Pro-Palestine protestors descended on the North East base of an Israeli defence firm over the week holding up prop babies which were removed by police at the scene. They were protesting outside the factory of defence firm Rafael on Scotswood Road in Newcastle. Rafael is an Israeli firm, majority owned by the state. It acquired […]
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Image by Nq Preston City Council said it is exploring options to link up with a town in Palestine. The aim it said was to \’extend the hand of friendship to a town in Palestine as a symbol of our sympathy with the people of Palestine the wider Middle East and those of all faiths and communities
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Image by Sikh Federation UK The new extremism definition has been unveiled in Parliament, on the Sikh New Year, will formalise the engagement ban that leading Sikh organisations that are critical of the Indian government have already experienced. Sikh organisations that have previously never received government funding, but led engagement with government officials have been
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Image by Uber Uber has announced it will be hosting special Iftar dinners in selected cities for drivers and couriers. ‘Sundown Spots’ consists of pop-up restaurants offering complimentary Iftar meals after sunset, aiming to express gratitude to the hardworking delivery couriers and Uber drivers working throughout Ramadan. The first ‘Sundown Spot’ will open its doors in
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Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf saw first-hand a new initiative for keeping vulnerable people safe in Glasgow’s biggest area for housing refugees and asylum seekers. Safety Awareness Glasgow is delivering a series of electrical safety awareness workshops and giving out free electrical safety tips booklets to new residents in the Ibrox, Govan, Elder Park, and
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Image by Photo by Anton Messages naming people who have supposedly \’left Islam\’ have been described as ‘dangerous and malicious’. A series of texts have been forwarded on WhatsApp amongst Muslims in Blackburn which name a number of people, who are accused of being ‘apostates’ – someone who renounces their religious or political beliefs. The unsubstantiated claims, against
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To mark International Women\’s Day today, Dr Rashmi Mantri, founder and chief executive of the British Youth International College (BYITC), has launched a new scholarship programme to assist underprivileged girls in her hometown of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India. The programme was announced during her recent visit to India. The SheRise Scholarship – Empowering Dreams, Transforming Lives will benefit the town\’s
In its much anticipated annual return on 8th March, (International Women’s Day); The Fashion Brunch, established by Anisha Vasani (Creative Director) has yet again proved consistent with its execution of celebrating women with challenged differences. The Fashion Brunch has extraordinarily deviated from the established norms of fashion shows and beauty pageants, congregating women from different
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Image by PA Organisers of pro-Palestine marches have said they will continue to protest in support of an immediate ceasefire in the face of the Home Secretary’s criticisms of regular demonstrations. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) pushed back against James Cleverly, who said protesters had “made their point” and questioned whether holding regular marches “adds
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Image by iStock Car insurance quotes were a third more expensive in some areas of England with the biggest minority ethnicity populations. Thousands of quotes based on identical driver information from different addresses were collected by BBC Verify and it was found that areas with a high number of people from ethnic minorities saw higher
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