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Daily Record
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Record
Podcaster charged after Scots councillor targeted with vile racist abuse
SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Craig Houston has been charged after the Glagsow politician was bombarded with Islamophobic hatred. A Scottish podcaster has been arrested after a councillor was bombarded with racist abuse online. Councillor Dr Soryia Siddique, who represents Glasgow Southside Central, faced a barrage of Islamophobic and racist hatred last week after she spoke about her reasons for entering politics. In a video for ElectHer, a campaign group which helps women get into politics, Siddique said she had been surprised by how 'pale, male and stale' the environment she entered was. Some of her comments were picked up by online trolls after a video was made specifically targeting Siddique. The councillor, who was elected in 2012, also spoke about the challenges of being a woman in politics and her passion for the job, which were not commented on. The abuse against the Labour councillor came in the same week Nigel Farage was accused of racism for highlighting a speech made by Anas Sarwar where he was encouraging more people from ethnic minorities to go into politics. Scottish podcaster and Youtuber Craig Houston has now been arrested and charged by police. A Police Scotland spokesman said: 'A 52-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a report of an online communication offence. 'He is due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.' A Glasgow Labour spokesperson said 'We understand the content of these videos is under police investigation and an individual has been charged.'
See - Sada Elbalad
3 days ago
- Politics
- See - Sada Elbalad
OIC Participates in 3rd International Conference on Combatting Islamophobia
Mohamed Mandour The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) participated in the 3rd International Conference on Combating Islamophobia held in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, under the patronage of Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha addressed a message to the conference during the Opening Session, delivered by Ambassador Mehmet Paçaci, his Special Envoy for combating Islamophobia, who also participated as a panelist in the Plenary Session. In his message, the Secretary General emphasized the alarming surge in Islamophobic incidents worldwide and highlighted the OIC's initiatives to combat Islamophobia through the Islamophobia Observatory and active participation in international events. The OIC Secretary General reiterated the OIC's call for enhanced international cooperation and applauded the UN Secretary-General's appointment of Miguel Angel Moratinos as UN Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies
NDTV
3 days ago
- General
- NDTV
"Not Okay With Muslims": IIT Graduate Alleges Housing Bias In Bengaluru
Bengaluru: An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras graduate alleged that he was denied housing in multiple Bengaluru neighbourhoods due to his Muslim identity. Mohammed Sanjeed, who recently announced his upcoming wedding, was house-hunting in India's tech hub. On May 24, he posted on X, seeking leads for a 2BHK in Indiranagar or Koramangala. Two days later, his hopeful search turned into frustration. "Saw around 4 places with brokers. At the end of the day, the broker says 'sorry, owners are not okay with Muslims, due to Pakistan issues,'" Mr Sanjeed wrote in a quote-post. "What is this BS, man? What areas in Bengaluru are not Islamophobic? Will optimise for that," he added. In a follow-up, he added, "Or just exit Bengaluru altogether, go to Dubai or something." saw around 4 places with brokers at the end of the day broker says "sorry owners not okay with Muslims, due to Pak issues" what is this bs man what areas in blr are not islamophobic? will optimize for that — sanjeed (@sanjeed_i) May 26, 2025 Reacting to Mr Sanjeed's experience, several X users reached out to him. A user commented, "I am so sorry, Sanjeed, that you are facing this issue. This is not acceptable at all. Here are some area suggestions considering the situation you are encountering: Queens Road, Shivaji Nagar, Kora Second Block, Richmond, Cox Town. I have stayed in Queens and Kora Second Block. My landlords were/are Muslims as well. You should not have any problems here." I am so sorry, Sanjeed, that you are facing this issue. This is not acceptable at all. Here are some area suggestions considering the situation you are encountering: Queens Road, Shivaji Nagar, Kora Second Block, Richmond, Cox Town. I have stayed at Queens and Kora Second… — Monali (@monali_dambre) May 26, 2025 Another offered Mr Sanjeed a temporary place to stay. "Hi brother, I recently got married so I can understand the anxiety of closing the house and with that, you have to deal with all this, in any case, you can stay with us until you figure things out." HI Bhai, I recently got married so I can understand the anxiety of closing the house and with that you have to deal with all this, in any case aap humaare saath reh sakte ho until you figure out. — Swastik (@contentwaala) May 26, 2025 A comment read, "This is very unfair. Sorry, you had to experience this." This is very unfair. Sorry you had to experience this. Try BTM layout — Extra Ammu (@amruthabasker) May 27, 2025 Mr Sanjeed's claim comes amid heightened tensions with Pakistan following a major terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 that killed 26 people. In response, India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and killing over 100 terrorists. For four days since the attack, cross-border firing, drone infiltration attempts by Pakistan and interceptions by India's defence systems kept tempers running high on both sides until a ceasefire was announced on May 10. While the ceasefire between India and Pakistan has mostly held since May 10, tensions remain. On May 27, the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) from both countries held their weekly hotline conversation to manage border concerns and ensure stability along the Line of Control.
