By Anisa Abouelhassan
How I'd like things to be in 10 years time
In the future I don’t want people to have an opportunity to blame our faith for crime carried out by individual Muslims. I also do not want the security and peace of all people to be threatened by a minority few.
Currently, there are 10,000 Muslims amongst the prison population, which is high compared to other groups. In ten years time, I would like to see this number dramatically reduced and more Muslims aspiring to greater...
Monday 15 February to Sunday 21 February 2010
Editorial
At present, the British Muslim community is suffering disproportionately as a result of crime, on both sides of the spectrum. How can we help the community progress?
Each community has both its fair share of wrongdoers and its exemplary citizens. This is no exception within the British Muslim community.
There are many issues that are affecting the community, but the issues of crime and security features with a regrettable significance....
By Noor Abdul Rassoul Ali
There are 5 million orphans in Iraq, and the Iraqi government is currently only able to assist 1 million of them. This leaves 4 million vulnerable children in a war-torn country living in extreme poverty. They have little hope of schooling or a future, and provide easy prey for violent gangs. How should we, as a community in Britain react to this, and indeed, should we be active at all from here? 290