Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of British citizenship – The Guardian

‘Shamima Begum, who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State, has lost an appeal against the decision to remove her British citizenship.’

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The Guardian, 23rd February 2024

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Police failed to record race of nearly two-thirds of people referred to Prevent – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2024 in Islam, news, police, race discrimination, racism, statistics, terrorism by sally

‘Police in England and Wales have failed to record the racial identity of nearly two-thirds of people referred to the Prevent counter-extremism programme, despite questions over whether it discriminates against minority ethnic groups.’

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The Guardian, 6th February 2024

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Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to be banned from organising in UK – The Guardian

Posted January 16th, 2024 in demonstrations, Islam, Judaism, news, proscribed organisations, terrorism by tracey

‘Hizb ut-Tahrir will be banned from organising in the UK after claims that the group is antisemitic, the home secretary has said. The Islamist group, which is already banned in countries including Germany and Indonesia, will no longer be allowed to recruit or hold protests and meetings across the UK.’

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The Guardian, 15th January 2024

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Friend of ‘IS Beatle’ jailed for terrorism offences – BBC News

Posted November 14th, 2023 in firearms, imprisonment, Islam, news, offensive weapons, sentencing, terrorism by sally

‘A British man who spent two years with Islamic State in Syria and knew the British militant dubbed Jihadi John, has been jailed for carrying a weapon for terrorist purposes.’

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BBC News, 13th November 2023

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Right-wing supremacist sentenced over plot to kill worshipping Muslims while disguised as armed police officer – Crown Prosecution Service

‘A teenage right-wing supremacist has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment after he was convicted of planning to disguise himself as an armed police officer and kill Muslims worshipping at nearby mosques.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 10th November 2023

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Religious objection to vaccination: Re WSP (A Child) – Law & Religion UK

Posted October 27th, 2023 in appeals, children, consent, human rights, Islam, news, parental responsibility, vaccination by sally

‘In WSP (A Child), Re (Vaccination: Religious Objection) [2023] EWHC 2622 (Fam), UPP, the mother of a 9-month-old boy, WSP, who had been in local authority care since March 2023, asked the Court to exercise its inherent jurisdiction to injunct the local authority from exercising its parental responsibility under s.33(3) Children Act 1989 to arrange for the child to receive several routine childhood vaccinations. She maintained that it was not in WSP’s best interests to be vaccinated and that to vaccinate him without her consent would violate her rights under Article 9 ECHR, both alone and when taken together with Article 14, as given effect by the Human Rights Act 1998. The local authority and the guardian opposed the application.’

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Law & Religion UK, 26th October 2023

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High Court judge backs council decision on vaccination of child, rejects objections of mother – Local Government Lawyer

‘The High Court has ruled that a mother cannot prevent the local authority caring for her child having him vaccinated.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th October 2023

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Oxford woman jailed for distributing terrorist publications – BBC News

Posted September 25th, 2023 in imprisonment, Islam, news, sentencing, terrorism by tracey

‘A 23-year-old woman has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for terrorism offences.’

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BBC News, 23rd September 2023

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Judge directs local authority not to tell maternal or paternal families about placement of twins for adoption – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 3rd, 2023 in adoption, families, Islam, news, notification, placement orders by sally

‘A deputy High Court judge has agreed that a local authority need not tell any family members about twins being placed for adoption.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd August 2023

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Counter-terror police help investigation as man set alight near Birmingham mosque – BBC News

Posted March 22nd, 2023 in attempted murder, Islam, news, police, terrorism by tracey

‘Counter-terror police are involved in an investigation into a man being set alight as he walked home from a mosque.’

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BBC News, 21st March 2023

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Danish far-right leader banned from UK over threat to burn Quran in Wakefield – BBC News

Posted March 21st, 2023 in hate crime, immigration, Islam, news by tracey

‘A Danish far-right politician has been barred from the UK after threatening to burn a copy of the Quran in Wakefield.’

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BBC News, 20th March 2023

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Conversion therapy ban will be hard to police, says victim – BBC News

‘A man subjected to electric shock aversion therapy in the 1970s to stop him being gay has welcomed plans to ban conversion therapy.’

