Scotland Without Nuclear Weapons Working Group

The above working group, of which SIF was a member, has published its findings. The report can be read on the Scottish Government’s website.
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Scotland United

We’ve spent the last number of weeks working on a suitable response to the SDL’s planned protest outside Glasgow Central Mosque.

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Rangers get Facebook to remove SDL group

Following yesterday’s news that Newcastle United were investigating legal action over the English Defence League’s use of their club crest following Show Racism the Red Card’s prompting, we can reveal that Rangers FC are doing likewise.
Rangers inform us that they have successfully asked Facebook to remove references to the club in the context of the [...]

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Newcastle United consider legal action over EDL use of club crest

Legal action is reportedly being considered by Newcastle United Football Club over the far-right English Defence League’s use of the club badge.
Given the strong attempts to exploit football networks across the country, including in Scotland, I hope other clubs will consider this action if viable.

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Scottish Defence League earmark protest outside Glasgow Central Mosque

Mosques in Glasgow and Kilmarnock have been identified by the far right Scottish Defence League and their English counterpart as possible scenes of protest.
In Glasgow, we understand that they have discussed George Square, Pollokshields and the Sheriff Court as possible locations. The latter seems like a strange place to hold a demonstration till it is [...]

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Council and police rule out SDL protest

Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police have said that permission would not be granted to the Scottish Defence League to protest.

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Why we shouldn’t vacate our streets for the English Defence League

A common opinion expressed since news that the self-styled English and Scottish Defence Leagues were planning a protest in Glasgow has been that we ignore them. By mobilising against them, the argument goes, we give them the oxygen of publicity.

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Speech on Islamism

Delivered by Osama Saeed at an event on Preventing Violent Extremism as part of Edinburgh’s Festival of Spirituality and Peace – 17th August 2009 at St John’s Church

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Megrahi and the Islamic view

Letter of the week in Holyrood Magazine
When Plato in his Republic established justice as one of the cardinal virtues, he did so in the knowledge that striving to match a person’s actions with their due desserts was pivotal in promoting social stability and the ideal of fairness. The human desire to be shown mercy is [...]

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My charity shows that sharia does not threaten the unity of the British legal system

Last year I launched a family solutions charity for Muslims. Unity Family Services, based in Glasgow, helps Scottish Muslims solve personal disputes. So far we have saved dozens of marriages, an outcome which is best for the couple, the children, and society in general. Our main adviser on Islamic law, Shaykh Amer Jamil, is trained [...]

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