque in Newham, East London, said: ‘We want this practice to continue in the future. ‘But at the same time, we must be bothered about our… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 10
Political Islam Part 21
Over the last few decades, Islam has become a central point of reference for a wide range of political activities, arguments and opposition movements. The term “political Islam” has been adopted by many scholars in order to identify this seemingly unprecedented irruption of Islamic religion into the secular domain of politics and thus to distinguish… Continue reading Political Islam Part 21
Migrants from France Part 20
Ruthless people-smuggling gangs have moved into the Calais migrant camps and have drawn up a price list for desperate refugees who are trying to reach Britain. The highly organised Albanian-led groups charge £450 for a surfboard and £900 for windsurf boards tied together with rope. They only accept cash. A two-person kayak is £1,350, while… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 20
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 10
In the UK, the debate around so-called Asian grooming gangs and the sexual threat they pose to vulnerable white girls shows no sign of abating. A leaked report produced by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has upheld a complaint made by a father whose daughter had been missing for a week. He said… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 10
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 9
Nearly a decade after the abuse of vulnerable girls in Oxford began to be addressed, following years of negligence by police and social services, the last of the so-called Operation Bullfinch trials has ended. How did the sex offenders at the centre of the city’s depraved underworld finally come to face justice? Oxford, 2011. For… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 9
Tommy Robinson Part 9
Mosques across the country could start sounding the daily call to prayer through loudspeakers following a series of unofficial pilot programmes. Scores of communities were allowed to use public address systems to alert the faithful during the holy month of Ramadan, which ended last night. Several councils gave permission for the call – known as… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 9