Lawyer, 61, told Muslim woman to ‘return to Afghanistan to educate the Taliban on terrorism’ at a function and asked other women if their partners ‘paid towards their lifestyle’, tribunal hears Victor Stockinger denies making racially or religiously motivated statements He allegedly asked women if their male partners ‘paid towards their lifestyle’ He also denies giving … Read more
Adil Ray hits back at racist trolls for branding him ‘anti-English’ and ‘too Muslim’ to host Good Morning Britain By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 18:12 BST, 14 April 2021 | Updated: 18:12 BST, 14 April 2021 Adil Ray has hit back at trolls who have targeted him on Twitter since filling in for Piers … Read more
Riz Ahmed has spoken of his pride at being able to connect with a wider audience after being the first Muslim to be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. The actor, 38, is up for the award for his role as drummer Ruben Stone in Sound of Metal – a musician who slowly loses his … Read more
Glowing verdict on teacher in Charlie Hebdo cartoon storm – by his Muslim next-door neighbour: Islamophobe? No, he gives us cards at Eid and hands my kids halal sweets Jamal Al-Terk has defended his neighbour saying he is ‘not Islamophobic at all’ Mr Al-Terk, 42 said the teacher and his family fled their home three days ago … Read more
A Muslim banker who lost his £130,000 job after emailing and calling his bosses on Christmas Day was unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal has ruled. Joynal Choudhury, head of real estate at Gatehouse, sued the bank for unfair dismissal after he was made redundant in a company restructuring in August 2019. In the year leading … Read more
A teacher suspended after allegedly showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a religious education lesson is said to have accepted pupils would tell their parents about it before displaying the images. Dozens of furious Muslim parents protested outside the historic Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire today which had to delay its opening and … Read more
British actor Riz Ahmed today made history to become the first Muslim nominated for an Oscar for lead actor for his role in hit film Sound of Metal. The 38-year-old Londoner won rave reviews for his depiction of Ruben Stone, a rock-and-roll drummer and recovering alcoholic whose life goes into a free-fall when he loses … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon under fire after pictures emerge of her ‘at peace and unity conference’ with Iranian Shia Muslim cleric who once compared gay marriage to bestiality The First Minister pulled out of appearing alongside Mohammad Shomali in 2019 But pictures reveal she met him at the same event the previous year Writing about gay marriage … Read more
A Woman’s Hour interview with the Muslim Council of Britain’s first female leader has sparked a fierce backlash at the BBC. Labour MPs Diane Abbott and Naz Shah are among more than 100 public figures who have signed an open letter to the broadcaster criticising the ‘strikingly hostile’ Radio 4 discussion with the council’s Secretary … Read more
Muslim Council of Britain chooses human rights law graduate, 29, as its first ever female leader Zara Mohammed is first woman Secretary General of Muslim Council of Britain Ms Mohammed hopes her election will ‘inspire more women and young people’ Ms Mohammed has shared pictures of her posing with London Mayor Sadiq Khan Said taking … Read more