Muslims
Hajja Zaynab al-Ghazali - Unbroken
Hajja Zaynab Al-Ghazzali’s life and legacy casts a long shadow over the turbulent and trying times in Egypt for advocates and champions of Islam during president Gamal Abdul-Nassir’s socialist reign.
Teenage girl wearing hijab pushed over in Kettering in ‘religiously aggravated’ attack
Police believe an assault on a Muslim teenager in Kettering who was wearing a hijab may have been “religiously aggravated”. The 13-year-old victim was pushed over by a stranger as she was walking along Whiteford Drive just before 5pm on Wednesday 11 November. She was left shaken by the incident
Muslim taxi driver shot on Thanksgiving in Hazelwood calls attack a hate crime
Pittsburgh police are investigating the Thanksgiving Day shooting of a Muslim cab driver in Hazelwood that the victim and leaders of the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh are describing as a hate crime.
40+ killed as market hit by Russian air strike in Idlib province
At least 40 people were killed and scores wounded on Sunday in a suspected Russian air strike on a crowded marketplace in Idlib province, activists said.
Muslim pupils at Mirfield Grammar School forced to pray outdoors in freezing temperatures
Pupils at Mirfield Free Grammar School are being forced to perform their obligatory prayers outdoors because it is believed the School is refusing them permission to use space inside the building.
Islamophobes urinated in front of praying Muslims in Plymouth park
Two women who dropped their trousers to urinate in front of a Muslim couple who were praying in a Plymouth park have been handed suspended jail terms, the Plymouth Herald reports.
Attempted Arson Attack On North London Mosque
An attempted arson attack at Finsbury Park Mosque in London is being treated as a hate crime, say police. A man was spotted attempting to set fire to the mosque at about 10:17am yesterday, before fleeing the scene on a moped. Scotland Yard said they received reports of a man
‘Christian state’ group threatens to kill Belgian Muslims, destroy their businesses
A letter from a group calling itself the “Christian State” has been sent to Belgium’s main mosque Attadamoune, threatening to kill all Muslims. The anonymous letter – printed out and full of spelling mistakes – said that “no mosque and none of your businesses will be safe” and threatened that
Pregnant Muslim woman branded ‘terrorist’ on London bus while passengers looked on
A pregnant Muslim woman was racially abused by a drunk man who branded her a “terrorist” in a 15 minute tirade on a London bus while passengers looked on without intervening, it has been claimed.
100 Police officers stop Muslim charity, Homeless Run, from anti-drugs work in Sydney
On Saturday 28th of November, a group of brothers from the Homeless Run, a charity organisation dedicated to feeding the homeless throughout NSW, decided to attend the Stereosonic Festival to educate fellow Muslim youth in attendance on drug-prevention and anti-violence.