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The third lead story on the BBC News website this afternoon reads, Head quits in Muslim assembly row. The tagline reads, ‘A head teacher resigns after parents complain about her plans to scrap separate assemblies for Muslim children.’

Salam alaikum, Some of you might have seen an article / heard a report on the BBC which suggested that the Turkish Government is preparing to “revise” Islam. I think this article in today’s Zaman (a mainstream Turkish newspaper) sheds some light on the BBC claims: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=135202 Speaking with Today’s Zaman on Wednesday, Dr. Mehmet [...]

My email to Eddy Mair on Radio 4’s PM programme this evening: Can you prove to me that the huge crowds witnessed on the streets of Khartoum after Friday prayers today were because of the teddy bear insult? If you go to any Muslim city anywhere in the world after Friday prayers you will witness [...]

There is a section on the BBC News website called “The Editors”. Last Thursday Matt Morris published an interesting commentary entitled, “Too many Muslim stories?” Well, as you know I have an opinion on this, and so I submitted a polite, quite reasonable comment, questioning why the veil story occupied the headlines on BBC Online [...]

…which means it’s Muslim Anger Day on BBC Online. Today it’s an apparent storm over Jack Straw’s comments about the face veil worn by some Muslim women. Right now it’s the main article on the website, with two sub-articles immediately underneath, plus a video clip and photo, then a link to “Have your say” in [...]

I have just glanced at BBC News Online as I often do when the digital clock in the corner of my screen reaches midday, the rustle of packets of crisps awaking me from my spreadsheet slumber. Wonderful, it’s another Muslim Anger day. The main item, spanning two columns and in prominent text, tells the whole [...]

In general I enjoy listening to programmes on BBC Radio 4. I don’t own a TV and only buy a newspaper about twice a month (usually The Independent, for my sins), so the radio is my main source when keeping abreast of current affairs. A pretty good job it does too: not least Start the [...]