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For London terrorists, attacking enemies is a sacred duty
By Ayman S. Ibrahim — June 4, 2017
(RNS) When attackers wage jihad against what they view as unbelievers, they are observing the command, “So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive (form of jihad) against them with the Quran a great striving.”
Muslim mayor stresses diversity after London attack, but Britons still uneasy
By Catherine Pepinster — March 29, 2017
LONDON (RNS) 'Islamophobia is our last blind spot,' said another Muslim pathbreaker, Sayeeda Warsi, who was Britain’s first Muslim Cabinet minister.
Archbishop of Canterbury to open home to Syrian refugee family next month
By RNS staff — July 6, 2016
LONDON — The welcoming of a refugee family onto the archbishop's estate comes 11 months after Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to offer asylum to 20,000 Syrians.
UK Catholic priest who fled sex abuse allegations arrested in Kosovo
By Yonat Shimron — May 16, 2016
(RNS) He fled in 2010 after a man in his 40s accused the priest of abusing him as a child.
Londoners elect Sadiq Khan as first Muslim mayor
By Yonat Shimron — May 6, 2016
LONDON (RNS) Khan strongly denied links with Islamists or claims that he had ever been anti-Jewish.
Jewish and Muslim hate crimes soar in London
By Trevor Grundy — December 30, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The rise may also be a sign that Britain’s 280,000 Jews and estimated 2.7 million Muslims are more willing to report hate crime violations to the police.
‘You ain’t no Muslim, bruv’ trends after London metro attack
By Reuters — December 7, 2015
An alleged terrorist stabbing in the London Metro provoked a defiant riposte from a bystander that has struck a chord in Britain: "You ain't no Muslim, bruv."
In Britain, a glut of anti-terrorism campaigns draws fans, detractors
By Trevor Grundy — August 14, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Quilliam Foundation's #NotAnotherBrother video on YouTube joins an increasingly crowded market of online counter-extremism campaigns in Britain. Is it #JustAnotherVideo?
Nicholas Winton, the ‘British Schindler,’ dies at age 106
By Reuters — July 2, 2015
LONDON (Reuters) A man who became known as the "British Schindler" for saving hundreds of Czech children from Nazi persecution in the run-up to World War II has died.
Conservative Anglican group backs away from split with Anglican Communion
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 20, 2015
(RNS) At last week's meeting, conservative Anglican prelates addressed a new concern: Interfaith relationships with Muslims.
London rally will call for zero tolerance of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
By Trevor Grundy — August 29, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The rally comes against the backdrop of a worrying rise in European anti-Semitism and the release of a report by the Community Security Trust that monitors attacks on the Jewish community.
Atheist politicians may run the UK, but they remain closeted in the US
By Brian Pellot — August 22, 2014
(RNS) The U.K.'s All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group has more than 100 members. The number of openly atheist members of U.S. Congress stands at zero. In the land of church-state separation, what’s keeping vocal nonbelievers out of office?
Jewish film festival to return to London theater, but not this year
By Trevor Grundy — August 19, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Tricycle Theatre has invited the film festival back on the same terms as in previous years “with no restriction on funding from the Embassy of Israel in London.”
Dispute over Israel funding has Jewish film festival in London looking for new home
By Trevor Grundy — August 6, 2014
(RNS) The theater’s board decided not to host the festival under its current sponsorship arrangement because of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Archbishop of Canterbury baptizes Britain’s future king, Prince George
By Maria Puente — October 23, 2013
(RNS) Baptism is an important religious ritual for British royals: Since the monarch is the head of the Church of England, eventually Prince George will take on that role, so it's critical that he be raised as an Anglican.
