Religion news 22 July 2025
British Muslim Trust to monitor anti-Muslim hate crime; Bishop of Sheffield to chair Orgreave inquiry; Hillingdon reverses street preaching ban; Explainer on Druze in Syria, as fragile peace maintained
Government appoints British Muslim Trust to monitor anti-Muslim hate
British Muslim Trust funded by government to monitor anti-Muslim hate and help ‘shape a more inclusive Britain’
Explainer: Who are the Druze and why are they at the centre of tension in the Middle East today?
Explainer on the Druze, a small religious and ethnic group dispersed across the Levant, persecuted for their faith, and at the centre of violence in southern Syria
Religion news 21 July 2025
MP warns of ‘dangerous’ ideology replacing Christianity in Britain; Consultation closes on Islamophobia definition; Teachers seek government help to tackle antisemitism; Mass exhumation feared as Norfolk cliff erodes
