Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Muslim cleric, Abu Hamza Al-Masri, is seen leading prayers outside the North London Central Mosque, in Finsbury Park, north London in this January 24, 2003 file photograph. (REUTERS/Toby Melville)

Abu Hamza: The Americans are trying to kill me slowly

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Oct 9, 2015 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian-born radical preacher Abu Hamza Al-Masri, serving a life sentence in the US on terrorism charges, has spoken out from his prison cell, exclusively revealing to Asharq Al-Awsat that he has been held in solitary confinement since his...

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The logo of HSBC bank is seen at its office in the Canary Wharf business district of London in this April 1, 2013 (REUTERS/Chris Helgren/Files)

Muslim organizations criticize HSBC decision to shut their accounts

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Aug 2, 2014 | Business

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following HSBC’s controversial decision to unilaterally close bank accounts belonging to a number of Muslim organizations based in the UK, those organizations have hit back, branding the move “shocking” and “Islamaphobic.” Last week, HSBC sent...

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File photo of Finsbury Park Mosque in North London. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The New Face of Finsbury Park Mosque

by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 12, 2013 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A huge crashing sound rings out across the cold North London night as a 50-pound battering ram smashes open the sturdy mosque doors. Armed police, wearing special slip-on covers over their boots, silently enter the notorious Finsbury Park...