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A Muslim community, scrutinised Print E-mail
Monday, 21 June 2010 12:48
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By Anwar Akhtar

The most telling line in the Guardian's report on Birmingham council's decision to halt its controversial surveillance of Muslim areas came at the end: "Police sources said the initiative was the first of its kind in the UK that sought to monitor a population seen as being 'at risk' of extremism."

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 00:13
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Endgame in Afghanistan Print E-mail
Saturday, 19 June 2010 17:23
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By Irfan Husain

Scarcely a day goes by without a major story about Afghanistan in mainstream newspapers and TV channels in Britain and America. The tone of these reports is increasingly sombre. More and more journalists and politicians are now convinced that the quicker western forces pull out, the better.

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 June 2010 17:51
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Prevent - the cut the coalition should make now Print E-mail
Monday, 14 June 2010 13:32
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By Chaminda Jayanetti

Amid last week’s swingeing cuts to local government funding – education, housing, employment – one axe notably failed to swing.

Last Updated on Monday, 14 June 2010 13:39
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Turning outrage into courage Print E-mail
Monday, 14 June 2010 11:09
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By Ayesha Ijaz Khan

The brazen attack on innocent Ahmadis in Lahore late last month is not just another terrible terrorist atrocity. It is more significant because there is speculation that the attack by extremist exclusivist forces targeted Ahmadis in order to bolster their own diminishing popularity among the population at large.

Last Updated on Monday, 14 June 2010 11:27
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Towards a new politics of the future - an open letter to Cameron and Clegg Print E-mail
Wednesday, 02 June 2010 13:32
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Dear Prime Minister Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Clegg

We write to endorse your concern to tackle ‘short-termism’ in the nation’s democracy and to urge you to go further; to initiate a new “politics of the future” in the UK.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 June 2010 13:36
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