Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 2004
The British Islamic Council welcomes the statements of Home Secretary David Blunkett about new laws for fighting inciting religious hatred against Muslims. The Council pointed out that draft laws which will be brought before the House of Commons to be endorsed, are just the “first step” in the...
Date of source: Friday, November 23, 2001
The British government is trying to enforce some restrictive laws with the claim of fighting terrorism. The aim is to detain Arab political refugees who are described as extremist fundamentalists. The most important are Abu Hamza Al-Masri, Omar Bakri, Yasser Al-Serri and Abu Qatada.
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2001 to Friday, March 2, 2001
In the past the Muslims of America and Europe were not allowed to found Islamic associations or practice Islamic rituals openly. This status has changed during the last quarter of a century.