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  • 28 Mar 2008
    The Obama preacher controversy

    The former pastor of Barack Obama has been accused of extremism for his views on 9/11, the US and terrorism. But he has been defended by a leading moderate commentator.

  • 28 Feb 2008
    Terror, oppression and violence declared un-Islamic by scholars

    Terrorism, oppression and violence has been declared un-Islamic by around 20,000 Muslim leaders following a scholars' meeting at an Indian madrassa, according to a senior cleric quoted in The Times newspaper in the UK.

  • 12 Feb 2008
    Rights groups question US 9/11 Guantanamo trial pledge

    Human rights groups and critics of extra-legal detention and the 'war on terror' have expressed deep concern about the proposed trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees on charges related to the 9/11 attacks in the USA.

  • 18 Jan 2008
    Government aims to tackle extremism with web monitoring and meetings

    British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith yesterday outlined government plans to target websites promoting extremism, as part of efforts to stop "vulnerable people" being "groomed for violent extremism" by radical Jihadist groups.

  • 7 Jan 2008
    Pakistan churches seek international solidarity after Bhutto assassination

    Churches in Pakistan, condemning the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, have appealing for international help in eradicating terrorism in their country and securing its welfare in the aftermath of tragedy.

  • 27 Dec 2007
    Shock, sorrow and anger at Bhutto killing in Pakistan

    Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who recently returned to the country to challenge the Pervez Musharraf regime, has been assassinated in a suicide attack which has killed 20 others and injured several more.

  • 12 Nov 2007
    US Catholic bishops warn against attack on Iran

    US Catholic Bishops have said that while the prospect of Iran developing nuclear weapons is unacceptable, in the absence an immediate threat, the USA and other nations must pursue a diplomatic solution to the present confrontation.

  • 11 Oct 2007
    UK expert research group warns Brown that war on terror is "a disaster"

    UK PM Gordon Brown's administration has received a warning in the strongest possible terms about following the current US-led geopolitical strategy, as a leading British research organisation says that the 'war on terror' has been failing and will continue to fail unless it is redirected.

  • 7 Jul 2007
    Muslim doctors deplore Glasgow and London bombs

    Following the recent bomb threats in London and Glasgow, the Islamic Medical Association UK has sent the following letter to the media. Many other Muslim groups have also joined the condemnations.

  • 5 Jun 2007
    Poll shows alarming level of disaffection among British Muslims

    An GFK-NOP opinion poll commissioned by Channel 4 TV news has revealed alarming levels of disaffection among Muslims in Britain – including distrust for the authorities and doubts over the official version of the 7/7 bombings.