Manchester Muslim preacher Munir Farooqi dies in prison

Munir Farooqi, the Manchester Muslim da’ee whose controversial terrorism conviction became the focus of a long-running campaign by his family and supporters, ha...

Man City finance scandal: Has big Emirati money spoiled England’s beautiful game?

Manchester City’s extraordinary rise from Premier League outsiders to the dominant force in English football has been powered by vast Abu Dhabi wealth. Now, aft...

Green leader Zack Polanski admits Zionism is a form of racism

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has publicly confirmed that he is an “anti-Zionist”, that Zionism is a form of racism and that a genocide has occurred in Gaza ...

Daily Mail apologises and pays damages to Muslim actor Qasim Akhtar over false extremism claims

Former Coronation Street actor Qasim Akhtar has secured a second apology and damages from a national newspaper after the Daily Mail admitted publishing false cl...

Rupert Lowe MP referred to Prevent and parliamentary watchdog over anti-Muslim rhetoric

5Pillars has learned that formal complaints have been submitted against Rupert Lowe MP to counter-terrorism police and Parliament’s standards watchdog over his ...

Is Somalia the surprise hijrah destinantion for Western Muslims?

In this special episode of the Muslims Uncensored podcast, we sit down with Brother Sam of Somalia – a Cornwall-raised British convert who made the life-changin...

Man arrested over air rifle incident outside York Mosque was shooting at rabbits, court rules

A man whose arrest following reports of gunfire outside York Mosque sparked concern among worshippers has been fined after a court accepted that he had been sho...

Muslim patients risk receiving pig or other animal bone in dental implants without knowing, report warns

Muslim dental patients in Britain could be receiving bone grafts derived from pigs, cows or other animals without being clearly told what is being put into thei...

Italy to ban burqa and niqab in schools

Italy’s government is preparing to ban burqas and niqabs in schools as part of a wider package on migration and integration, which will also seek to limit the n...

Afghan teenager jailed for life after murdering man he wrongly believed was a Taliban

An Afghan teenager who murdered a man he wrongly believed was a member of the Taliban has been jailed for life after stalking his victim for months before launc...

Green Party row over Zack Polanski’s views on Zionism escalates

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has come under fire for appearing to oppose an anti-Zionism motion being pushed by pro-Palestine activists within his party, af...

Is AI a growing new threat to Muslims’ faith, safety and decency?

The latest episode of Muslims Uncensored is out now – and we’re tackling some big questions about the AI revolution. Is AI being used in ways that could threate...

‘SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED’: Cornwall’s only mosque targeted in disturbing overnight attack

Cornwall’s only Islamic centre has been targeted in a disturbing overnight attack, with CCTV appearing to show a car deliberately smashing through its gates bef...

Archbishop of Canterbury withdraws award from Pakistani imam over AQ leader remarks

The Archbishop of Canterbury has withdrawn an interfaith award given to prominent Pakistani Muslim scholar Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi after comments h...

Ukrainian admits Islamophobic attacks on London mosques

A Ukrainian man has admitted carrying out a series of Islamophobic graffiti attacks targeting mosques, a Muslim school and Islamic organisations in east London....

Morocco and Israel agree major upgrade in diplomatic ties

Morocco and Israel have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic relations to full embassy level and exchange ambassadors, prompting condemnation from Moroccan anti-n...

Man charged over series of Islamophobic graffiti attacks in east London

A 21-year-old man has been charged with five counts of racially and religiously aggravated criminal damage after mosques, a Muslim school and Islamic organisati...

Blood Brothers #214: Mandela’s legacy, South Africa’s xenophobia, Pan-Africanism and Israel

In the first official Blood Brothers Podcast collaboration between 5Pillars and One Nation Media, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent South African politica...

Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of attack on Makkah, group calls claim a ‘lie’

Saudi Arabia and its allies have accused Yemen’s Ansarullah Houthi movement of targeting Makkah with a drone — a claim the group strongly denies. Saudi air defe...

Israeli rights group accuses Tel Aviv of ‘elimination project’ against Palestinians in West Bank

A leading Israeli human rights organisation has accused Israel of carrying out a systematic “elimination project” in the occupied West Bank aimed at dismantling...

Texas: The new frontline of Islamophobia in America

A pig’s head, burning Qur’ans, “Shari’ah cities” and warnings of “Islamification”: something extraordinary is happening in Texas, where Islam has become one of ...

Far-right extremist who wanted Muslims ‘globally extinct’ jailed

A far-right extremist who said he wanted to kill Muslims until they were “globally extinct” has been jailed for two years after a counter-terrorism investigatio...

India bought the 9/11 War on Terror franchise. Kashmir is still paying for it

Twenty-five years after 9/11, the “war on terror” continues to shape the treatment of Muslims around the world. Prominent Kashmiri activist, Dr. Muzzammil Ayyub...

Why do so many Muslims believe Israel did 9/11?

Muslims Uncensored is back, and this time we are discussing 9/11, the conspiracy linking Israel to the attack, and why most Muslims believe that it was an insid...

Who are Yemen’s Houthis? A brief history of the group now advancing along the Red Sea

As Yemen’s Houthi-backed forces secure major gains in a headline-grabbing rapid advance across Yemen’s Red Sea coast, 5Pillars takes a look at the background of...

Austria’s hijab ban: Who is really controlling Muslim girls?

Austria has once again targeted Muslim girls, banning the hijab for those under 14 in the name of protecting them from “control” — but in doing so, the governme...

REVIEW: Tommy Robinson: Where’s the Money Gone?

From stoking unrest to producing shoddy documentaries while profiteering off of the back of jailed supporters and victims of grooming, the Channel 4 documentary...

25 years after 9/11: Muslims became the ‘suspect community’ — but we became stronger too

Twenty-five years after 9/11 unleashed the War on Terror, Muslims remain under unprecedented attack — but the pressure has also forged a stronger, more confiden...

Blood Brothers #213: Ahmed Deedat, using the Bible to debate Christians & insecure men

In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with viral American-Egyptian debater and streamer Itachi. Topics of discussion include: Itac...

Why do so many Muslims believe Israel did 9/11?

A recent 5Pillars poll found that 62% of our audience blames Israel for the 9/11 attacks, but what actual evidence lies behind this theory? Robert Carter lays i...