DATE : 17 March 2026 AUTHOR : VFJUK Webmaster
On Thursday, 13th March, for the third year in a row, hundreds of Muslims gathered to hold a Grand Iftar – the evening meal at which Muslims break their daily fast during Ramadan – inside Bristol Cathedral. Preceded by the Adhan, the Muslim call to prayer at sunset – once again recited from inside the cathedral – […]
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DATE : 17 September 2025 AUTHOR : VFJUK Webmaster
In June this year the Government approved sharia-compliant student loans, meaning that Muslim students will no longer be required to pay interest on government loans provided to cover their tuition fees and living costs. According to the Department for Education, what this means in practice is that, following graduation, instead of repaying the money they have […]
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DATE : 10 July 2025 AUTHOR : VFJUK Webmaster
VfJUK is pleased to announce that on 11th June Dame Christine Gilbert was appointed as the new Chair of Ofsted, replacing interim chair Sir Hamid Patel. Dame Christine is a former Chief Inspector and author of the independent learning review for Ofsted, and will take up her new appointment on 1st September 2025. She replaces Sir Hamid Patel, who […]
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DATE : 28 March 2025 AUTHOR : VFJUK Webmaster
Please sign our petition: NO to Hamid Patel as Chair of Ofsted Before taking on the role of chief executive of Star Academies, a Muslim faith-based network of 36 schools, Sir Hamid Patel was headteacher of Tauheedul Islam Girls’ High School in Blackburn, where he encouraged pupils to recite the Koran at least once a week, […]
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DATE : 19 April 2024 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
The unprecedented direct attack on Israel at the weekend at last brings into the open Iran’s implacable hatred for the Jewish State. Previously, of course, the pariah nation has stated its intention to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, but up to now it has worked to achieve those ends through satellite powers, such […]
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