One Briton says celebration is ‘reminder of how blessed we are’ as thoughts turn to those facing famine in besieged stripMillions of Muslims across the UK celebrated Eid on Wednesday after the first sighting of the new crescent moon, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.The Baitul Futuh mosque in London, one of the largest in Europe, welcomed more than 5,000 people to pray and celebrate the three-day festival, one of the most important holidays in the Islamic calendar. Continue reading
Shafaqna English- Police in Norway have decided to arm on-duty officers following threats made against the Muslim community ahead of Eid al-Fitr, local media reported. The decision by the director general of police applies to officers throughout the country and came into effect on Saturday, said a statement released over
A BUSY Glasgow street has been closed by cops amid Storm Kathleen. Police locked down the city’s North Hanover Street between Cathedral Street and George Square this afternoon. Officers were
A young man was hospitalised after he failed to stop for police while driving a dirt bike in Edinburgh yesterday. The 20-year-old was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh after being involved in a crash on Calder Road just after 5pm. Officers had been pursuing him from Wester Hailes Road. A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Around 5.20pm on Wednesday, 17 April, an off-road bike was involved in a crash after failing to stop for police officers on Calder Road at Wester Hailes Road,...
Videos circulating on social media objects being hurled at police as officers become involved in a standoff with hundreds of Eid revellers gathered in Southall, west London.
The same countries that said ‘never again’ after Rwanda have given Israel a free pass during six months of death and destructionAs the war in Gaza grinds through its deadly sixth month and allegations of war crimes by Israel pile up, this week also marks 30 years since the world turned its back on Rwanda’s Tutsi minority.The 100 days of killing that became known as the Rwandan genocide began on 7 April 1994. Hutu extremists murdered about 800,000 Tutsis while major powers, led by the US, found...
More police resources have been channelled to western Sydney to quell simmering community tensions following a stabbing at a church and an ensuring street riot. The NSW Police Force said it will continue to bolster its presence in the region after a knife-wielding teenager allegedly struck Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, who was delivering a sermon […]
Concerns regarding the New Orleans Police Department have been growing for years, and Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick took Tuesday’s town hall as an opportunity to address some of them.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to 17 recommendations in response to de-escalation in the department’s Response to Resistance Policy.
In 2022, a senior Cambodian official was arrested in New York. Why did the prosecution's case fall apart so spectacularly?
There is currently a large Police presence outside the Community Action Planning Council in Watertown. No details have been released yet, but law enforcement officials from the Watertown Police Dep
"Do I look that suspicious?" asks the headline on the cover of Shukan Kinyobi (March 29). The sub-head reads, "Racial discrimination by police who stop and question people who appear foreign." The article concerns shokumu shitsumon, or shoku-shitsu for short, the police term for stopping and questioning individuals on the