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December 2016

December 27, 2016

Jesus emerges out of storm to confront Islamic militants

An 'angry Jesus with eyes blazing like fire' confronted a bunch of Islamic militants intent...

December 25, 2016

Religious beliefs should not be a barrier to patients' needs

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has suggested a change to its guidelines that would place...

December 23, 2016

Berlin Christmas market terrorist shot dead in Italy

Anis Amri, 24, above, the Tunisian man suspected of carrying out the Berlin truck attack...

December 21, 2016

Goat sacrificed to ensure the safety of a Pakistan plane

PIA, Pakistan’s national airline, has been roundly mocked after officials sacrificed a black goat to...

December 19, 2016

Cop shoots Russian diplomat dead, shouts 'God is great'

Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was shot dead earlier today by Mevlut Mert Altintas, above,...

December 18, 2016

MP slams BBC for vilifying Olympic athlete Louis Smith

Conservative MP Charles Walker has accused the BBC of placing itself 'firmly at the head...

December 16, 2016

Western countries are beacons of morality, says Saudi writer

Saudi writer Abdullah Alalweet, above, is a very brave man. Speaking on Rotana Khalijiyya TV...

December 15, 2016

Muslim student charged over fabricated Islamophobia claim

Yasmin Seweid, 18, above, has been charged with filing a false report about an Islamophobic attack...

December 15, 2016

Sharia courts pose a growing threat to women's rights

This week more than 300 women who have faced abuse issued a warning of the...

December 11, 2016

'Don't criticise communities who refuse to be integrated'

Seven days ago, Dame Louise Casey, above, published a community report which called on Brits...

December 10, 2016

Dutch politician Geert Wilders guilty of racial discrimination

Dutch politician Geert Wilders, convicted yesterday of inciting racial discrimination against Moroccans living in the Netherlands,...

December 08, 2016

German court told that burkinis violate Islamic dress codes

Although they provide full body cover, burkinis still breach Islam’s ethic of decency, Germany's constitutional...

December 08, 2016

Peppa Pig unsuitable for young Australian Muslims, says cleric

A controversial Muslim leader in Australia, Sheik Shady Alsuleiman, above, is a key figure in...

December 06, 2016

Danish doctors take a stand against infant circumcision

While stopping short of calling for a total ban on circumcision, the Danish Medical Association...

December 06, 2016

Islamic 'enforcer' jailed for attack on a London schoolboy

Back in August, we reported that a vicious Muslim thug, Michael Coe, above, was facing...

December 04, 2016

Dutch ruling says Koran-based homophobia is acceptable

Fury has erupted in Holland after a government-backed anti-discrimination watchdog – MiND – ruled that...

December 02, 2016

Woman gets death threats for not wearing headscarf

A Saudi woman who ventured out in Riyadh with her head uncovered sparked a flurry...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

Discrimination and violence lie at the heart of Sharia courts

I gave oral evidence at the Home Affairs Select Committee evidence session on Sharia Councils...

November 29, 2016

Pious and scared: the Muslim who launched Ohio attack

Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the student who injured at least 11 people at Ohio State...

November 28, 2016

Radio presenter accuses BBC of not taking religion seriously

Radio 4 presenter Roger Bolton, above, has accused the BBC of 'coming up short' in...

November 26, 2016

'What Hitler did to the Jews, Trump will do to Muslims'

Police in San Jose, California are investigating a letter threatening a local mosque and telling...

November 26, 2016

Atheists in Kenya denied access to a children's home

Atheists in Kenya (AIK), led by Harrison Mumia, above, has suffered another setback. After receiving official...

November 23, 2016

New Zealand Muslim preacher sacked over hate sermons

Shaykh Dr Mohammad Anwar Sahib, above, has been permanently stood down by New Zealand's Federation...

November 19, 2016

Turkey to free child rapists if they marry their victims

If passed, a draft bill in Turkey law will free prisoners guilty of sexually assaulting...

November 17, 2016

Creationist Ben Carson won't be in Trump's administration

A large swathe of Americans can breathe easier today in the knowledge that Christian fundamentalist...

November 16, 2016

Dubai's Islamic law defines rape as 'sex outside marriage'

Back in 2011, the Expat Info Desk ran an article entitled '6 Dubai Laws You...

November 14, 2016

BBC considers expanding its religious broadcasting output

Religious leaders in the UK have been invited by the BBC's Director-General Lord Hall, above,...

November 14, 2016

Israel's Prime Minister wants noisy mosques to pipe down

Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said he backed a bill limiting the volume of calls to prayer...

November 13, 2016

UK Muslim apostate and his family forced to flee his home

Last year, Bradford resident Nissar Hussain, above, was hospitalised after apparently being attacked for apostasy....

November 13, 2016

Muslim taxi driver fined for refusing to transport guide dog

An Uber driver in Leicester, who claimed it was against his religion to transport dogs,...