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
HC raps college for rusticating student over post on ‘Op Sindoor'
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the state government to immediately release the 19-year-old engineering student from Pune who was arrested for allegedly posting objectionable content on social media regarding the recent military conflict between India and Pakistan. The court termed her arrest 'shocking' and ordered the university to allow her to appear in the ongoing examination. The student had approached the high court through advocate Farhana Shah, seeking redressal against the college's 'arbitrary and unlawful' decision to rusticate her on May 9, 2025. She was subsequently arrested and remanded in judicial custody, and her bail application was rejected by a judicial magistrate in Pune. According to the student's petition, she had merely re-posted a message on Instagram from a user named 'Reformistan'. The post read: 'Without a single shred of evidence for Pak's involvement at Pahalgam, the fascist Indian regime has just initiated war between 2 nuclear states by bombing 3 major civilian areas in Pakistan. This Hindutva-terrorism is right out of the Israeli playbook. India has been vehemently scapegoating Pak for its own failure in Occupied Kashmir due to India's colonisation of the region. This fanatic Islamophobic terrorism that India has displayed is grotesque. May sense, justice and humanity prevail. War serves no one'. Though the 19-year-old had reposted the message without any ill-intent, she was subjected to public humiliation and casteist abuse within and outside the college campus, the petition stated. Although she deleted the post following the controversy, she was rusticated from the college, which claimed she had anti-national sentiments and posed a risk to the campus community and society. Her post had also brought disrepute to the college and the decision to expel her was aimed at preserving the institution's 'ethos', the college claimed. The student's counsel submitted before the court that the college's action appeared to have been influenced by prevailing political and public sentiments rather than any objective assessment of facts or adherence to due process. Some individuals had made inflammatory remarks against her and branded her with derogatory and communal terms. The situation was further aggravated by the organisation of rallies and public demonstrations targeting the student, the lawyer said. The division bench of justices Gauri Godse and Somasekhar Sundaresan observed that while the student had already faced consequences, the college's decision to rusticate her was ruining her life as a student. 'Somebody expresses something, and you want to ruin the life of the student? How can you rusticate,' the bench said. 'We are of the opinion that rustication is hurriedly issued without giving an opportunity to the petitioner to respond to such action. Hence, prima facie we find the order of rustication is required to be suspended.' The court also directed the college to allow the student to appear for the remaining exams, saying, 'What is the purpose of an educational institution? Is it only to educate academically? You need to reform a student or make a student into a criminal? Let her appear for the remaining three papers.' When the state's counsel mooted that the student be allowed to appear for the exams with police escort, the court remarked, 'She isn't a criminal. She cannot be asked to appear with the police around her. She has to be released.' The court then directed the police to provide her with security and asked the college to allocate a separate classroom to her, if possible, for writing the exams.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Police naming Liverpool parade suspect's ethnicity may cause future ‘challenges'
Merseyside police's decision to release details of the ethnicity of the suspect in the Liverpool parade collision could raise 'difficulties and challenges' for forces in the future, a former superintendent has said. Merseyside police said they arrested a 53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area about two hours after the incident that left dozens of people, including four children, injured. Dal Babu, who was a senior Met officer, told the Guardian's First Edition that the decision was 'unprecedented', but he could envisage pressure being applied to forces in future to release details on the racial background of suspects. 'It doesn't take rocket science to predict what will happen: the far right will twist this and say, 'right, you've named [the race] because it's a white person. Why aren't you naming [the race of] the next person?' And it will present some difficulties and challenges to the police', he said. Babu stressed the decision had been 'correct' to share the information on this occasion to combat 'racist and Islamophobic misinformation' on social media, while warning that every decision should be taken on a case by case basis. 'You could imagine a situation where the far right will say, 'Oh, you haven't named the ethnicity of this person and that's because they are a person of colour',' he said. 'It's really important that people don't see it as a precedent because every incident will be different. People may feel in a future incident that they're entitled to know the ethnicity and race, and it may not be appropriate to release it,' he said. A senior legal source said there could be circumstances where naming the ethnicity of a suspect could cause riots rather than quell them. 'What will a force do if they arrest someone in similar circumstances who is recently arrived on a small boat or who has a clearly Muslim name? They will now be under huge pressure to name them,' the source said. Far-right extremists used social media within minutes of the Liverpool tragedy to exploit the scenes of horror, the Guardian has been told. One account claimed the incident was a terrorist attack. Another account also made false claims including that the man arrested by police at the scene was really a Muslim, despite what police had said. Merseyside police were criticised after the Southport murders last summer for not releasing more information after false rumours were started online that the killer was a Muslim asylum seeker. For Merseyside police, Monday night's decision to release details about the suspect's race and nationality was not a precedent. 'They believe in this case it was right, with detectives convinced the suspect detained was the only person they were looking for. It might not be right in a case where the identity of a suspect was unclear and where identity could be an issue at trial,' a source said. In March, chief constable Serena Kennedy told MPs she wanted to dispel disinformation in the immediate aftermath of the Southport murders by releasing information about attacker Axel Rudakubana's religion, because he came from a Christian family, but was told not to by local crown prosecutors. Police did disclose that the suspect was a 17-year-old male from Banks in Lancashire, who was born in Cardiff. Widespread rioting followed the murders, with some disorder targeting mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers. Jonathan Hall KC, the government's official reviewer of terrorism legislation, told the Guardian that Merseyside's decision on Monday evening should set a precedent for future incidents. 'The authorities seemed to have learned the lessons of Southport. 'It should be a precedent, while recognising there will be the odd case where you need to say little or nothing. Transparency is the right precedent.' Hall said if a suspect in a high-profile case was a Muslim asylum seeker: 'You have to do that as well.' Nick Lowles, of Hope Not Hate, a leading group monitoring the far right, said: 'Police have learned lessons after Southport. What they did this time was to fill the void, putting information out as soon as possible. 'If it had been a terrorist attack, I'm not sure anything would have calmed tensions down.' The decision to release details was an operational matter and therefore separate from government, Whitehall sources said. Asked if he would like to see similar details released in the future in similar cases, the prime minister, Keir Starmer, said: 'That is a matter for the police and the investigation is ongoing so I think we need to leave that to them. 'I think today is a day really for thinking about all those impacted by this and being absolutely clear that we stand with them.'
