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  • 5 Feb 2007
    Birmingham leader claims Muslims are being bullied and victimised

    Following police action in a high profile suspected UK terror case last week, one of Birmingham's senior Muslim leaders, Dr Mohammad Naseem, chair of the city's Central Mosque, has said that Muslims in Britain are being labelled as a threat in a way that has parallels with the treatment of Jews under Hitler.

  • 5 Feb 2007
    Jews speak up for rights of Palestinians, criticise support for Israel

    Independence from the country's Jewish establishment will be declared today, by a group of prominent British Jews, over their stance on Israel.

  • 4 Feb 2007
    Independent enquiry hears of inhumanity and injustice in UK asylum system

    An independently-run national “citizens' enquiry” has heard evidence of inhumane treatment of asylum seekers by a UK Home Office permeated by what some claim is “a culture of cynicism and unbelief.” The allegations will add more pressure to an already besieged Home Secretary, John Reid.

  • 2 Feb 2007
    German Muslims question motives of Protestant document

    Four Muslim organizations in Germany have called off a meeting with Protestant leaders planned for February 2007, saying there is a need for "considerable explanation" about recently-published church guidelines urging greater clarity in Christian-Muslim relations reports Ecumenical News International (ENI).

  • 30 Jan 2007
    Namibian Lutherans overcome apartheid and colonial divisions

    After being separated for decades along ethnic lines by a history of colonialism and apartheid, Namibia's three Lutheran churches are moving towards unity following an announcement that they have established a combined church council- writes Rodrick Mukumbira for Ecumenical News International(ENI).

  • 29 Jan 2007
    Archbishop of Canterbury condemns abuse of Holocaust memory and anti-Semitism

    The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, spiritual head of the world's 77 million Anglicans, has denounced the political manipulation of the Nazi Holocaust for current political ends, and has called for a renewed struggle against anti-Semitism and prejudice in all its forms.

  • 28 Jan 2007
    Bollywood star and Muslim peace-maker win TV show after racism row

    It started as another UK reality TV show scrabbling for ratings and ended up at the epicentre of a global row about race, culture and class. But tonight (28 January 2007) Shilpa Shetty, the Bollywood star, brought a hint of redemption to Channel 4 by winning Celebrity Big Brother with 63 per cent of the 4 million plus popular vote.

  • 28 Jan 2007
    Attack on Turkish church signals further nationalist tensions

    Hours after a nationalist protester with a handgun made an attempt to hijack a commuter ferry in the Dardanelles strait on 27 January 2007, unidentified attackers stoned at a church in the northern Turkish town of Samsun today (Sunday), the Anatolian news agency has reported.

  • 27 Jan 2007
    Holocaust Memorial Day supporters warn against complacency

    As a record 5,300 events take place across Britain this weekend to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2007, organisers and supporters are warning about complacency over whether “it could happen again”.

  • 23 Jan 2007
    United Nations member states urged to condemn Holocaust denial

    United Nations member states are being urged this week to support the draft UN General Assembly resolution condemning Holocaust denial. A vote is expected on Friday 26 January 2007. The move is being supported by human rights and faith groups, as well as the American Jewish Congress.