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British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism By Ben Norton
A scholarly study found that British colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880…
Al Saqi Books: Dismay as London’s famed Arabic bookshop closes its doors By Nadda Osman in London
Al Saqi has been a favourite of London’s Arab diaspora since 1978 (MEE/Nadda Osman) The iconic…
How British colonialism killed 100 million Indians in 40 years
Between 1880 to 1920, British colonial policies in India claimed more lives than all famines in…
UK university excludes Palestinian staff and Palestine scholars from IHRA discussion
The University of Edinburgh has excluded Palestinian staff and scholars of Palestine from a task group…
More discrimination awaits Muslims under British Premier Sunak
Rishi Sunak is greeted by supporters as he arrives at the Conservative Party Campaign Headquarters in…
UK scraps plan to shift British embassy to Jerusalem
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak caries his red ministerial folder as he leaves 10 Downing Street…
Rishi Sunak might ‘look like us’, but he is loyal to his class by Fatima Rajina
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on 26 October, 2022…
How the Conservative Party declared a cold war on Islam by Peter Oborne
In this exclusive extract from his new book, award-winning MEE commentator Peter Oborne explains how neo-conservative…
Explained: Leicester riots, Hindutva and the RSS
Hindu Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers march along a road during an event to mark the…
UN experts criticise UK PM’s potential plan to move British embassy to Jerusalem By Dania Akkad
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid this week that she is…
Leicester riots: Are Muslims ever allowed to be victims in UK media? by Faisal Hanif
Muslims praying out on the street in Leicester after Hindutva mobs marched through the streets of…
Queen Elizabeth: A symbol of everything British by Shashi Tharoor
The death of Queen Elizabeth has been the top news story around the world this week,…
David Cameron accused of ‘Islamophobia’ after singling out Muslim critics of Prevent By Areeb Ullah in London
David Cameron participated in an aid convoy to Poland to deliver aid for Ukrainian refugees fleeing…
How a neo-conservative think tank defined British Muslims by Peter Oborne
In an exclusive extract from his new book The Fate of Abraham, award-winning MEE commentator Peter…
King Charles III: Five things the new British monarch said about Islam and Muslims
King Charles III, pictured on 19 November 2021, next to the ‘mahmal’, the palanquin formerly used…
Diamonds, ostrich eggs and Arab stallions: The Queen’s eclectic gifts from the Middle East
Queen Elizabeth II reads the Queen’s Speech in the House of Lords during the State Opening…
Queen Elizabeth II: Why did the British monarch never visit Israel?
People stand with their dog at Rabin square as Tel Aviv’s municipality building is illuminated with…