Lawyer, 61, told Muslim woman to ‘return to Afghanistan to educate the Taliban on terrorism’ at a function and asked other women if their partners ‘paid towards their lifestyle’, tribunal hears Victor Stockinger denies making racially or religiously motivated statements He allegedly asked women if their male partners ‘paid towards their lifestyle’ He also denies giving … Read more
Adil Ray hits back at racist trolls for branding him ‘anti-English’ and ‘too Muslim’ to host Good Morning Britain By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 18:12 BST, 14 April 2021 | Updated: 18:44 BST, 14 April 2021 Adil Ray has hit back at trolls who have targeted him on Twitter since filling in for Piers … Read more
Riz Ahmed has spoken of his pride at being able to connect with a wider audience after being the first Muslim to be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. The actor, 38, is up for the award for his role as drummer Ruben Stone in Sound of Metal – a musician who slowly loses his … Read more
Glowing verdict on teacher in Charlie Hebdo cartoon storm – by his Muslim next-door neighbour: Islamophobe? No, he gives us cards at Eid and hands my kids halal sweets Jamal Al-Terk has defended his neighbour saying he is ‘not Islamophobic at all’ Mr Al-Terk, 42 said the teacher and his family fled their home three days ago … Read more
A Muslim banker who lost his £130,000 job after emailing and calling his bosses on Christmas Day was unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal has ruled. Joynal Choudhury, head of real estate at Gatehouse, sued the bank for unfair dismissal after he was made redundant in a company restructuring in August 2019. In the year leading … Read more
A teacher suspended after allegedly showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a religious education lesson is said to have accepted pupils would tell their parents about it before displaying the images. Dozens of furious Muslim parents protested outside the historic Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire today which had to delay its opening and … Read more
A Woman’s Hour interview with the Muslim Council of Britain’s first female leader has sparked a fierce backlash at the BBC. Labour MPs Diane Abbott and Naz Shah are among more than 100 public figures who have signed an open letter to the broadcaster criticising the ‘strikingly hostile’ Radio 4 discussion with the council’s Secretary … Read more
Muslim Council of Britain chooses human rights law graduate, 29, as its first ever female leader Zara Mohammed is first woman Secretary General of Muslim Council of Britain Ms Mohammed hopes her election will ‘inspire more women and young people’ Ms Mohammed has shared pictures of her posing with London Mayor Sadiq Khan Said taking … Read more
Pakistan police drop investigation into Muslim man who ‘kidnapped Christian girl, 12, raped her and chained her up for five months’ because she ‘willingly married him’ Police dropped investigation into 3 men accused of kidnapping Christian girl Farah Shaheen, now aged 13, spent five months bound in the Muslim man’s yard Authorities say she had agreed … Read more
A Muslim train driver has lost his religious discrimination claim after suing a security firm for using a fake bomb with the words ‘Allahu Akbar’ on it as part of a training exercise. Anis Ali, 36, launched a claim for compensation after he discovered that the fake suspicious package planted to test security procedures had … Read more