Alex Thomson
The French may be restoring some order, but there is still terror and tension in the capital of the Central African Republic as Christians and Muslims commit terrible violence against each other.
As Channel 4 News continues with its series, Britain’s Niqab, FactCheck gets to work uncovering a few facts around a polarised and heated debate.
An article that claims that more than 50 per cent of Britons will be Muslim by 2050 has become an internet hit. Scaremongering or simple demographics? FactCheck finds out.
Jackie Long
Operation Bullfinch suggests sexual exploitation is a problem particular to the Pakistani Muslim community. But could it be wider than that?
Lindsey Hilsum
Residents of the Malian city of Gao, retaken from jihadis at the weekend, are once more enjoying the freedom to dress as they please, to ride on a motor bike – and to wear glasses to see the world.
Reports come in of an attack on a mosque in Sittwe, Burma, as the conflict between Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims escalates.
Lindsey Hilsum
Of course it’s a serious subject, but what I’m really enjoying are the #Muslimrage tweets from Muslims who refuse to be lumped in with violent extremists in this unthinking way.
Did the Home Office ask the court when the deadline was? “Yes,” Mr Cameron replied.
The claim “The National Health Service has amended its hygiene rules to allow Muslim staff not to wash before attending to patients.” BNP News, British National Party website, 11 April 2010 The background Hygiene guidance for NHS staff has been attacked on the BNP’s website, which claims that it allows Muslim staff not to wash before attending…