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August 5, 2020

Turkey urged to keep Hagia Sophia a shared space for meeting of cultures

Two independent human rights experts have urged Turkey to maintain the historic Hagia Spohia as an intercultural space “reflecting the diversity and complexity of Turkey and its history”.
August 8, 2019

Counter-terrorism 'need not scapegoat Muslim communities'

The Muslim Council of Britain says the government's Prevent strategy has meant Muslims have been targeted in a discriminatory way.
July 12, 2019

Muslim Council of Britain launches Centre for Media Monitoring

The Centre's goal is to promote fair and responsible reporting of Muslims and Islam, by engaging constructively with the media and empowering communities to make a change, says the MCB.
April 10, 2019

Government to look into labelling of non-stunned meat

The Government has announced it will look into the labelling of meat so that consumers know whether ot not the animal was stunned before slaughter.
October 24, 2018

France's niqab ban violated Muslim women’s freedom of religion, says UN

Banning the niqab violated two Muslim women’s freedom of religion, says the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
September 15, 2018

Mass human rights violations aginst Muslims in China

Human Rights Watch says with unprecedented levels of control over religious practices, the authorities have effectively outlawed Islam in the region.
February 9, 2017

The 99 Names of God - book review

The 99 Names of God : an illustrated Guide for Young and Old
August 18, 2015

Christian Aid welcomes Muslim declaration on climate change

Christian Aid has welcomed the Islamic Climate Change Declaration launched today at the international Islamic climate symposium held in Istanbul.
January 16, 2015

Tackling attacks and abuse against Muslims and Jews in France

Izza Leghtas, who is Western Europe researcher at the NGO Human Rights Watch, has written an important dispatch on why France must now tackle intolerance against Jews and Muslims in the aftermath of the appalling Charlie Hebdo killings.
January 8, 2015

Combating hatred after Charlie Hebdo attack

Twelve people were murdered yesterday (7 January) in an appalling attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. This has inflamed religious and ethnic tensions, as the killers are believed to be violent Islamist extremists.