Muslim Students

Lucy Sherriff

'We Should Not Have To Constantly Reaffirm Our Distance From Terrorism'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 24.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Muslim students have vented their frustration and anger over being "demonised" by the public and the media after two men, claiming to be Muslims, hack...

Defending the Right of - Muslim - Students

Chris Moos | Posted 24.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Chris Moos

Whether or not students want to segregate, in a liberal and democratic society the right to practising one's faith stops where one starts imposing it on others. Contrary to what some assert, there is no right of the religiously observant to impose their sensibilities on others.

Lucy Sherriff

'Inaccurate Headlines And Exaggeration'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

An anti-extremism organisation has blamed "inaccurate" newspaper headlines for creating a public backlash in which the group was accused of leading a ...

Student Rights Group Claims Media 'Mistakes', Conflation with Extremism 'Not the Fault' of its Gender Segregation Report

Hilary Aked | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Hilary Aked

Student Rights, a two-man group with a history of pressuring British universities to prevent certain individuals that it deems to be 'extremists' - frequently Muslims - from speaking to students on campus, has issued a statement in response to widespread criticism of its activities. It contains several easily refutable arguments.

Student Rights 'Campus Extremism' Study: Dishonest Pseudo-Science in Support Of a Toxic Narrative

Hilary Aked | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Hilary Aked

Student Rights is seeking to police, not 'protect' students and its activities should be seen as part of the 'Cold War on British Muslims'. Its activities feed into an increasingly entrenched discourse of Islamophobia endorsed by much of the government and mainstream media. Universities should be wary of its lobbying efforts, the media should interrogate its misleading research and FOSIS should be commended for standing up to its bullying.

Lucy Sherriff

'We're Demonised'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Muslim students have lashed out at claims in a study that extremists are segregating and denigrating women, saying they are being "increasingly demoni...

Row Erupts Between City And Muslim Students

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

A row has erupted between a London university and a group of Muslim students after the institution was accused of closing a room dedicated to the stud...

London Met Considers Banning Sale Of Alcohol From Campus

Posted 12.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

The sale of alcohol could be banned on a university campus as staff claim the provision of drink-free areas on the campus has become a "culturally sen...

Artistic Jihad: Painting Words Differently

Farah Jassat | Posted 11.06.2012 | Home
Farah Jassat

Artistic Jihad seeks to highlight the many struggles of aspiring Muslim artists. It's hard enough trying to get onto the career ladder in this economic climate but many Muslim artists also struggle to overcome the prejudice their community may have towards arts.

A Polemic Pluralism

Nabil Ahmed | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Nabil Ahmed

The human condition is an inquisitive affair. From early childhood we are amazed by the world, enquiring first in the form of tears, and then sounds, ...

FOSIS Dodge the Issue of Campus Radicalisation Once Again

Rupert Sutton | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Rupert Sutton

Accusing your opponents of demagoguery and scaremongering is one of the oldest political tricks in the book, yet the facts simply do not add up here. FOSIS claim that the community they represent is being unfairly demonised yet they organise events with extremists and refuse to engage with organisations like ourselves when we contact them.

Demagogues Lose Ground in Their Bid to Smear Muslim Students

Amandla Thomas-Johnson | Posted 15.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Amandla Thomas-Johnson

The recent Home Affairs Committee's report on the roots of violent radicalisation represents a breakthrough in our nation's discourse surrounding campus extremism. The words "told you so" were uttered in the higher education sector upon reading this.

University Islamic Societies Are Not 'Hotbeds' for Radicalisation

Reyhana Patel | Posted 14.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Reyhana Patel

Anyone with knowledge on extremism and terrorism would know that many studies have shown that radicalisation stems from a range of factors and that no individual can be radicalised by one single method such as watching YouTube videos or being exposed to extremist views.

Muslim Students cry Usury to Avoid Interest on Student Loans. Is This Fair?

Nik Darlington | Posted 22.10.2011 | UK Universities & Education
Nik Darlington

If Muslim students do not want to pay interest on their student loans because doing so would contravene their faith, then I have some sympathy for them. However, we cannot have a situation in which some graduates end up paying less because they happen to observe a different religion to their peers.