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BBC News, 5th March 2023

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Review of UK Prevent strategy to call for more focus on Islamist terrorism – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2023 in government departments, Islam, mental health, news, statistics, terrorism by sally

‘A long-awaited report on the government’s counter-extremism programme is expected to call for its focus to shift more towards Islamist terrorism instead of rightwing terrorism.’

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The Guardian, 7th February 2023

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Alleged Islamophobia in misconduct proceedings: El Diwany – Law & Religion UK

‘Mr Farid El Diwany was twice convicted in Norway of harassment [16] and, in consequence, was struck off the Roll of Solicitors [16(ix)]. In El Diwany v Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd [2022] EWHC 2882 (Admin), he appealed against an order of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (“the SDT”) dated 18 November 2021 refusing his application to be restored to the Roll [1].’

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Law & Religion UK, 16th November 2022

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Government drops plan to combat anti-Muslim hatred with official definition of Islamophobia – The Independent

‘The government has dropped work on an official definition of Islamophobia that was promised more than three years ago, amid mounting concern over inaction on the issue.’

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The Independent, 30th October 2022

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Islamic Marriage and the Legal System: Mahr/Dowr – Family Law

Posted August 8th, 2022 in families, Islam, islamic law, marriage, news by tracey

‘Tahir Khan, barrister, provides some useful legal and practical guidance on Islamic mahr/dower and its validity and recognition under English Law, together with some of the challenges and difficulties that face practitioners when confronted with such matters.’

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Family Law, 4th August

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Ali v Heathrow Express Operating Company Ltd & Anor – Equality Law Blog

‘This decision is a reminder that, where unwanted conduct related to a protected characteristic is not intended to offend, intimidate, etc, an objective test applies to the question whether conduct amounts to harassment. The claimant was a Muslim employee of Heathrow Express. He complained of harassment and direct discrimination connected with religion after receiving an email concerning a security test carried out by the second respondent, which was responsible for carrying out security checks at Heathrow Airport and Heathrow Express stations at the airport. The test in question had involved a bag containing a box, some electric cabling and, visible at the top, a piece of paper with the words “Allahu Akbar” written in Arabic. The email reporting on the results of the test and included images of the bag and the note.’

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Equality Law Blog, 24th May 2022

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Withholding religious divorce controlling and coercive behaviour: Moher – Law & Religion UK

‘In 2021, the UK Parliament passed amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill and the Serious Crime Act which stipulated that withholding a Get can constitute a violation of those laws. The draft statutory guidance under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 recognised that withholding a religious divorce both by Muslim and Jewish husbands may constitute controlling or coercive behaviour and a form of spiritual abuse which could lead the husband to be imprisoned. This development was in reaction to various calls for action to tackle the issue of ‘chained wives’ in religious communities.’

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Law & Religion UK, 17th May 2022

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Terrorism offenders ‘enjoy high status’ in prison, QC’s official report says – The Guardian

Posted April 28th, 2022 in hate crime, Islam, news, prisons, reports, terrorism by sally

‘Some terrorists in prison enjoy status and celebrity among their fellow inmates amid a culture of fear and violence in jails in England and Wales that is being exacerbated by staffing cuts, an official review has concluded.’

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The Guardian, 27th April 2022

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Harassment in employment?: Ali v Heathrow Express – Law & Religion UK

‘Anis Ali, a Muslim, worked for the Heathrow Express which was at the relevant time run by the first respondent, Heathrow Express Operating Company Ltd. The second respondent, Redline Assured Security Ltd, was responsible for carrying out security checks at the airport and the Heathrow Express stations. The checks involved creating and leaving suspicious objects to test how security officers responded to them, and in August 2017 it carried out a test using a bag containing a box, some electric cable and, visible at the top, a piece of paper with the words “Allahu Akbar” written in Arabic. Subsequently, the Operating Company sent an e-mail reporting on the results of the test and including images of the bag and the note to a group of employees – including Mr Ali.’

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Law & Religion UK, 19th April 2022

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