Muslim prisoners in England face disproportionate targeting with pepper spray, reveals data obtained by advocacy group Maslaha. Despite constituting 18% of the prison population, Muslims made up 34% of those targeted with Pava spray in 2022. The synthetic spray poses risks of injury, disability, or death. Christians, comprising 46% of inmate...
ANKARA (AA) – EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said that there is evidence that Israel is preventing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. Borrell underlined that Israeli control of the border is the reason for the ongoing humanitarian aid crisis. “If there is starvation. Why i...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The US and the UK conducted four airstrikes against the Al Hudaydah International Airport in western Yemen, the Houthi group said on Wednesday. “The US-UK aggression resumes targeting Al Hudaydah International Airport with a fourth airstrike,” the Al-Masirah channel, affiliated with the Houthis, said on Telegram. It d...
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden announced an emergency $300 million military aid shipment for Ukraine on Tuesday, as Poland’s leaders visited the White House to warn of the growing threat from Russia. The White House sidestepped Republicans in Congress, who have for months blocked a much larger package for Ky...
LONDON (AA) – For the Muslim community in London, the holy month of Ramadan has started this year with a sense of trepidation. A spike in Islamophobia spurred by Israel’s war on Gaza and recent break-ins at mosques have heightened fears and sparked calls for increased security measures. Since mid-February, there have been a series […]...
ANKARA (AA) – Europe’s major football clubs greeted their Muslim fans at the beginning of Ramadan in posts on their social media accounts. “Ramadan Mubarak to our supporters celebrating across the world!” wrote English Premier League club Chelsea on X, along with an animated picture of a Muslim figure praying. The Londo...
BERLIN (AA) – The German government has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement in which he vowed to stop the creation of a Palestinian state. According to an official statement, Berlin is committed to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state “alongside the Jewish state.” Netanyahu’...
Copenhagen, Denmark – AFP Europe could suffer “catastrophic” consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks, a new EU analysis warned Monday. Areas in southern Europe are most at risk, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its first report on the risks the continent f...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – The British government on Monday announced more than £117 million ($150 million) in funds to protect mosques, Muslim schools and community centers in the UK from hate attacks over the next four years. The move follows Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge in late February to provide more than £70 million to [&hel...
LONDON (AA) – “Significant biases” have been evident in the British media over its coverage of Gaza since October 7, with “emotive language” describing Israelis as victims of attacks 11 times more than Palestinians, says a report published Wednesday. The report, ‘Media Bias Gaza 2023-24’, exposed ̶...
