Faith Matters

04/02/2026

Man who wrote ‘kill jews’ on cell wall found guilty of hate crimes https://www.faith-matters.org/man-who-wrote-kill-jews-on-cell-wall-found-guilty-of-hate-crimes/

A man who scrawled “kill jews” on a cell wall with crayons after he was arrested for stuffing Korans down a hospital toilet has been found guilty of hate crimes, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.

Ibhraim Iqbal, 36, from Leeds, was found guilty of two counts of religiously aggravated criminal damage and another count of criminal damage at Leeds District Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, the CPS confirmed.

A man who scrawled “kill jews” on a cell wall with crayons after he was arrested for stuffing Korans down a hospital toilet has been found guilty of hate

02/02/2026

Jury out in trial of teenager accused of synagogue plot https://www.faith-matters.org/jury-out-in-trial-of-teenager-accused-of-synagogue-plot/

The jury has been sent out to consider verdicts in the trial of a 16-year-old boy accused of planning a terror attack on local synagogues.

Counter terror police found what Leeds Crown Court heard was an “arsenal” of weapons, including a crossbow and knives, when they raided the teenager’s home in Northumberland last February.

The defendant, who cannot be identified due to his age, denies preparing acts of terrorism, being a member of a proscribed organisation – a neo-Nazi group called The Base – as well as possessing and publishing terror documents.

The jury has been sent out to consider verdicts in the trial of a 16-year-old boy accused of planning a terror attack on local synagogues.

17/01/2026

📣 “When Hate Is Silent, It Grows — Your Voice Can Stop It”

Every time someone is attacked, threatened, abused or called a name or told they don’t belong because of their faith — it chips away at the very foundation of who we are as a society. This is not something distant or abstract. It is happening to real people — our neighbours, friends, colleagues, students, parents and children. And far too often, it goes unreported and unheard.

At its heart, anti-Muslim hate is a wound to our shared humanity. In the UK alone, the number of anti-Muslim hate cases recorded by the monitoring organisation Tell MAMA has reached the highest levels since its formation. Between 2023 and 2024, more than 10,000 incidents were reported as anti-Muslim hatred, including verbal abuse, threats, assault and discrimination. This is not a statistic — this is a lived experience for tens of thousands of people.

But here’s the heart-breaking truth: many more of these incidents never make it into official records because victims think nobody will listen, or they fear they won’t be believed. Yet when incidents go unreported, the picture of hate remains invisible — allowing hatred to grow unchallenged.

This is where Tell MAMA UK comes in. It offers a safe, confidential space to report anti-Muslim hate — whether it happened online, in your neighbourhood, at work, or in public. Once you submit your story, trained caseworkers listen with empathy, document what happened, and can help guide you to support and justice — including third-party reporting routes to police if needed.

Whether you’ve been directly targeted, you’ve witnessed something awful, or someone you care about has been hurt — your report matters. You are not alone. There are people who will take you seriously and stand with you as you speak up.

Because hate thrives in the shadows, but it crumbles in the light.

❤️ If you or someone you know has experienced anti-Muslim hate, please report it now:
👉 Report to Tell MAMA UK here

Speak up. Be heard. Help change the story.

Together we can make our streets, our schools, our workplaces and our online spaces safer — for everyone.

18/07/2025

Man who went to Syria guilty of joining al Qaida-linked group https://www.faith-matters.org/man-who-went-to-syria-guilty-of-joining-al-qaida-linked-group/

16/03/2025

Alleged neo-Nazi youth accused of synagogues attack plan to face trial next year https://www.faith-matters.org/alleged-neo-nazi-youth-accused-of-synagogues-attack-plan-to-face-trial-next-year/

An alleged neo-Nazi youth accused of planning a terrorist attack on synagogues faces a trial next year.

The 15-year-old boy, from Northumberland, is charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for committing acts of terrorism, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.

It is alleged he began to discuss planning a terrorist attack with an unidentified individual earlier this year.

02/02/2025

Extreme content Southport killer viewed remains online, Yvette Cooper warns

Violent videos which Southport killer Axel Rudakubana watched are still online after the Government asked social media companies for them to be removed, Yvette Cooper has said.