Amazon has removed a third-party line of ‘door and dog mats’ featuring the Arabic word for God – Allah – after a complaint from Muslim users, including a British politician. The mats – sold through Amazon by a number of independent users including ‘Dargon One’, ‘Trendy Mats’ and ‘Gear One’ – had been garnering complaints …
High court in UK rules more than 10,000 asylum seekers treated unfairly
More than 10,000 asylum seekers can ask to have their cases heard again after a high court ruling that they were treated unfairly, but many have already been forcibly removed from the UK and may never get to hear about the decision. Mr Justice Ouseley declared on Friday that rules on asylum appeals in place …
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In UK, mother and partner jailed for 13 years each after being convicted of feeding drugs to her four-year-old daughter
Two drug dealers who allowed a four-year-old girl to eat heroin, diazepam, methadone and ketamine for months before her death have each been jailed for 13 years by a judge who said it was a case of “almost unremitting degradation”. Michala Pyke and John Rytting fed Pyke’s daughter, Poppy Widdison, sedatives to “subdue and sedate …
Anti-Muslim hate crimes in UK increased significantly since 2015
Even though Muslims have been part of the U.K.’s demographic landscape for ages, a new report released by Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) reveals that anti-Muslim hate crimes have risen dramatically in the U.K. since 2015. Official statistics show a 44 percent and 43 percent increase in religious hate crimes in the U.K. from 2013-2014 …
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In UK, two patients die each day from thirst or starvation
Shocking statistics reveal in one year hundreds of people have died under the care of the National Health Service (NHS) from poor quality food and dehydration. It comes as the British Red Cross described the NHS as being in a “humanitarian crisis”. Latest numbers from the Office of National Statistics reveal 297 patients, who died …
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Muslim taxi driver assaulted by woman who refused to pay fare, and incident filmed for ‘entertainment’
The Derby Telegraph and Daily Mail reported last week on an alleged assault on a Muslim taxi driver in Normanton, Derby who was subjected to a “brutal” ordeal by a passenger who refused to pay her taxi fare following a late night journey. Shahid Iqbal, 50, was driving the female passenger and a companion to …
BBC’s Daesh comedy sketch sparks controversy
A comedy sketch satirizing British women who left the country to join the Daesh terror group has sparked controversy in the U.K. The Real Housewives of Isis [Daesh] was aired by public broadcaster BBC on Wednesday as part of a comedy show called Revolting. In the brief sketch, one of the four British “wives” is …
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Old man who abused Polish-Muslim woman in Wales avoids jail
A seventy-five year old man who racially abused a Muslim woman in veil was fined £258 due to his old age in Swansea, a coastal city in Wales. Bert Fahy, a seventy-five year old Irish man, appeared at the Swansea Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to racially and religiously aggravated public order. On Nov. 22, …
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Chelsea fans found guilty over racist violence on Paris Metro
Four Chelsea fans accused of singing racist chants have been convicted of racist violence and given suspended one-year sentences by a French court. Video emerged of the group singing racist songs and preventing a black man from boarding the Metro in Paris, while chanting: “We’re racist and that’s the way we like it.” The video …
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An unwelcome home: to be a migrant in today’s Britain is a daily struggle
My friend, a non-EU migrant, had just found out that his work visa had been rejected because of an administrative blunder. I didn’t have much to offer him except a hug and my understanding of what it feels like to have your future hanging in the balance in a system that’s designed to frustrate rather …
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