Latest news with #MuslimConvert
The Sun
31-05-2025
- General
- The Sun
Inmate who stabbed prison guard revealed as serial knifeman Muslim convert who once said it ‘felt good to hurt someone'
A LAG who stabbed a prison officer using a flick-knife smuggled in by drone is a white Muslim convert who once said it 'felt good to hurt someone'. Callom Taylor, 22 — jailed for a string of stabbings — is often heard shouting 'Allahu Akbar' on the prison wing and carries a prayer mat, sources say. 3 3 He carried out his latest attack just after 8.30am on Friday, stabbing a 25-year-old officer in the stomach. He had to be airlifted from maximum-security Long Lartin jail, near Evesham, Worcs, to hospital for emergency surgery. Two weeks before, the prisons watchdog warned of drones being used to smuggle weapons and drugs into Long Lartin, with the jail's surveillance tech branded obsolete. A source said: 'The drone drops here are out of control. They fly in phones, knives and drugs.' He became even more paranoid and obsessive, constantly going on about people disrespecting him. He carries a prayer mat around and calls out Allahu Akbar. A source Taylor, of Sheffield, has a long history of violence. He was locked up in 2022 for a string of attacks including a three-month 'campaign of violence' in which he stabbed four people and assaulted a fifth with nunchucks. He was given a 23-year extended sentence, with a minimum of 18 years in custody, avoiding a life term due to his age. The judge told him: 'You have escaped a life sentence by the narrowest of margins.' The court heard a psychiatric report revealing Taylor admitted experiencing powerful urges to hurt people for no reason. When asked directly, he 'admitted that, in a way, it felt good to hurt someone else'. Inside evil Southport killer's cushy jail life where he STILL gets Maltesers, crisps & other treats despite guard attack Taylor is said to have converted to Islam behind bars at Long Lartin. Our source said: 'The lad converted a while ago and since then it's like he's become someone else. 'He became even more paranoid and obsessive, constantly going on about people disrespecting him. 'He carries a prayer mat around and calls out Allahu Akbar.' Taylor is now believed to have been transferred to the separation unit at top-security Belmarsh jail. West Mercia Police said the attack was not being treated as terror- related, but as a 'disagreement'. It comes after Southport child killer Axel Rudakubana threw boiling water over a warder at Belmarsh last month, and Manchester bomb plotter Hashem Abedi stabbed and burned four officers with cooking oil at Frankland prison in April. Jenrick: Give officers guns PRISON officers should be armed with lethal weapons to combat Islamist gangs, Robert Jenrick claims. The Shadow Justice Secretary said specialist teams in maximum security jails must have access to guns in exceptional circumstances as well as Tasers and stun grenades. It follows a spate of attacks on officers and Islamist gangs controlling prison wings across the UK. Jenrick said: 'Islamist gangs and violent prisoners are out of control. It's a national security emergency.' A Ministry of Justice source said: 'We are building new prisons and take a zero-tolerance approach to violence and extremism inside.'
Free Malaysia Today
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Free Malaysia Today
A ‘tail' of one Muslim convert's viral ‘mi tikus'
'Mi tikus', or fried mousetail noodles, is an already popular dish, but Redzuan Ooi Abdullah draws a crowd by putting his own spin on it. (Bernama pic) IPOH : Located at the Medan Kidd bus terminal here, a stall selling 'mi tikus' has gone viral, drawing foodies from all over Ipoh and beyond. The man behind the quirkily named dish, which has drawn a diverse crowd over the past few years, is 52-year-old Muslim convert Redzuan Ooi Abdullah. His eatery, Gerai Ipoh-Ipoh Ajee, operates from 7am to 3pm, and is regularly packed with customers eager to try his 'mousetail noodles' and other dishes. While fried mousetail noodles are already a local favourite, especially among the Chinese community, what makes Redzuan's version unique is his frying technique. 'I toss the noodles in the wok with flames shooting up,' he said. 'Customers love watching it, but it's not easy – sometimes my hands get cramped.' He explained that mi tikus comes from the original name 'lo shi fun', which means 'rat noodles' in Cantonese. 'Since I was little, it has been called mi tikus in Malay, so I decided to keep the name,' he told Bernama when met at his stall here. Redzuan said mi tikus is made from short laksa-like noodles stir-fried with ingredients like onions, eggs, prawns and soy sauce. The father of five considers himself fortunate to have embraced Islam and takes the opportunity to share the dish with the Malay community. 'It makes me happy to see Malay customers enjoying this Chinese dish. The idea came about during pandemic lockdowns, when my wife, Noraini Ropangi, was out of work and wanted to start a business. 'At the time, we only served laksa and curry noodles, so I added this Chinese-style dish as well,' he said. Redzuan is the proprietor of Gerai Ipoh-Ipoh Ajee, located at the Medan Kidd bus terminal in Ipoh. (Bernama pic) The Ipoh native said he once worked at a Chinese restaurant in Klebang Besar, Melaka, where he picked up cooking techniques and recipes, which he then adapted to meet halal standards without compromising on the authentic Chinese taste. In the 1980s, he also helped his family run a food stall at Medan Kidd, selling cendol, laksa, and grass jelly drinks. Redzuan, who converted to Islam in 2006, also serves others dishes such as mi Hailam, yee mi Hailam, mi tikus Pagar, and nasi goreng Pagar at his stall. 'Every day, I cook non-stop, from opening to closing time, with just a short break in between because customers keep coming. 'At the end of the day, I cook because I love it. Every dish I make, I put my heart into it so customers leave satisfied. That's my real secret.' Redzuan said his stall went viral on social media after being reviewed by a multiracial food-vlogger community. 'I never expected my mi tikus to become so popular. These days, I barely have time to rest – I even drink while standing,' Redzuan added with a smile. Gerai Ipoh-Ipoh Ajee @ Medan Kidd bus terminal 15, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, 30100 Ipoh, Perak
