‘Sowing terror’: fears Israeli strikes will stoke sectarian tensions in Lebanon | Lebanon
aLi Daher first heard the explosion, then felt pain. Israeli military planes loitering overhead fired two rockets into the building next door, causing the top two floors to collapse and showering him and his two sons with deadly spray of concrete and jagged metal. The attack targeted the Dar al-Salam hotel (Arabic for “House of […]
Police Petrol Bombed in Northern Ireland Amid Sectarian Violence
Sectarian violence flared up again in Northern Ireland on Saturday night when police were attacked with Molotov cocktails after a unionist demonstration in the city. At least 10 police officers were assaulted and injured in Londonderry on Saturday evening. Reported A group of Irish nationalist youths during “hours of unrest” on Naylor’s Row. So far, […]
Independent Muslim who beat Labour in Leicester says victory was not ‘sectarian’ | General election 2024
He won a shock victory in the general election, ousting shadow cabinet member Jonathan Ashworth, and criticised claims that a string of strong performances by independent Muslim candidates reflected a rise in the “sectarian” vote. Optometrist Shoukat Adam pulled off a major upset by defeating Ashworth, the shadow budget chief and a familiar face on […]
Farage Warns of ‘Sectarian Politics’ as Muslim Voters Back Pro-Gaza Candidates
Brexit boss Nigel Farage has lamented that “sectarian politics remain” in the UK, as dozens of Muslim candidates who ran on Gaza’s platform won local elections across the country this week. Ta. The left-wing Labor Party won clear victories in local council and mayoral elections in the UK on Thursday, leaving Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party […]
Kingsmill massacre an ‘overtly sectarian attack by IRA’, coroner rules | Northern Ireland
The shooting of 10 Protestant workers in Northern Ireland’s Kingsmill in 1976 was an “blatant sectarian attack by the IRA”, a coroner has ruled. Almost eight years after the inquest began, Brian Sherrard announced his findings into the Co. Armagh Troubles murders in Belfast on Friday. The inquest heard that the workers’ minibus was ambushed […]