United Kingdom

According to Anadolu Agency, the unprecedented event, part of the “Eid on the Square” initiative, brought together Muslim men, women, children, and various organizations to mark one of Islam’s holiest festivals alongside Eid al-Fitr. The celebration featured a wide range…

UK faces pressure to follow New Zealand’s school phone ban UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to consider a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools, following New Zealand’s implementation of a similar policy, The Independent…

A local Islamic association in Gravesend, UK, has submitted revised plans to convert the former Peacock Pub, closed since 2020, into a mosque and multi-use community center. The updated proposal includes a prayer space for over 60 worshippers, a religious…

In the 12 months leading to March 2025, over 6,600 US citizens applied for British citizenship or indefinite residency—the highest since records began in 2004, The Guardian reported. More than 1,900 applications were submitted between January and March 2025, coinciding…

Dozens of British mosques and Muslim organizations have united in a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, applauding the suspension of UK-Israel trade talks but demanding stronger measures to address the plight of Palestinians, Anadolu Agency reported. The appeal, issued…

Net migration to the UK fell sharply to 431,000 in 2024, a 50% drop from 860,000 in 2023, Dawn Newspaper reported citing the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The decline, the steepest since the pandemic, reflects stricter visa rules and…

A UK court has convicted three far-right extremists—Brogan Stewart, Marco Pizzuto, and Christopher Ringrose—of planning violent attacks on mosques and Islamic institutions in England. The men aimed to ignite a “race war,” according to counter-terrorism investigators in northeast England. Operating…

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, the controversial British far-right activist better known as Tommy Robinson, has been charged with harassment causing fear of violence against two men, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Arab News reported. The alleged incidents occurred between August 5–7, 2024, during…

England’s Sheffield has appointed its first Black hijab-wearing Lord Mayor, Labour councillor Safiya Saeed, marking a historic milestone, BBC reported. Inaugurated as the city’s 128th Lord Mayor at a council meeting on Monday, Saeed—a Somali-born single mother of five—expressed deep…

Nelson, a former mill town in Lancashire, is facing growing concerns over integration due to high numbers of residents with limited English proficiency, MailOnline reported. According to Census data, Pendle Borough Council — where Nelson is located — has the…