‘He captured the hearts of old and young’: Son pays loving tribute to Rochdale Imam murdered in kids play park
The son of an Imam murdered in Rochdale has paid tribute to him and his ‘gentle soul’ today.
‘Absolutely right’: Manchester should celebrate Ramadan exam shift, says media pundit
The ‘minor changes’ to GCSE and A-level exam timetables to accomodate Muslim students fasting for Ramadan is not Islam being given special privilege in the UK, says a Rochdale commentator.
‘Attack on religious beliefs’: Closure of Hyde circumcision clinic suffers Islamic backlash
The closure of a circumcision clinic in Hyde has sparked a backlash from the local Muslim community, claiming the closure is an ‘attack on the practice of their religious beliefs’.
Rochdale MP offers ‘heartfelt’ condolences to families of Hajj stampede victims
After hundreds of people died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia for Eid Al-Adha, Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has offered his condolences to local families who may have loved ones involved in the stampede.
IN PICS: Just four arrests as anti-fascists unite to oppose EDL rally in Manchester
An anti-facist group have branded English Defence League supporters ‘Nazis’ as they attempted to counteract a rally in Manchester at the weekend.
Jihadi John named: Brutal killer of Salford’s Alan Henning revealed
Jihadi John, believed to be from west London but originally born in Kuwait, has been named as 27-year-old Mohammed Emwazi
Wanted: Mosque willing to host comedy show of Phoenix Nights star Smug Roberts
Comedy veteran and Phoenix Nights actor Smug Roberts is appealing to mosques and churches to open their doors and host him as part of his Red Nose Day ’20-20’ tour next weekend.
‘Muslim lives matter’: Manchester unite to honour Chapel Hill shooting victims
Manchester unite to show Muslim lives matter at a Piccadilly Gardens vigil for the three young victims of the Chapel Hill Shooting in America
Bolton MP’s ‘disgust’ at ‘BAN Islam’ petition on gov’t website… with 6,000 signees
A 6000-strong petition campaigning for the right to choose whether Islam can continue in the UK should be removed immediately, according to a Bolton MP.
Legal Eagle: Is it illegal to publish cartoons of Prophet Mohammed in the UK?
Aside from the issue of the offence that could have caused to Muslims across the UK and beyond, would it have been legal to publish images of the cartoons?
Police protection would have saved Charlie Hebdo victims, says Manchester Uni lecturer
The lives of the Charlie Hebdo shooting victims would have been saved by police competency, according to a French lecturer at the University of Manchester.