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Reading Arabic 'hard for brain' Science reporter, BBC News In the Lebanon, an Arabic language festival encourages children to learn the Arabic alphabet Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read. The University of Haifa team say people use both ...

Make-Up For Muslims: Halal Lipsticks On Sale A Muslim businesswoman has launched Britain's first range of halal make-up which is free from alcohol and animal products. Samina Akhter's make-up products contains no alcohol or animal products Samina Akhter set up Samina Pure Make-up from her home in B...

Walsall Council staff’s sickies second worst Council staff have the worst record for taking time off sick in Britain clocking up almost twice as many absences as those in the private sector. Walsall Council has been named the second worst council in the country for sickies, with workers taking an a...

Mosque ruling is due by summer A decision on a controversial bid to build a new mosque in Walsall will be made by August, it was revealed today. Leaders of the town’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Association say an appeal against the refusal of plans to convert a disused warehouse in Vicarage Place – which att...

Gay muslim bus driver in battle with unite A GAY Muslim bus driver has been given the go-ahead to claim compensation against his trade union – after complaining they failed to help him combat alleged bullying and harassment over his sexuality. Mohammed Bhyat, of Birchills, Walsall, has been granted...

For some MPs the Muslim vote will be vital Muslims are a small minority nationally but their votes will swing certain seats, and local issues will be key The Muslim vote in the UK is not large. The last census taken indicated there were 1.58 million Muslims in the country, and even taking natural gr...

KFC face halal Muslim boycott threat FINGS are not lickin' good for KFC in their bid to sell fried chicken to Islamic customers. They're now being threatened with a boycott by both Muslims AND non-Muslims. Britain's second biggest fast food chain hoped to woo the Islamic market by opening 86 trial ...

Trading standards seize Asian gold amid fears it may be fake CONSUMER watchdogs have seized thousands of pounds-worth of jewellery from Birmingham shops over fears they were fakes being passed off as real gold to unsuspecting Asian families. Officers at Trading Standards swooped on dozens of inner-...

Mosque meals on awards shortlist An Edinburgh mosque which provides meals for £4 served on paper plates has been shortlisted for a top restaurant award. Edinburgh Central Mosque's kitchen has been listed in the best Indian restaurant category at this year's Scottish Restaurant Awards. It is competi...

Bosnia police raid Muslim village Bosnian police have launched a massive operation against a conservative Muslim community, to prevent what they called attempts to destabilise the country. Hundreds of police officers raided the mountain village of Gornja Maoca in northern Bosnia. The village is hom...

WD3547899@Zahid-Hussain-.jpg Paper shop killer jailed for five years A newsagent who knocked down and killed a fellow paper shop owner while speeding through heavy rain at almost 50mph was today beginning a five-year jail sentence. Zahid Hussain, 54, fled after the “catastrophic” accident, which ki...

Group attacks anti-Islam measures There is growing disenchantment at the government's "lacklustre response" to rising anti-Islamic hostility, the Muslim Council of Britain has said. The council wrote to the home secretary on the "growing problem" after a march by the English Def...

Biggest UK mosque plans collapse Plans to build Britain's biggest mosque in east London have collapsed. The Islamic missionary group Tablighi Jamaat wanted to create a place of worship close to the Olympic site which could have accommodated 12,000 people. Newham Council said planning permission for...

Lichfield Muslims' bid for mosque site accepted CITY Muslims have successfully bid for ownership of a Lichfield building which they intend to transform into a mosque. Staffordshire County Council chose Lichfield Islamic Cultural Society's (LICS) offer for Stowe Teaching Unit in Stowe Road and the g...

Britons are suspicious towards Muslims , study finds The British public are concerned at the rise of Islam in the UK and fear that the country is deeply divided along religious lines, according to a major survey. More than half the population would be strongly opposed to a mosque being built in the...