London: Muslim women to get self-defence training Via Islington Tribune : A TAEKWONDO champion is teaching Muslim women how to defend themselves, after a series of vicious street attacks. Theresa Thomas, 52, has been snapped up by the One True Voice women’s charity to run classes for women wearing the hijab, who have become targets for muggers. “I first heard about this when I was running an Asian women’s self-defence group in East London,” she said.

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UK: Muslim teenager ‘hit for kissing white man’ Via the BBC : A Muslim teenager from Hampshire was kidnapped, imprisoned and had her hair cut off after her siblings saw her kiss a white man, a court has heard.

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London: Youth jail inmates converting to Islam for protection, easier lifestyle Via the Daily Mail : A third of inmates at one of Britain’s most notorious youth jails are Muslims and the religion is attracting a large number of converts. (…) ‘The popularity of the faith has surprised people. We are seeing a large number of inmates converting to Islam.’ He added: ‘There is a difference between mainstream believers and extremists, but the fear is that some in the jail are being radicalised.

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UK: Three terror cells planned Mumbai-style attack Via the Telegraph : Four young men from London and Cardiff planned bomb attacks on targets including the London Stock Exchange, Parliament, the US embassy and the Mayor of London. Three other men from Stoke were planning a further wave of attacks once they had travelled abroad for more training. Two other men were also linked to the plots

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Wales: Kind mosque families raise £500 to help twins’ parents MEMBERS of a Swansea mosque have raised £500 in just 48 hours to help a couple who say they are struggling to visit their premature twins in hospital. Families at the Swansea University site said they were inspired to help after reading about the story in the Evening Post.

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Wales: Kind mosque families raise £500 to help twins’ parents MEMBERS of a Swansea mosque have raised £500 in just 48 hours to help a couple who say they are struggling to visit their premature twins in hospital. Families at the Swansea University site said they were inspired to help after reading about the story in the Evening Post.

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London: Muhammad cartoon row leads to resignation Via the BBC (h/t Talk Islam ): The president of a London university atheist society has resigned over a row about an image of the Prophet Muhammad. The society at University College London (UCL) published an image on its Facebook page showing “Jesus and Mo” having a drink at a bar. The atheist group was asked by the UCL union to remove it, but refused and started a petition defending its freedom of expression

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UK: Muslim airline pilot ’sacked because of religion’ Via Asian Image : A Muslim airline pilot who was sacked after links were discovered to two suspected terrorists told an employment tribunal today that an “air of suspicion” had been created around him because of his race and religion.

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Surrey: girl attacked for wearing headscarf Via the BBC (h/t Islamophobia Watch ): A race attack in Surrey on an 11-year-old girl will be the focus of community talks in Sunbury-on-Thames. The girl was attacked by older white girls who kicked her, pushed her to the ground and drew on her face. Surrey Police said it seemed the girl had been targeted on 11 January because she was wearing a headscarf.

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UK: Growing use of Sharia Via the BBC (h/t Islam in Britain ): An estimated 85 Sharia councils could be operating in Britain, according to a 2009 report by the think tank Civitas. Several bodies like the Islamic Sharia Council have seen a large increase in their cases in the past five years

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