MI5 trying to stop young Brit Muslims from being sent to Somalia's jihadist campsSeptember 20th, 2009 LONDON - British intelligence agency MI5 is trying to dismantle terror cells operating in UK, which brainwash young Muslims and send them to al Qaeda training camps in Somalia. According to the News of the World, a major operation by MI5 is trying to break up cells sending them to the lawless East African state.
Police find more bones at home of kidnap suspectSeptember 16th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - A day after police launched a new, more intensive search of the home of the California couple charged with the kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, officers said Wednesday they had found more bone fragments on the property. The search also uncovered bone fragments in the neighbouring yard, where the main suspect Phillip Garrido, 58, had access for several years.
Birmingham Muslims were encouraged to confront right-wing protestors in violent rallySeptember 7th, 2009 LONDON - Muslims were encouraged by the Birmingham Central Mosque to "vent their feelings" against anti-Islamic protesters during a weekend rally, which ended up taking shape of a riot. The Times quoted Birmingham Central Mosque's chairman Mohammad Naseem as saying that he encouraged members of his congregation to participate in the rally despite the advice given by the West Midlands Police to stop his flowers from attending.
Halal search engine launched in UK to help Muslims avoid forbidden Internet sitesSeptember 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A halal search-engine has been launched for Muslims to know which Internet sites should be avoided because of their forbidden, or "haram" content as per Islamic law. The search engine, ImHalal.com, only fetches results that are flagged as "Halal" and safe for Muslim users, reports The Telegraph.
Muslims in France to observe Ramadan fast from SaturdayAugust 21st, 2009 PARIS - The Muslims in France will observe the holy month of Ramadan from Saturday, WAM news agency reported Friday citing the French Council of the Muslim Faith.
Muslims fast from daybreak until sunset during the holy month of Ramadan.
London police stopped five under-10s a day in 2008, says Scotland Yard reportAugust 19th, 2009 LONDON - Nearly 2,000 children aged under 10 were stopped by members of Britain's largest police force last year, according to figures from Scotland Yard. According to a report by The Independent, that means that at least five children aged ten or less were stopped for questioning.
'India's Muslims, Hindus don't know about each other'July 2nd, 2009 ASTANA - Tensions exist between India's Muslims and Hindus because the two communities do not know enough about each other, an Indian delegate at the global faith conference here contended Thursday. "Yes, tensions do exist but they exist because Muslims and Hindus don't know about each other," Zafar Yunus Sareshwala, the CEO of Mumbai Stock Exchange-listed financial services provider Parsoli Corporation, maintained during the plenary on "Solidarity specially in the period of crisis", on the concluding day of the third Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions here.
Brazil ends search for victims of Air France flightJune 27th, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian air force and navy have ended their search for survivors of Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic nearly four weeks ago, officials announced Saturday. "The mission has been stopped, because it has become impossible to find bodies or debris in the search area," said Lt.
UK Police stop, search innocent people to balance race figuresJune 18th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's anti-terrorism watchdog has claimed that a number of innocent people are often stopped and searched to to provide racial balance in police statistics. In his annual report on the operation of counter-terrorism legislation, Lord Carlile of Berriew described the searches as "almost certainly" illegal.
Obama urges religious freedomJune 4th, 2009 CAIRO - "Among some Muslims, there is a disturbing tendency to measure one's own faith by the rejection of another's," US President Barack Obama told the world's 1.5 billion Muslims in a speech from Cairo Thursday. "The richness of religious diversity must be upheld - whether it is for Maronites in Lebanon or the Copts in Egypt.
Two out of three Brits don't think Muslims are loyalMay 8th, 2009 LONDON - Two out of three Britons think that Muslims living in the United Kingdom are not loyal to their country. According to a new Gallup poll, only 36 percent Brits think that they can trust Muslims.
Pattinson's security trebled to protect him from 'bloodsucking' fansApril 16th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson's security has been trebled to protect him from besotted fans. The 22-year-old actor had to call on extra security while filming Twilight sequel New Moon - as crowds inundated the set in Canada.
British ministers urged to rethink 'preventing violent extremism' campaignMarch 12th, 2009 LONDON - A new report by a think tank has urged British ministers to re-think their Preventing Violent Extremism campaign. "Not only is it failing to achieve its stated objectives, in many places it is actually making the situation worse.
Muslims rise while Christians fall in BritainJanuary 31st, 2009 LONDON - The number of Muslims in Britain has grown by more than 500,000 to 2.4 million in four years, according to official research collated for The Times newspaper. The population multiplied 10 times faster than the rest of society, the research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.
British women mimicking men in yobbish drunken behaviourDecember 26th, 2008 LONDON - More and more British women are behaving loutishly in a trend police link to relaxed laws that allow pubs and bars to remain open for 24 hours. The number of women fined on the spot for loutish behaviour has trebled since pub and bar opening hours were relaxed three years ago, and police chiefs Friday blamed the surge in 'ladette' offences on the increased availability of alcohol.
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