A Muslim convert has been found guilty of planning an attack against a mosque and a bookshop in Birmingham. Jason Savage, aged 35 from Small Heath, was convicted following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court...

Nov 15, 2024 · The head of Muslim investment website, Muslim Pioneer, has become embroiled in what appears to be a major investment fraud scandal after being accused by multiple clients of running a “Ponzi scheme.” Aaqib Ahmed, the founder of Muslim Pioneer, has been accused of taking significant sums of money based on lucrative promises of high returns on investments whilst knowing he couldn’t produce ...

Nov 18, 2024 · FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Ibrahim Khan of Islamic Finance Guru discusses why Muslims are so vulnerable to financial scams and gives practical advice on how to avoid them. 5Pillars broke the news earlier this week of an alleged Ponzi scheme being perpetrated in our community, with up to £10m being potentially at risk of loss as we speak. I want […]

Nov 26, 2024 · Quwwatul Islam Mosque in Preston has received a backlash from the local community after hosting a meeting with Zionists from Greater Manchester’s Jewish Representative Council (JRC). The idea for the meeting was mooted in August by Jeremy Dable, a pro-Israel representative of Preston City Council’s inter-faith group, who was working closely with the JRC. Mosque officials at Quwwatul Islam ...

6 days ago · The Pakistani government has triggered uproar amongst journalists and media content creators after it introduced draconian new laws outlawing criticism of the government or military on social media. On Wednesday the Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, gave his formal assent to controversial amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). First introduced in 2016, PECA deals ...

Jan 31, 2025 · FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that opens the door to the deportation of pro-Palestinian student demonstrators. Pro Palestine organisations have called the order an attack on freedom of speech and peaceful demonstrations in the service of Israel. Trump said that in the wake of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, “Jewish […]

Jan 30, 2025 · FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Former rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was instrumental in ousting Bashar Al Assad from power, has been appointed as transitional president of Syria for an unspecified period. A statement announcing the news carried by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) news agency declared “victory of the revolution,” additionally confirming that all military ...

Jan 1, 2025 · FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail There was chaos and confusion at Al-Hira Mosque in Luton last Friday as the fitness of an imam to lead jumu’ah prayers was questioned. The Friday prayer was delayed as Professor Masood Akhter Hazarvi was addressing the congregation during the khutbah. 5Pillars has heard a recording of the entire incident and …

Dec 23, 2024 · Israel and Yemen’s Houthis have intensified hostilities with missile strikes, retaliatory airstrikes, and the downing of a U.S. fighter jet over the Red Sea. On December 21, a missile launched by the Houthis struck Tel Aviv-Jaffa, injuring 20 people and damaging residential buildings. Earlier, drones bypassed Israeli defenses to strike targets in central and southern Israel. Houthi military ...

Jan 24, 2025 · FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the re-designation of Yemen’s Houthi AnsarAllah group as a “foreign terrorist organisation,” risking further escalation with the anti-Israel armed group. The White House confirmed that Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to submit a report concerning the designation ...