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The Balfour Declaration: How Britain betrayed Palestine and paved the way for the Nakba
On November 2, 1917, Britain promised to support a Jewish national home in Palestine without consulting its Arab majority. More than a century later, Palestinians continue to live with the consequences of a declaration that helped pave the way for their dispossession. The letter…
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American Muslims mobilise against Trump ahead of midterms as community vote could prove decisive
American Muslim organisations and prominent Islamic leaders are mobilising voters to deal Donald Trump a political blow in Tuesday’s US midterm elections. Furious over his pro-Israel policies, wars in the Middle East, Islamophobic rhetoric and immigration crackdown, could Muslim…
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Iran designates British military as a ‘terrorist organisations’ in response to IRGC designation
Iran has designated the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as “terrorist organisations” and labelled Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6, a “hostile group” in a retaliatory move announced by Tehran on Sunday, following the UK’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary…
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139 arrested at London’s Palestine Action ban protest, including 94-year-old woman
Police arrested 139 people outside the U.S. Embassy in London after demonstrators staged a mass protest against the proscription of Palestine Action, with campaigners claiming the total number of arrests under counter-terrorism legislation for opposing the ban has now exceeded…
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Syria in talks to join the Mecca Defence Pact military alliance
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani confirmed discussions are underway over Damascus joining the new regional alliance involving Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, while calling for stronger joint defence arrangements and condemning more than 1,000 Israeli attacks on…
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Three far-right extremists jailed over plot to bomb Ahmadiyya centre in Ireland
Three men who plotted to bomb an Ahmadiyya worship site (which they had most likely mistaken for a mosque) in the Irish city of Galway have been jailed for up to nine-and-a-half years, after admitting to participating in a horrifying far-right terrorist organisation motivated by…
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Somaliland community leader stabbed to death in Birmingham as man charged with murder
A prominent Somaliland community leader has been stabbed to death in Birmingham, prompting tributes from Somaliland’s diplomatic representatives in Britain as a man faces a murder charge. Abdillahi Farid Ali, 43, who chaired the Somaliland community in the West Midlands, was…
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Prominent Islamophobe Tommy Robinson found guilty of harassing journalists
On this week’s episode of the Muslims Uncensored podcast, Robert & Roshan react to the news that notorious Islamophobe Tommy Robinson has been found guilty of harassing journalists. The far-right activist, who will be sentenced in December, could face a maximum of 10 years in…
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Tommy Robinson faces 10 years in jail after being convicted of harassing journalists
Far-right Islamophobe Tommy Robinson faces up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of conducting a campaign of harassment against two journalists, including threatening to visit their homes and publishing photographs of their families online. Robinson, whose real name is…
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Thinking of making hijrah? Hijra Expo offers practical advice and hard truths
Muslims considering hijrah have been urged to examine their intentions carefully, prepare for personal sacrifices and understand the practical realities of relocating to a Muslim country at an expo held in Luton on Sunday. Around 50 people attended the Hijrah Expo on Sunday,…
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Why should I have to silence my children over Palestine?
Muslim mother Juveriah Alam describes her anguish at the prospect of having to silence her own children over Palestine, fearing that new “political neutrality rules” following a review into antisemitism in schools will further suppress their identities and freedom of expression.…
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UN report accuses Israel of extermination, rape and persecution of Palestinians
A United Nations investigation has concluded that Israel is committing crimes against humanity in the occupied West Bank, including extermination, torture, rape and persecution, while continuing its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The findings are contained in a report by…
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The hidden challenge of hijra: loneliness in a Muslim land
Aktar Ahmed, from Luton, reflects on his year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, revealing how life in a Muslim country brought unexpected loneliness and taught him valuable lessons about community, belonging and purpose. When people speak about hijra, the focus is usually on the benefits…
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Blood Brothers #216: Syria, Yemen, Pakistan, Khorasan and the End-Times wars
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British scholar, thinker and author, Shaykh Asrar Rashid. Topics of discussion include: Shaykh Asrar Rashid’s pursuit of the controversial Sufi figure known as “Chuff Chuff Pir”, and his…
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Suspected Islamophobic terror attack after gunman kills one and wounds several near Paris
French counter-terrorism prosecutors have launched an investigation into a suspected racist and Islamophobic attack near Paris after a gunman opened fire on civilians, killing one person and injuring several others, including a 12-year-old girl who was shot eight times. The…
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Why has the Home Office labelled us an “extremism concern”? 5Pillars hits back!
Watch our latest episode of the Muslims Uncensored podcast as Rob & Roshan respond to the revelation that the UK Home Office’s propaganda branch considers Muslim media site 5Pillars an “extremism concern”. Also discussed on the show: The France riots and far-right lies about…
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UAE-backed Muslim news website Hyphen set to close after funding withdrawn
UAE-backed news website Hyphen, which covers Muslim life in Britain and Europe, is set to close after its Abu Dhabi-based parent company decided to withdraw funding, putting the jobs of around 18 journalists and contributors at risk. The publication, which launched in 2022, is…
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Government accused of planning major crackdown on pro-Palestine expression in schools
The government is facing accusations of paving the way for a sweeping crackdown on pro-Palestinian expression in English schools and colleges after accepting 27 recommendations on antisemitism, including controversial measures covering political speech, teacher conduct,…
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Blood Brothers #215: The UAE’s global war on Islam and Muslims
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with prominent British Muslim activist, lecturer and hostage negotiator Dr Anas Altikriti of The Cordoba Foundation. Topics of discussion include: The UAE’s alleged hiring of an assassin to spy on Dr Altikriti…
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Far-right violence now ‘real concern’ for British intelligence, says former MI5 chief
Far-right extremism has become a “real concern for British intelligence,” former MI5 chief Jonathan Evans has warned, pointing to a rise in organised violence and politically motivated attacks in Britain. “This is a problem that wasn’t really there 20 years ago, but it is now a…