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A social project is persuading many Islamic women in the UK that religion is no bar to joining the debate on women's rights
For many feminists the headscarf is a glaring symbol of male oppression and the patriarchal power of religion.
Read more @ The Guardian
He has died, I'm so sad I really really thought he was the best of the best of politicians, honest and clever, a man of conviction. I loved to hear him talk. He will be missed.
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New report details 'McCarthy-like' police surveillance and discrimination against the Muslim community.
London, United Kingdom - Muhammad still does not know for sure why British counter-terrorism police came to the door of his east London home shortly before dawn one morning in March 2012.
It was 5:30am on the day of Muhammad and his wife's third wedding anniversary. The couple's two young children were sleeping in their cots, and his elderly parents were also visiting.
"My mum woke me up, saying: 'There are police at the door. Get up! Get up!' My wife grabbed her headscarf and we all went into the living room," Muhammad told Al Jazeera, requesting only his first name be used for legal reasons.
Urgent action needed.
If you look at the parliamentary schedule for Friday February 28 2014, the 2nd item is "Legislation
Face Coverings (Prohibition) Bill - Second reading - Mr Philip Hollobone"
This is not an official government motion and the chances are this legislation will not be successful.
However, we should not be complacent and we need to protest such attempts at abusing the civil liberties of Muslims.
Limiting Women's freedoms does not increase them.
Interesting article over at BBC News. The interesting takeaway from it all is this list comparing children of fathers 24 years old with those 20 years older:
Denmark’s government has brought in a ban on the religious slaughter of animals for the production of halal and kosher meat, after years of campaigning from welfare activists.
The change to the law, announced last week and effective as of yesterday, has been called “anti-Semitism” by Jewish leaders and “a clear interference in religious freedom” by the non-profit group Danish Halal.
Read more @ The Independent
