‘Dispatches’ proves why Muslim’s distrust media

THE CHANNEL 4 Dispatches row proves why Muslims distrust the media, the Muslim Council of Britain has said. Speaking a day after West Midlands Police revealed they had lodged a formal complaint over the way programme makers ‘spliced’ speeches...

Moazzam Begg – Now it’s time to close Guantanamo

FORMER Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg has called for the detention facility to close down as Prime Minister Gordon Brown reversed the government’s policy and called for the release of five British residents held at the camp. The men,...

Police report Channel 4 to Ofcom

CHANNEL 4 has been reported to broadcasting regulator Ofcom over the way it edited speeches by Muslim clerics in an undercover programme on Islamic extremism in the UK. The Dispatches programme ‘Undercover Mosque’, which was broadcast in January, took...

Broadcaster under-fire for airing extremist views

CHANNEL 4 has moved to defend itself after it was criticised for airing the views of a Muslim extremist who defended the July 7 London bombings. The Dispatches programme, ‘Britain under Attack’, was broadcast last night and featured an...

Stepmother ‘tortured’ tot to death

A WOMAN who tortured her lover’s little boy to death has been told to expect up to 14 years in jail. Sumairia Parveen tortured 17-month-old Tahla Ikram so horrifically a doctor who examined the youngster likened his injuries to...

Fury over Jihad Musical

A MUSICAL that mocks the world of Islamic terrorism has caused a stir after it premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Jihad: The Musical, billed as a a madcap gallop through the world of Islamic terrorism, has angered some...

Fresh appeal in gym killing

THE BROTHER of a man shot dead as he worked out in a Birmingham gym three years ago has urged anyone withholding information to be 'brave' and contact police. Khuram Yaqub made a heartfelt appeal as police launched a...

Husband and mother-in-law guilty of honour killing

THE HUSBAND and mother-in-law of a Coventry woman murdered during a trip to a trip to India have today been convicted of her murder. Grandmother Bachan Athwal, 70, and Sukhdave Singh Athwal, 43, lured Surjit Athwal to India in...

City Eid Mela postponed

ORGANISERS for this weekends Eid Mela have been forced to postpone the event over health and safety fears. The Birmingham Eid Mela was scheduled to take place at Cannon Hill Park this Sunday but with heavy rain forecast for...

Keeping it in the Family!

The RUGHANI family had a special reason to celebrate this week as father and son Jay and Mitul graduated together with the highest class of degrees. Jay and his eldest son Mitul both scooped top degrees from De Montfort University...