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Caroline Pidgeon

The Liberal Candidate for London Mayor Says that she will Strive to Listen to the Muslim Voice

by Mina Al-Droubi | Nov 18, 2015 | World

The Liberal Democratic Party’s candidate for the London Mayoral elections Caroline Pidgeon said that in the event that she wins the elections to be held in May 2016, she will work to listen to the voice of Muslim communities through her participation in taking...

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Syrians buy nuts and candies at the Bab Sreijeh souk in downtown Damascus, Syria, on June 23, 2015. (EPA/Youssef Badawi)

Syrian economy “devastated” by conflict: report

by Mina Al-Droubi | Jun 23, 2015 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—War in Syria has “devastated” the country’s economy, which has contracted by more than 50 percent since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, according to London-based think-tank Chatham House. In a research paper, Syria’s...

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Visitors take part in a ‘Visit My Mosque Day’ event in a mosque in east London, on February 1, 2015 (James Hanna/Asharq Al-Awsat)

Mosques around Britain open their doors to non-Muslims to ease tensions

by Mina Al-Droubi | Feb 2, 2015 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Twenty-one mosques around the United Kingdom welcomed visitors from other faiths on Sunday as part of a nationwide initiative organized to ease tensions following recent terror attacks in Paris and rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the country....